Hickory Hill – The Kennedy Estate – Undergoing Renovation

Hickory Hill – The Kennedy Estate – Undergoing Renovation

Hickory Hill, Robert F. Kennedy’s home for over 50 years, is currently undergoing a large scale renovation by Gibson Builders. It sold on January 7, 2010. Hickory Hill is located on 5.6 acres at 1147 Chain Bridge Road in McLean, Virginia 22101.

It was originally listed for $20,000,000 on 10/29/04 (FX5082121), reduced to $16,500,000 on 9/28/05 , reduced again to $12,500,000 on 3/9/07, then withdrawn from the market on 11/21/08.

It was put back on the market for $12,500,000 on 1/7/10 (FX7232801) and sold on 1/7/10 for $8,250,000. The 2009 tax assessment for the property was $8,754,110. The buyers name was withheld from the tax record.

Below is a link to a pdf file containing the full listings for both of the above-cited listings, along with a copy of the tax record:

Kennedy Estate Info

Another home on the same parcel of land (with the address of 1173 Dolley Madison Boulevard and wtih the same tax id number) sold for $2,700,000 on 11/3/11. It was listed for sale for $4,500,000 on 3/27/09. The list price was reduced, and it was on and off the market several times, until it finally sold after being on the market for 619 days. Below is a link to a pdf file containing the full listings for the above-described property.

More Kennedy Property Info

Tania Hosmer

Tania grew up in Northern Virginia and is a life long resident of the area. She has lived in McLean, Virginia with her husband and 2 children since 2001. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Mary Washington College and an MBA in Finance from The George Washington University. Tania began her real estate career over 20 years ago. In addition to real estate sales, her experience includes managing residential renovation projects in the greater Washington area, planning and overseeing new residential construction and managing rental properties. After completing her MBA in 1996, she joined CIG International (a Washington-based residential real estate investment firm) as Vice President where she conducted extensive due diligence investigations of real estate investment opportunities and oversaw ongoing investment projects. Tania became a residential real estate agent in 2006.

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