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JD Vance's House in Del Ray Is for Sale
https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/02/28/jd-vances-house-in-del-ray-is-for-sale/
The five-bedroom farmhouse in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood includes four bedrooms in the main unit, off-street parking, and a snazzy ADU out back. The listing also has quite the backstory: Its current owner is the vice president of the United States.
JD Vance bought the house in 2023 for about $1.6 million. The neighborhood was an unusual choice for a prominent conservative—Del Ray voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden in 2020 and for Kamala Harris four years later, and its boho-by-way-of-Patagonia-vest vibe is not an easy fit with the MAGA philosophy. Vance and his family kept largely to themselves, a trend that security concerns accelerated when Trump chose Vance as his running mate last July.
The US Secret Service instituted frequent closures at a park that adjoined Vance’s property the following month, along with roadblocks and a strong police presence that tested neighbors’ patience. Some people chalked pro-Harris messages on the Jersey barriers that appeared around the park’s perimeter, and someone—I never quite found out whom—ordered them repainted at one point.
Agitation about Vance’s presence helped fuel a battle of political signs that gripped Del Ray before the last election: Some people placed signs and banners in ways that seemed designed to enter Vance’s view; others filed complaints with the city about their size. One house urged voters to “Keep JD in Del Ray”—one got the impression this was not because they appreciated him as a neighbor.
That effort, as we are all quite aware, was not successful. Vance and his family now occupy the US Naval Observatory on Embassy Row. And his house can be yours for $1.7 million.
The five-bedroom farmhouse in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood includes four bedrooms in the main unit, off-street parking, and a snazzy ADU out back. The listing also has quite the backstory: Its current owner is the vice president of the United States.
JD Vance bought the house in 2023 for about $1.6 million. The neighborhood was an unusual choice for a prominent conservative—Del Ray voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden in 2020 and for Kamala Harris four years later, and its boho-by-way-of-Patagonia-vest vibe is not an easy fit with the MAGA philosophy. Vance and his family kept largely to themselves, a trend that security concerns accelerated when Trump chose Vance as his running mate last July.
The US Secret Service instituted frequent closures at a park that adjoined Vance’s property the following month, along with roadblocks and a strong police presence that tested neighbors’ patience. Some people chalked pro-Harris messages on the Jersey barriers that appeared around the park’s perimeter, and someone—I never quite found out whom—ordered them repainted at one point.
Agitation about Vance’s presence helped fuel a battle of political signs that gripped Del Ray before the last election: Some people placed signs and banners in ways that seemed designed to enter Vance’s view; others filed complaints with the city about their size. One house urged voters to “Keep JD in Del Ray”—one got the impression this was not because they appreciated him as a neighbor.
That effort, as we are all quite aware, was not successful. Vance and his family now occupy the US Naval Observatory on Embassy Row. And his house can be yours for $1.7 million.
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I just now ran across the article at ALXnow. Washingtonian author Andrew Beaumont lives a few blocks away from that house.
JD Vance’s Del Ray home listed for sale
By Vernon Miles
Published February 28, 2025 at 2:45PM
9 E Del Ray Avenue listing on Zillow (photo via Zillow)
New residents at 9 East Del Ray Avenue, be aware: if you ever decide to join a Presidential ticket, it could stir up frustrations with neighbors when it leads to the Secret Service and the City of Alexandria closing the neighborhood park next door.
Washingtonian reported that JD Vance’s home at 9 East Del Ray Avenue has been listed for sale.
The home features five bedrooms and an ADU in the backyard. Washingtonian reported that Vance bought the home in 2023 for $1.6 million and moved out earlier this year when he took up residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory — the traditional home for vice presidents.
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By Vernon Miles
Published February 28, 2025 at 2:45PM
9 E Del Ray Avenue listing on Zillow (photo via Zillow)
New residents at 9 East Del Ray Avenue, be aware: if you ever decide to join a Presidential ticket, it could stir up frustrations with neighbors when it leads to the Secret Service and the City of Alexandria closing the neighborhood park next door.
Washingtonian reported that JD Vance’s home at 9 East Del Ray Avenue has been listed for sale.
The home features five bedrooms and an ADU in the backyard. Washingtonian reported that Vance bought the home in 2023 for $1.6 million and moved out earlier this year when he took up residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory — the traditional home for vice presidents.
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