These were the five highest-priced home sales reported in Washington, District of Columbia for the week ending October 25, 2026, and together they came to $27.55 million. The list runs from Dupont Circle and Logan Circle to Capitol Hill, Forest Hills and Berkley, and it covers well over a century of building, from an 1881 mansion to a contemporary home built in 2019.
The mix is as varied as the neighborhoods: a condominium, two townhouses and two single-family homes. Compass was the listing brokerage on three of the five sales, and TTR Sotheby’s International Realty listed the other two, including the top sale of the week.
No. 1 — $17,580,340 · 2000 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
The top sale of the week is a piece of Washington history. The James G. Blaine Mansion, a brick landmark built in 1881 at 2000 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Dupont Circle, sold for $17,580,340. Visitors arrive under a grand porte-cochère and over the original cobblestone drive, and below ground a three-level garage has room for 12 cars.
The building was renovated between 2006 and 2009 and is laid out on five levels with 15,210 square feet in all. Its first two floors are set up as offices, with more than 15 private offices, conference rooms, two commercial kitchens and a pair of terraces. A private elevator rises to the residence on the third and fourth floors and opens into a double-height reception area, where a paneled archway leads to a rotunda lit from a skylight above.
The residence is built for entertaining on a large scale. There are formal living and dining rooms of embassy proportions, a library lined with built-ins and two dens that look out over Dupont Circle. The kitchen, fitted with Miele, Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances and marble counters, is gathered around a wood-burning fireplace and a built-in breakfast nook, one of six fireplaces in the mansion. A partly covered terrace off the main residential floor has a grilling station and a water feature, and there is a temperature-controlled wine cellar.
The upper floor sits beneath the original mansard roof. The primary suite there has vaulted ceilings, two dressing rooms and two bathrooms, and the floor also has an office and a fitness room with a sauna. The home has four bedrooms and seven bathrooms, five full and two half. On the roof, a 46-foot lap pool and an outdoor kitchen share panoramic views across Dupont Circle.
Daniel Heider of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent on the sale, the highest-priced of the week. TTR Sotheby’s International Realty listed two of the five homes on this list.
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No. 2 — $3,000,000 · 5148 Linnean Ter NW, Washington, D.C.
In Forest Hills, a contemporary home at 5148 Linnean Terrace NW sold for $3,000,000. Built in 2019, it is a three-level design of brick, concrete and frame, with soaring ceilings, quarter-sawn white oak floors and broad expanses of glass that look toward parkland. Marvin windows run throughout, and a three-panel folding door opens the dining area to the outdoors.
The main level is arranged so an owner can live on one floor, with the primary suite, a second bedroom suite, the kitchen, an open dining area and a formal living room. A few steps up, a loft with a wet bar and a powder room works as a studio or office. The walk-out lower level has a recreation room, two more bedroom suites and a bonus room that could serve as a fifth bedroom, a gym or a music room, and it steps out to a patio and a private backyard. Decks add more outdoor space, and the two-car garage has a high ceiling ready for a car lift. The home has five bedrooms and six bathrooms, four full and two half, in 4,710 square feet on a 7,502-square-foot lot.
The property last sold for $851,000 in 2017, before the current home was built.
The home went under contract four days after it was listed and sold just above its asking price of $2.995 million. Erich Cabe of Compass was the listing agent, and Jaime Willis, also of Compass, represented the buyer. Compass listed three of the five homes on this list.
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No. 3 — $2,675,000 · 505 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, D.C.
On a tree-lined Capitol Hill block a block from Stanton Park, the townhouse at 505 Constitution Avenue NE sold for $2,675,000. The brick home dates to 1900 and was renovated from top to bottom by Bradbern Construction Co. Eastern Market and Union Station are close by.
The four-level home is divided into two independent, separately metered units. The main residence occupies three levels. Its open main floor has hardwood floors and a kitchen with a full set of Viking appliances, a custom vent hood and an island with seating; from there, a rear porch and deck lead outside. Four bedroom suites fill the two floors above, with the primary bedroom and a laundry on the first of them.
The lower-level unit has its own entrance, kitchen, living area, laundry and a bedroom suite. Altogether the home has five bedrooms and six bathrooms, five full and one half, in 3,255 square feet on a 1,337-square-foot lot, with off-street parking for two cars.
The property last sold for $1.135 million in 2025. It went under contract eight days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price. Avi Galanti of Compass was the listing agent, and Blake Hardesty of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,200,000 · 4753 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, D.C.
Set well off Reservoir Road in Berkley, the all-brick Colonial at 4753 Reservoir Road NW sold for $2,200,000. Builder Jim Gibson completed the home in 1989, and it is laid out on three levels with 4,528 square feet, five bedrooms and five bathrooms, four full and one half, on a 6,931-square-foot lot.
A foyer opens to formal living and dining rooms on either side. The kitchen has an island and opens to a breakfast area and the family room, and the main level also has a butler’s pantry. The primary suite upstairs has two walk-in closets and a bath with a soaking tub and a separate shower. The lower level adds an office with custom built-ins and its own entrance, a recreation room, a guest bedroom and a temperature-controlled wine cellar. There are three fireplaces, a deck and a patio, and an attached two-car garage.
The home went under contract 25 days after it was listed and sold just above its asking price of $2.195 million. Sarah Hake of Compass was the listing agent, and Kornelia Stuphan of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $2,090,000 · 1516 Q St NW #3, Washington, D.C.
Rounding out the week, the penthouse at 1516 Q Street NW #3 in Logan Circle sold for $2,090,000. The two-level residence sits within an 1885 brick row home on a corner, and its 2,500 square feet mix restored period detail with contemporary design: tall windows, dramatic ceiling heights, a glass staircase, wallpaper commissioned from a local artist and floor-to-ceiling built-ins with a rolling library ladder.
The kitchen was redone in 2024 in a European style, with an oversized quartz island and Miele and Sub-Zero appliances. The home also has a climate-controlled wine room. The home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms, including a primary suite with a spa-style bath and a fitted walk-in closet, plus a flexible room suited to a home office. The home has a private rooftop terrace, and one assigned parking space comes with the unit. The 14th Street corridor and the Dupont Circle and U Street Metro stations are within easy reach.
The property last sold for $1.9 million in 2018. It went under contract 21 days after it was listed. Corine Farhat of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent, and Shannon Hettinger of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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