Regarding forner owner, perhaps the Mars family. The business was, and probably still is, headquartered there.

This will take a while to sell, in a similar way that the Potomac house of Dan Snyder was hard to sell.

It is a beautiful property, but overpriced.
At that price point I want river views. There must be something more special about it than just a house.
I do like the grounds and the vegetable patch.
Perhaps a sauna would be nice.

The owners purchased it for $13 mil. I do not think it has tripled in value.
This will take a long time to sell

Isn't one of the biggest buyers of mansions in McLean the Saudi government/royal family?

I get why pricy properties don’t have open houses because I would love to be a looky loo!

To answer OP's question...wealthy members of the current administration, wealthy tech bros looking to have a DC-area pad to lobby the administration (I think Andressen owns one of the crazy houses right on the Potomac in Mclean), CEO of one of the DC-area F500 companies (DC ranks I think 5th in the country for F500 HQs), etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Soulless.

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Those new builds and last few highest priced listings in McLean have indeed been soulless. This one is actually quite charming w/ a ton of character.

Agree, it's lovely. So much nicer than what I expected to see at that price.

The UK flag has flown there for years.

It’s a beautiful home. I see there’s a UK flag in one of the pics. Maybe it’s an embassy property.

Too much carpet.

Anonymous wrote:Soulless.

That’s an insane comment

Wow so beautiful.

Who lived their previously?

Anonymous wrote:Too pricey for me, but this is old money. Of course it’s huge and has grounds that require upkeep, but the rooms are people-sized and people can be comfortable in them. It’s not some marble and spiral staircase and crystal chandelier monstrosity.

This.

And the likely buyer is an embassy. A different similarly large house a mile or two away was sold to a middle eastern embassy a few years back.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is what you can get for $30 million in McLean: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1288-Ballantrae-Farm-Dr-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51756795_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

Thoughts? Who is the buyer for such a property?

Eventually bankrupt NFL players with 4 baby mommas probably

Seems too tasteful for most pro athletes?