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assachusetts Avenue Heights is far

from your standard affluent, coveted

Washington, D.C., neighborhood. It’s a

neighborhood that plays host to several

world embassies, landmarks that include

the Washington National Cathedral and the Naval Observa-

tory, a cross-section of some of the world’s most influential

individuals and high-end homes to match. Bill and Hillary

Clinton are neighbors, and Barack and Michelle Obama and

Ivanka Trump and family live minutes away.

In 2000, it was Moeen Qureshi, former prime minis-

ter of Pakistan and vice president at the World Bank, who

moved into the area. “Qureshi was an intriguing man who

brought stabilization to Pakistan in a time of crisis and over-

saw fair and accurate elections that resulted in the country’s

first female prime minister,” says Stewart Coleman of Cold-

well Banker Residential Brokerage, who has listed Qureshi’s

estate for sale. “He was an incredible man who did

great things for the world.”

He also crafted an incredible home out of two

side-by-side Mediterranean villas on one of the neigh-

borhood’s most prominent streets, embarking on an

extensive reworking and renovation that joined the two

into one palatial, 15,000-square-foot estate. Not sur-

prisingly, it works as well for diplomatic use as it does

as a luxury family residence.

“It’s set up for very private living and very pub-

lic entertaining,” says Coleman. “It’s exceptionally

large, even for this area, and includes extensive staff

quarters, which is not common in your average D.C.

house.” There are wonderful family spaces on every

floor, including six of the home’s eight bedrooms, five

of its 11 total baths, and a family room on the second

floor. “Major events can be going on in another part

Embassy Row Gem

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