Stately homes designed in 18th-century French architectural style—the kinds of places where the Earl of Grantham or Mrs. Astor might be comfortable—are not unusual in the Langley Farms section of McLean. But when a palatial 22,000-square-foot house on Georgetown Pike, built on nearly four acres in 2023, lingered on the market, the Building Group brought in Will Thomas for consultation.
“They have a great track record of building and selling really large homes in McLean, and they built this one, which they called Chateau du Soleil, with a specific buyer profile in mind,” says Thomas, an agent with TTR Sotheby’s International Realty.
That potential buyer, it seems, would love to entertain. “This house had a beautiful, enormous ballroom with a mirrored ceiling, three big chandeliers, and silver-painted embellishments on the walls,” Thomas says. “The front gate and front door had been embellished with gold, and the name of the property had been carved into the entrance columns.”…