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Daniel Snyder’s former D.C.-area homes: $90 million, 13 bedrooms, no buyers

The former Washington Commanders owner has sought record sale prices for two mansions. One has had its price cut by nearly $20 million, but neither has sold.

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An aerial view of Daniel Snyder's former residence at 11900 River Road in Potomac, Md. Snyder and his wife, Tanya, first listed the home privately in 2018 for $49 million. Since then, the price has been cut by nearly $20 million and the property has been donated to the American Cancer Society, but it still hasn't found a buyer. (Geoffrey Green/VSI Aerial)
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When Daniel Snyder moved to England while negotiating last year’s sale of the Washington Commanders, he left a part of himself behind in the D.C. region. A $90 million part, give or take.

Snyder, who was part of a scandal over sexual assault and harassment allegations by former employees when he owned the NFL team, still possessed two mansions in the area when he left the country. So far, the properties have found no buyers in an otherwise thriving D.C.-area market of what is known as “ultra luxury” real estate, even after one of the Snyder homes was donated to charity and its price was repeatedly cut.

In 2021, Snyder and his wife, Tanya, set a local record for home purchases when they bought an estate in Fairfax County for $48 million — the highest sale price ever for a residence in Virginia, D.C. or Maryland. They aimed to break that record last year when they publicly listed their old home in Potomac, Md., for $49 million. That hasn’t panned out, but they took another shot at the record this summer, when they put the Fairfax property on the market for $60 million.

Snyder could not be reached for comment, and six of his current and former associates did not respond to calls and emails. But the listing agents for the homes say they are unique properties that are worth their current asking prices.

Snyder initially bought part of the Potomac land, on River Road near the banks of the Potomac River, from the estate of Jordan’s King Hussein and Queen Noor. He then acquired adjacent lots to assemble the full 13.5-acre property and build out a 25,000-square-foot, five-bedroom, 12-bathroom mansion around 2004.

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