Dan Snyder buys most expensive house in DC area real estate history

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Dan Snyder buys most expensive house in DC area real estate history

By FOX 5 DC Digital Team | Published February 15, 2022 7:58PM | Updated February 16, 2022 12:13PM | Washington Football TeamFOX 5 DC

Dan Snyder buys most expensive home in DC area history
The Washington Commanders owner paid $48 million in cash for the River View Estate, which is located along the Potomac River, near Mt. Vernon in Virginia.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has purchased the most expensive house in the history of D.C. area real estate history. ... Snyder paid $48 million in cash for the River View Estate, which is located along the Potomac River, near Mt. Vernon in Virginia.

According to Zillow, the 16.5-acre property has a 16,000-square-foot main home, a guest house with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, and a separate carriage house.



There are seven total bedrooms, 13 total bathrooms, and special amenities such as a home gym, an indoor pool, a steam room, a sauna, plus a gaming room with a full bar, and a 15 seat movie theater. ... The home is entirely automated to include all utilities, geothermal heating, security, entertainment systems, and backup power.

The ‘Washington Business Journal,' first reported on the purchase after noticing Snyder listed his address as 7979 E. Boulevard Drive and wrote Washington Football Team owner under "business or employment information" on a $25,000 donation to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s inaugural committee on Jan. 7.

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