The five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Richmond, Virginia metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026, combined for $9.72 million. Leading the list was a $3,500,000 sale on Hillcrest Avenue in Richmond, where a gated six-bedroom home changed hands on August 3.
The week’s top closings came from around the region: two in the city of Richmond, with the others in Manakin Sabot, Henrico and Glen Allen.
RealtyWireβs Top 5 ranks the five highest-priced residential closings it identified in the Richmond, Virginia metro area for the reporting week. It may omit private, delayed, nondisclosed, or otherwise unreported transactions.
No. 1 — $3,500,000 · 104 Hillcrest Ave, Richmond, Virginia
The week’s top sale closed on August 3, 2026, at $3,500,000 for a gated estate at 104 Hillcrest Ave in Richmond’s Hillcrest neighborhood. Built in 1983 and recently renovated, the six-bedroom, six-bath home offers a reported 7,363 square feet, with original hardwood floors, formal living and dining rooms, two dens with fireplaces, and a kitchen equipped with a granite island, a Wolf gas cooktop and a concealed Sub-Zero refrigerator. A sunken Florida room carries 14-foot ceilings, a bar and European glass doors, and a spiral staircase leads to a lower level with a spa area, gym space and a wine wall.
Upstairs, the primary suite includes a bath with heated floors, a soaking tub, skylights and a walk-in closet. Outside are a heated saltwater gunite pool, a Trex deck with wind-sensor awnings, a covered pergola, fire pits, a full-size pickleball court with a basketball hoop and an Ipe wood front porch. A three-car garage with epoxy floors, Hardiplank siding, Andersen windows and a 50-year roof are among the upgrades noted in the listing.
Cabell Childress of Long & Foster REALTORS was the listing agent. Mary Davenport of The Steele Group represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,711,795 · 1808 Park Ave, Richmond, Virginia
A detached home in Richmond’s Fan District closed for $1,711,795 on August 5, 2026, taking the No. 2 spot. Built in 1910 across from Meadow Park, the four-bedroom, four-bath house at 1808 Park Ave offers a reported 3,748 square feet, with a front porch stretching across the facade, a turned staircase in the entry and original moldings throughout. The main rooms have been opened up for easier flow, and the renovated kitchen includes stainless steel appliances, quartzite and granite countertops, a center island with seating and a wet bar.
The primary suite sits at the rear with a walk-in closet and a bath finished in river rock tile, and the front bedroom has its own en suite bath. A finished basement holds a rec room, workout area and laundry, while outside are a side deck, a brick patio with a built-in gas line and a two-car garage.
Shane Lott of Rashkind Saunders & Co. was the listing agent. Bo Steele of The Steele Group represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,655,000 · 485 Ada Ash Ln, Manakin Sabot, Virginia
No. 3 was a Tudor-style home on 8 acres at 485 Ada Ash Ln in Manakin Sabot, which closed for $1,655,000 on August 4, 2026. Built in 1989 in the Ashwoods neighborhood, the four-bedroom, four-bath home spans a reported 4,231 square feet. A two-story foyer with a catwalk overlooks a family room with exposed beams, built-ins and a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, and the updated kitchen carries quartz countertops, a center island, a walk-in pantry, a dry bar and a ZLINE six-burner gas range. The floor plan places primary en suite bedrooms on both the first and second levels.
Outside, a fenced yard of nearly an acre holds a bluestone terrace, a pool house, a fire pit area, a garden shed and a 40-by-20-foot heated saltwater gunite pool. An oversized two-car garage adds a workshop area, and listing-noted updates include plantation shutters, a newly paved driveway and an encapsulated crawl space.
Sharon Ligon of The Steele Group was the listing agent. Megan Napier of Napier REALTORS ERA represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,450,000 · 17 Charnwood Rd, Henrico, Virginia
A brick Colonial at 17 Charnwood Rd in Henrico closed for $1,450,000 on August 7, 2026, taking the No. 4 spot. Located in the Roslyn Hills neighborhood along the River Road corridor, the 1967-built home offers a reported 4,968 square feet with five bedrooms and is described in the listing as having three and a half baths. A second-story addition completed in 2012 created the primary suite, and a finished walkout basement contributes nearly 900 additional square feet.
Outside, a fully fenced backyard includes a large deck, raised beds and irrigation. The listing highlights the home’s location minutes from area schools, including Tuckahoe Elementary and Middle, Douglas Freeman High School, Collegiate, St. Christopher’s and St. Catherine’s, along with the Country Club of Virginia, Kanawha Recreation Association, shopping and dining.
Steven Koleno of Beycome Brokerage Realty LLC was the listing agent. Abby Moncrief of Providence Hill Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,400,000 · 11505 Emerson Mill Way, Glen Allen, Virginia
Rounding out the list was a seven-bedroom home on a cul-de-sac at 11505 Emerson Mill Way in Glen Allen, which closed for $1,400,000 on August 3, 2026. Built in 2018 in the Emerson Mill neighborhood, the home spans a reported 6,323 square feet. The listing describes six and a half baths and a three-car garage. The kitchen pairs an oversized granite island with painted cabinetry, a reclaimed wood and tile backsplash and a butler’s pantry, and the adjoining family room carries a coffered ceiling with wood inlay and a floor-to-ceiling stacked stone fireplace.
A study with barn doors, a dining room and a main-level guest suite complete the first floor, and the finished basement adds a recreation space, a kitchenette, a bedroom with backyard access and a gym area. Outside are a covered porch, a stamped concrete patio, a saltwater pool and a fire pit area against a wooded backdrop.
Sarah Bice and Tara Daly of Sarah Bice & Associates RE were the listing agents. Barbara Lustig of Long & Foster REALTORS represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 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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