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![]() It is less than half a mile from the Naval Observatory, the home of Vice President Pence, and about a mile from the Russian Embassy. The stone edifice, ringed with security cameras, is located on less than an acre behind a high gate on a winding street near Embassy Row. A New York-based company called Gracetown that oversees the property is run by a business associate of Deripaska’s, corporate filings show. He directed major renovations and has visited the house several times since 2010, they said. Several people familiar with the mansion told The Washington Post that Deripaska was known to them as the property’s owner. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian metals magnate Oleg Deripaska walk to attend the APEC Business Advisory Council dialogue in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. Vernon Jordan, a close adviser to President Bill Clinton, lives across the street. In May, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and her family purchased the home next door for $7.7 million. The Washington Post found that for more than a decade, Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska has secretly held ties to one of Washington’s most prestigious addresses, a property in the heart of the city that is surrounded by powerful political figures and foreign embassies. The buyer was never identified.īut interviews and documents reveal for the first time that the mansion is connected to a Russian billionaire who is a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a longtime business associate of Paul Manafort, the recently indicted former chairman of President Trump's campaign. The 23,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom home - featuring Italian marble floors and a chandelier that had once hung in the Paris Opera House - was sold by discount retail magnate Herbert Haft’s widow for $15 million in cash to a company incorporated in Delaware, according to filings. I’m not a quitter, but this certainly tests the waters about thinking about it,” McGovern said.When Washington’s grand Haft mansion near Embassy Row changed hands in 2006, it was one of the most expensive home sales in the history of the city - and one of its most mysterious. “It’s been a very big struggle for the last two years, you know. police are investigating what happened as possible hate crimes, according to the police report.Īfter the impact of COVID-19 and the recent vandalism, McGovern said he’s worried about the future of the business. “I can’t wholeheartedly open up a restaurant if I think a brick might get thrown through the window,” McGovern said.ĭ.C. After what happened last week, he decided it is too unsafe to go through with plans to reopen. Since the restaurant is very small, McGovern has kept the business closed since the start of the pandemic. It’s not who we are we’re in the hospitality business,” McGovern said. “Our job is to make people happy and give them an experience, not promote anything or any country’s political views. He said the staff is a “melting pot” of people, which includes Eastern Europeans who came to the U.S. ![]() McGovern said the vandalism “breaks his heart,” especially since one of the owners is from Lithuania with family in Ukraine, and the other was born in the United States and has served in the military. “It’s just sad is what it is, that there’s people with this mindset out there that because of the name of the restaurant that we are politically affiliated or government affiliated,” McGovern said. Sometime during the following night, vandals struck again he said, leaving anti-Russian signs on the building with messages that included “Putin House” and “Murderers.” restaurant will remain closed after vandals targeted its building twice with anti-Russian messages.Īaron McGovern, the co-owner of Russia House Restaurant and Lounge on Connecticut Avenue, said someone smashed the windows of the restaurant and tried to pry open the door last Thursday night. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.ĭays before reopening since being closed for almost two years due to the pandemic, a D.C.
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