By now you’ve probably heard that Barack and Michelle Obama plan to relocate from the White House to a home in the upper-upper scale Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood in northwest Washington.
Like many Baby Boomers, they are downsizing — from the 55,000-square-foot White House to a home of 8,000 square feet. Its interior is contemporary, and exterior inviting.
The Obamas own a home in Chicago, so word about town is that they will be leasing the Kalorama home until both first daughters are finished with high school and in college.
Kate Bennett of Independent Journal Review unloads lots of details on the nine-bedroom, eight-bathroom house:
1) The house, located off Massachusetts Avenue NW, is owned by former White House press chief Joe Lockhart. It was purchased for $5.295 million in May 2014 and now has a current estimated value of $6.35 million, according to Redfin.
2) The house is situated off Massachusetts Avenue NW and adjacent to Rock Creek Park.
3) “The Obamas, according to anonymous sources, worked privately with the Lockharts to reach a lease agreement for their bright and airy house, which features a large back patio, parking for up to 10 cars, and a full in-law suite (perfect for Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, who has since 2009 lived with the family in the White House),” Ms. Bennett writes.
The lot includes tons of tree-shaded space for “beer summits,” BBQs (if Mrs. Obama allows meat eating) and daily constitutionals, including neighborhood walks, runs and doggie appeasing for Bo and Sunny.
Oh, and Bill and Hillary Clinton’s post-White House home is nearby, as is the U.S. Naval Observatory, home for the vice president — whether that will be Hill’s or The Donald’s.
• Deborah Simmons can be reached at dsimmons@washingtontimes.com.
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