7 Must-Know Facts About President Obama’s New Home
7 Must-Know Facts About President Obama’s New Home
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Whoever winds up moving into the White House next year is still anyone’s guess, but one thing’s for certain: President Barack Obama will have to move out. And he’s already chosen his new digs!
Here are seven facts about the first family’s new home that you’ll be glad to know. In fact, it’s your right as a good, upstanding citizen to know.
1. It’s in a tony neighborhood
The Obamas’ new home is located at 2446 Belmont Road NW in Washington, DC, in the posh Kalorama neighborhood. Quiet and secluded, Kalorama has served as home for a long history of prominent politicians and other government movers and shakers: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, Warren G. Harding, Herbert Hoover, and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, just to name a few.
2. It’s pricey
The home’s value is estimated at $6 million, or around $22,000 in rent per month (the Obamas are renting, because they plan to remain in DC until their daughter Sasha finishes high school in 2018, but they may choose to relocate after that).
3. It’s big
The size of their new home tops 8,200 square feet: It has nine bedrooms and nine bathrooms and sits on a half-acre. But it’s not all that ostentatious compared with the White House. There are no ballrooms, no grand parlor for entertaining, and, sadly enough, no bowling alleys.
4. There’s even room for Mom
The home features an “au pair suite” that would be perfect for Michelle Obama’s mom, Marian Robinson, who has been living with the family in the White House.
5. The home has a rich history
It was built in 1928 by F. Moran McConihe, a real estate developer who put Kalorama on the map by building many homes in the area. He also served as a consultant under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. From there, the home was bought by Capt. Charles Maddox, who’d served in both world wars; his daughter, Muriel Maddox, acted with Marlon Brando in the movie “The Men” and also wrote a few romance novels.
6. Its previous owners have political ties, too
The Obamas’ landlord (imagine putting that on a business card) will be Joe Lockhart, a former press secretary and senior adviser to former President Bill Clinton. He and his wife moved to New York earlier this year to pursue new job opportunities with the NFL.
7. The home will need some alterations
As an ex-POTUS, Barack Obama will still have the Secret Service protecting him, and it’s painfully clear that the home isn’t up to spec yet. For instance, the fence around the backyard is low enough that looky-loos could easily peer over—and certainly will, unless some work is done to make the property’s perimeter more secure. Trust us, it will be.
Overall, it looks like the Obamas picked a home befitting a former U.S. president—nice, but not over the top. How their presence will affect this quiet enclave—and its real estate prices—remains to be seen. But here’s to hoping the first family enjoys their new digs.
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