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Exclusive | One-of-a-kind ‘castle’ stands to sell for a bargain at auction — after failing to fetch $22M on the market

Nypost · · 786 words · By Barbara Ruben
Luxury Living Real Estate Market Value Financial Distress
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23 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“a 16,800-square-foot mansion dubbed the Castle on the Potomac boasts eight bedrooms, 12 bathrooms — even a concrete-encased safe room underneath the indoor swimming pool”
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One web search result mentions a '16,000 square-foot home' known as the 'Castle on the Potomac', but the specific details regarding 8 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, and the concrete-encased safe room under the pool are not corroborated by the other provided search results, which are irrelevant (TV shows/general castle definitions).
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web search NEUTRAL — Castle is an American crime mystery comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC for a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The series was produced by Beacon Pictures and AB…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Castles served a range of purposes, the most important of which were military, administrative, and domestic. As well as defensive structures, castles were also offensive tools which could be used as a…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle
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web search NEUTRAL — Castle is an American comedy-drama police procedural television series on ABC which was created by Andrew W. Marlowe. It stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, a famous mystery novelist, and Stana Ka…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Castle_episodes
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“Located in affluent McLean, Virginia”
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Multiple sources confirm the 'Castle on the Potomac' is located in McLean, Virginia. One source explicitly names the estate and location, and Wikipedia confirms McLean is in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The columbiad was a large-caliber, smoothbore, muzzle-loading cannon able to fire heavy projectiles at both high and low trajectories. This feature enabled the columbiad to fire solid shot or shell to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbiad
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Virginia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high_schools_in_Virgin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of museums in Virginia, United States, contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Virginia
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“Bidding begins on May 15 and closes May 27 with starting bids expected between $5 and 9.9 million, according to Concierge Auctions”
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While search results confirm Concierge Auctions is a luxury real estate auction firm, none of the provided evidence specifies the dates (May 15-27) or the starting bid range ($5-9.9 million) for this specific property.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blacklane GmbH is a provider of premium global chauffeur services, which provides a chauffeur portal connecting people to professional chauffeurs via their mobile app, website and hotline. The company…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Champ d'Or estate is a pseudo-French Baroque residential building located in Hickory Creek, Texas. Inspired by Vaux-le-Vicomte near Paris, France. The building situated at 1851 Turbeville Road, in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champ_d'Or_Estate
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The One is a private residence in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States. It is a compound of a main residence and three smaller houses in the modernist style and was developed by Nile Niami.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_(Los_Angeles)
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“Its owner, Hazem Elariny, a bariatric surgeon who performed the Washington area’s first laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Hazem Elariny is a bariatric surgeon and specifically state he was the first to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery in the Greater Washington, DC Metropolitan area.
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web search NEUTRAL — Specialties: Surgery (General) and Bariatric Surgery. Call 703-778-6000.He is the first surgeon to perform Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for morbid obesity in the Greater Washington, DC Metropolitan, No…
https://www.vhchealth.org/find-a-doctor/profile/hazem-elarin…
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web search NEUTRAL — He is the first surgeon to perform multiple different advanced laparoscopic procedures for morbid obesity in the Greater Washington, DC Metropolitan, Northern Virginia, and Southern Maryland Areas. Dr…
https://www.obesityhelp.com/profiles/bariatric-surgeon/dr-ha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Elariny is a practicing surgeon in the greater Washington, DC Metropolitan area with a focus on minimally invasive, gastrointestinal, and robotic general and bariatric surgery.
https://asmbs.org/provider/hazem-elariny-md-phd-L8B/
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“constructed the limestone residence in 2008 in a mélange of styles ranging from Romanesque to Tuscan”
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The provided evidence includes general information on Romanesque and Tuscan architecture and the city of Washington D.C., but no specific evidence confirms the construction date (2008) or the specific architectural style of the 'Castle on the Potomac'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, has a unique and diverse architectural history. Encompassing government, monumental, commercial, and residential buildings, D.C. is home to some of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Washington,_D.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lavish mansions were built by some of the richest people in the United States before, during, and following the Gilded Age up until the outbreak of World War II. These estates were raised by the natio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gilded_Age_mansions
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.
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“He first tried to sell the home for $22.2 million in 2023 and then $16 million the next year”
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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (concerts, visa programs) and do not mention the listing prices of the home in 2023 or 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — Хорошее качество видео без регистрации в бесплатном видеокаталоге ВКонтакте. Опубликовано 14 апреля 2023. 75067 — просмотрели, 97 — оценили.
https://vk.com/video-53721220_456242732
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web search NEUTRAL — Hazem Elariny. Published Jun 1, 2025.The silver visa program. A. Overview. Minimum Investment: $500,000 into a new home purchase or construction. Flat Entry Fee: $6,000, covering transactions up to $6…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/silver-visa-program-ternary-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 мар 2023. Supeerass Moos. 240 подписчиков. 299. Поделиться16. Ещё. Скопировать ссылку.Инна Вальтер - The Best - Новое и лучшее видео 2020. 22K просмотров. Blood & Wine (Sangre y Vino) 1996 1080p Cas…
https://ok.ru/video/4426772843142
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“the house, which sits on 1.2 acres of lawn and trees”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for a TV show and general castles, with no mention of the acreage of the 'Castle on the Potomac'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Castle is an American crime mystery comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC for a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The series was produced by Beacon Pictures and AB…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Castles served a range of purposes, the most important of which were military, administrative, and domestic. As well as defensive structures, castles were also offensive tools which could be used as a…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle
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web search NEUTRAL — Castle is an American comedy-drama police procedural television series on ABC which was created by Andrew W. Marlowe. It stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, a famous mystery novelist, and Stana Ka…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Castle_episodes
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“Fairfax County, Virginia, lists the current assessed value of the property at $5.19 million”
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The evidence provided consists of general information about Virginia and the Potomac River, but does not contain the specific assessed value of the property from Fairfax County.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthem: "Our Great Virginia". Virginia is located on the Atlantic coast along the line that divides the northern and southern halves of the United States. It runs mostly east to west. It includes a sm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia
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web search NEUTRAL — #Roblox #BloxFruits #PortTownIn this Blox Fruits video, we will show you how to go to Port Town from Castle on The Sea in the Third Sea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGmn1_7XrAI
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexandria, Virginia, on the Potomac River. Aerial of downtown Alexandria, Virginia, on the Potomac River. The South Branch originates on the Lantz Mountain (Hightown) in Highland County, Virginia, an…
https://www.worldatlas.com/rivers/potomac-river.html
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“Concierge Auctions puts its value at $17.2 million”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support this claim.
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“Elariny is delinquent on paying property taxes and currently owes more than $62,000, according to county records”
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“A lien has been placed on the property, records also show”
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“The Castle on the Potomac is located in the Washington-area’s priciest ZIP code, with a median sales price of $1.65 million in 2025, according to the Intercontinental Exchange Home Price Index”
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“The house is located about 12 miles from the White House”
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“the house had been listed for sale in 2020 for $12.8 million and then for $22.2 million four years later”
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“The house has 85 feet of Potomac River frontage with views of American Legion Memorial Bridge”
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“It has a Vermont red slate roof with copper accents, a rounded turret and large arched windows”
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“The foyer soars to 40 feet high”
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“the gourmet kitchen faces the water and is anchored by a 6-by-9-foot granite island”
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“the primary suite includes one of the home’s five fireplaces, two walk-in closets and bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub”
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“Four upper-level bedrooms each have ensuite baths”
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“Downstairs, there’s a ballroom, a game room and, not one, but two home cinemas — including one in which a projector descends over the 1,000-square-foot indoor pool”
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“Nearby are a spa, a sauna, a steam room, a fitness center”
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“the owner recently spent $600,000 to update all the HVAC systems”
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