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Bringing the Past to the Future
Energy company executives sell a renovated modern marvel in Cleveland Park for over $5 million;
a $6 million-plus penthouse changes hand at the Ritz Carlton West End
BY STAC E Y G R A Z I E R P FA R R
Reuben and Robin Jefferey sold their sophisticated 1978 Ray Howar-built Federal at KALORAMAROADNW for $3,250,000 within a month
of being listed. The couple is relocating to New York City. The former undersecretary of state for economic, business and agricultural affairs and his
wife bought a Park Avenue property in 2013 for $9 million. He is currently the CEO of the asset management firm Rockefeller & Co. The purchasers
are Cara and Albert Simmonds, two physicians moving to the city from the Rockville area. The stately seven-bedroom brick residence features
embassy-sized entertaining rooms, a handsome library, a gourmet kitchen opening to a private patio and a master bedroom suite that includes an
attached home office. Washington Fine Properties’ Bobbie Brewster was the listing agent for the Jeffereys, The Simmonds were represented by
Heather Keit