Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris purchased Halcyon House’s original HQ in a record-breaking $28 million sale this week.
It’s the highest-ever total for a DC home real estate purchase, per the Wall Street Journal.
The 30,000-sq.-ft. building will likely be converted back into a single-family home.
Halcyon had used the historic Georgetown mansion as a hub for global entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, with fellows travelling across the world to take part in accelerators and live in the house. The organization recently relocated its programming to a downtown DC WeWork.
The 30,000-sq.-ft. building, formerly owned by Sachiko Kuno, Halcyon cofounder and pharmaceutical entrepreneur who turned her millions to philanthropy and social enterprise, will likely be converted back into a single-family home as Harris takes over, the Wall Street Journal reported. (It’s been a big week for DC’s NFL team; initial renderings of the new stadium set to be finished in 2030 were just released.)
Leaders at Halcyon originally announced the plan to exit Georgetown last summer, citing a desire to be more “centrally located.”
“Our new headquarters [at WeWork] places Halcyon at the center of DC’s vibrant startup community,” said president and CEO Dan Barker in November, “in a state-of-the-art facility that is metro accessible, ADA compliant and more flexible for our evolving programming.”
At the time, Kuno told Technical.ly she was considering “various options and opportunities” for the mansion.
“The house, as the birthplace of Halcyon, has a special place in my heart, and I’m proud to support their continuing journey and next chapter,” Kuno said.
The previous record was set in 2024 by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, when he bought Fox News anchor Bret Baier’s ritzy Foxhall home for $25 million.
