Mark
Zuckerberg is the latest billionaire to shell out tens of millions of
dollars for a pricey outpost in Donald Trump’s gilded capital.. .
For a month, neighbors in
Washington’s upscale Woodland Normanstone neighborhood have speculated
about the unidentified buyer who paid $23 million in cash for a 15,000-square-foot mansion.
- The sale was the third-most expensive in city history and was shrouded in secrecy, with real estate agents muzzled by non-disclosure agreements. Soon after the deal went through in early March, images of the house became pixelated on Google Maps.
The Mystery Buyer of That $23 Million DC Mansion? Mark Zuckerberg.
The Meta chief is the latest mogul to have a personal embassy in Donald Trump’s Washington.
By Michael Schaffer
04/02/2025 04:54 PM EDT
Michael Schaffer is a senior editor and columnist at POLITICO Magazine. He has covered national and local politics for over 20 years and spent seven years as editor-in-chief of the Washingtonian. His Capital City column chronicles the inside conversations and big trends shaping Washington politics
04/02/2025 04:54 PM EDT
Michael Schaffer is a senior editor and columnist at POLITICO Magazine. He has covered national and local politics for over 20 years and spent seven years as editor-in-chief of the Washingtonian. His Capital City column chronicles the inside conversations and big trends shaping Washington politics
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. . .And
on Wednesday, the same day Zuckerberg was spotted at the White House, a
Meta spokesperson confirmed it to POLITICO Magazine:
“Mark and
Priscilla have purchased a home in D.C., which will allow Mark to spend
more time there as Meta continues the work on policy issues related to
American technology leadership,” the spokesperson told me in a statement
referencing Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.
So
why would the head of a California-based company with no particular
personal ties to Washington feel the need to buy any house in the
capital, let alone one of the most expensive places ever sold?
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