"A few years ago, did Washingtonian quite a lot of reporting on a nondescript brick home across the street from the Russian embassy in Glover Park. That house looked almost normal-except for the three tinted skylights that awkwardly faced the street-and yet, for almost a quarter century, the FBI used it to spy on the Russians, visually surveilling the embassy and probably collecting electronic signals, too. The bureau left about a decade ago, and the house has sat vacant ever since."
""It's basically a brand new house except for the exterior facade," says Joey Yaffe, president and CEO of the real estate company NewCity. In reimagining the house, Yaffe gutted and expanded it, but he also wanted to honor its past. He kept the skylights, where neighbors used to glimpse the bureau's cameras mounted on tripods, and installed hidden doors throughout the home. The first-floor bathroom, for example, is accessed by pushing on a wall-mounted artwork."
Located across the street from the Russian embassy in Glover Park, the nondescript brick house served as an FBI surveillance base for almost a quarter century. The bureau left about a decade ago and the property remained vacant until NewCity closed on it in summer 2024. The developer gutted and expanded the interior while retaining original skylights and adding hidden doors, including a first-floor bathroom accessed by pushing on a wall-mounted artwork and a master bedroom concealed behind decorative wall panels. Renovation revealed empty filing cabinets, office-style desks, and windows covered with paper. The house is being listed as a luxury home.
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