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Residents of $24 Million Arlington Mansion are Frequent Flyers with the Police
Two Shot in McLean After Arlington Party
by ARLnow.com — August 15, 2016 at 1:45 pm
Two people were shot during a drive-by shooting in McLean early Sunday morning, following a fight at a party in Arlington.
The shooting occurred on Dolley Madison Boulevard (Route 123), near the entrance to the GW Parkway, around 4 a.m.
“Preliminary information suggests that this incident stemmed from an altercation between several people at a party somewhere in Arlington County earlier in the night,” Fairfax County Police said in a press release. “One group left the party in a vehicle and when they reached Dolley Madison Boulevard and Kirby Road, another vehicle pulled alongside and fired several shots, striking two occupants in the first vehicle. The unidentified suspect vehicle then fled the scene.”
by ARLnow.com — August 15, 2016 at 1:45 pm
Two people were shot during a drive-by shooting in McLean early Sunday morning, following a fight at a party in Arlington.
The shooting occurred on Dolley Madison Boulevard (Route 123), near the entrance to the GW Parkway, around 4 a.m.
“Preliminary information suggests that this incident stemmed from an altercation between several people at a party somewhere in Arlington County earlier in the night,” Fairfax County Police said in a press release. “One group left the party in a vehicle and when they reached Dolley Madison Boulevard and Kirby Road, another vehicle pulled alongside and fired several shots, striking two occupants in the first vehicle. The unidentified suspect vehicle then fled the scene.”
As one commenter points out:
AcmePizza • 2 hours ago
If I was the police, I'd start here....
@6amDC & @EritreanFest2016 Present The Official 2016 Eritrean Festival Uber Mansion Afterhour Event at 201 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean VA. It is an "Uber Mansion Afterhour" so please be advice to take an Uber or a taxi out to the mansion. it is only 15-20 mins from all hotels dedicated to the 2016 Eritrean Festival Events. The closes hotel to the Mansion is the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel. Look below for a link to book your rooms at the Hilton.
For more info on the hotels or afterhour, please contact 202.403.7994
LIV | Nebfoto | TooLiveCrewDC | GenzebTeam | Ebella
When Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 12:00 AM - Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 6:00 AM (EDT) - Add to Calendar Where The Uber Mansion - 201 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA 22101
If I was the police, I'd start here....
@6amDC & @EritreanFest2016 Present The Official 2016 Eritrean Festival Uber Mansion Afterhour Event at 201 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean VA. It is an "Uber Mansion Afterhour" so please be advice to take an Uber or a taxi out to the mansion. it is only 15-20 mins from all hotels dedicated to the 2016 Eritrean Festival Events. The closes hotel to the Mansion is the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel. Look below for a link to book your rooms at the Hilton.
For more info on the hotels or afterhour, please contact 202.403.7994
LIV | Nebfoto | TooLiveCrewDC | GenzebTeam | Ebella
When Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 12:00 AM - Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 6:00 AM (EDT) - Add to Calendar Where The Uber Mansion - 201 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA 22101
Virginia Mansion Connected to Drive-By Double Shooting
By Jackie Bensen
Two people were shot during a drive-by shooting and a multi-million dollar mansion could be involved in the crime. News4's Jackie Bensen reports (Published Monday, Aug. 15, 2016) ... The shooting in McLean, Virginia, Sunday morning raised questions about what is happening at a mansion that once ranked as the third most expensive home in the Washington, D.C., area.
The 20,000-square foot Italian-style mansion overlooking the Potomac River in the 200 block of Chain Bridge Road in Arlington, Virginia, had been valued at $24 million but was sold at a foreclosure auction in June for $7.3 million. A Zillow real estate ad said the property features indoor and outdoor pools, a bowling alley and a basketball court.
The area near the front gates still bears the monogram of Rodney Hunt, the multimillionaire government contractor who built it, and tells the story of the elegant structure's recent use as what neighbors describe as a "party house." Wrist bands, a beer bottle and an empty pack of cigarettes dot the landscaping.
Police believe a dispute that began at the mansion led to a drive-by shooting in McLean Sunday morning on Dolley Madison Boulevard near Kirby Road. Two men were injured.
....
Published at 11:52 PM EDT on Aug 15, 2016
By Jackie Bensen
Two people were shot during a drive-by shooting and a multi-million dollar mansion could be involved in the crime. News4's Jackie Bensen reports (Published Monday, Aug. 15, 2016) ... The shooting in McLean, Virginia, Sunday morning raised questions about what is happening at a mansion that once ranked as the third most expensive home in the Washington, D.C., area.
The 20,000-square foot Italian-style mansion overlooking the Potomac River in the 200 block of Chain Bridge Road in Arlington, Virginia, had been valued at $24 million but was sold at a foreclosure auction in June for $7.3 million. A Zillow real estate ad said the property features indoor and outdoor pools, a bowling alley and a basketball court.
The area near the front gates still bears the monogram of Rodney Hunt, the multimillionaire government contractor who built it, and tells the story of the elegant structure's recent use as what neighbors describe as a "party house." Wrist bands, a beer bottle and an empty pack of cigarettes dot the landscaping.
Police believe a dispute that began at the mansion led to a drive-by shooting in McLean Sunday morning on Dolley Madison Boulevard near Kirby Road. Two men were injured.
....
Published at 11:52 PM EDT on Aug 15, 2016
$23 Million Arlington Mansion Target of Possible Home Invasion Robbery
by Ethan Rothstein — October 29, 2014 at 1:30 pm
The $23 million mansion at 201 Chain Bridge Road in Arlington was the scene of a possible home invasion robbery this morning.
by Ethan Rothstein — October 29, 2014 at 1:30 pm
The $23 million mansion at 201 Chain Bridge Road in Arlington was the scene of a possible home invasion robbery this morning.
$23 Million Arlington Mansion Featured on MTV Burglarized
by Ethan Rothstein — April 1, 2014 at 9:30 am
Early Monday morning, Rodney P. Hunt’s home was broken into. ... This normally would not be considered a noteworthy event outside of Hunt’s family and friends — burglaries happen every day in Arlington and every minute around the country.
Hunt’s house, however, was third-priciest home in the D.C. area as of May 2012. Located on Chain Bridge Road near the border with McLean, the 23,000 square foot home has an indoor basketball court, two-lane bowling alley, 15-car garage and sits on a cliff over the Potomac River. It was featured in 2010 on MTV Teen Cribs with Hunt’s son, Bradley.
Hunt is the former president and CEO of RS Information Systems, which he said he sold for $1.2 billion. He woke up to the sound of shattered glass at 4:45 a.m. — several windows in his entryway were broken — and went downstairs to find a man in his foyer and a woman he recognized sitting in the passenger seat of a black Nissan Altima in his gated driveway.
....
After it was featured on MTV, the house has gained notoriety for less positive reasons. It was scheduled to be sold at auction in September 2012 when the Washington Post reported Hunt owed Bank of America almost $10 million, but it was taken off the auction block after Hunt convinced the bank he could pay. It was back on the foreclosure market in early 2013, according to Washington Exec, but Hunt is still listed as the property’s owner, according to Arlington County’s property database.
Photo via Tranzon Auction
by Ethan Rothstein — April 1, 2014 at 9:30 am
Early Monday morning, Rodney P. Hunt’s home was broken into. ... This normally would not be considered a noteworthy event outside of Hunt’s family and friends — burglaries happen every day in Arlington and every minute around the country.
Hunt’s house, however, was third-priciest home in the D.C. area as of May 2012. Located on Chain Bridge Road near the border with McLean, the 23,000 square foot home has an indoor basketball court, two-lane bowling alley, 15-car garage and sits on a cliff over the Potomac River. It was featured in 2010 on MTV Teen Cribs with Hunt’s son, Bradley.
Hunt is the former president and CEO of RS Information Systems, which he said he sold for $1.2 billion. He woke up to the sound of shattered glass at 4:45 a.m. — several windows in his entryway were broken — and went downstairs to find a man in his foyer and a woman he recognized sitting in the passenger seat of a black Nissan Altima in his gated driveway.
....
After it was featured on MTV, the house has gained notoriety for less positive reasons. It was scheduled to be sold at auction in September 2012 when the Washington Post reported Hunt owed Bank of America almost $10 million, but it was taken off the auction block after Hunt convinced the bank he could pay. It was back on the foreclosure market in early 2013, according to Washington Exec, but Hunt is still listed as the property’s owner, according to Arlington County’s property database.
Photo via Tranzon Auction
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Another ‘Mansion Party’ Is Planned for This Weekend
by ARLnow.com — August 16, 2016 at 3:50 pm
Mansion Party flyer
The huge Chain Bridge Road mansion that hosted a party that led to a drive-by shooting in McLean on Sunday is slated to hold another bash this weekend. ... The “Leo Birthday Splash Party” will run from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, according to the flyer. An online ticketing page — tickets are $30 — and the flyer say the event will feature a DJ and other musical performances, bottle service, a cash bar, Caribbean cuisine, a bathing suit contest and an appearance by local party promoter/exotic dancer Cream. ... Off-site parking in McLean with a free shuttle to the mansion will be provided for guests, the flyer says.
NBC 4 reported last night that the 20,000 square foot mansion, which sold at a foreclosure auction in June for $7.3 million (it was once valued at $23-24 million), has been used as a “party house,” according to neighbors.
Numerous photos and videos have been posted to Instagram from what’s labeled as the “RPH Mansion” — the initials of its owner (or, possibly, former owner), businessman Rodney P. Hunt. Many of the Instagram posts depict young people partying poolside as a DJ performs.
Event flyers sent anonymously to ARLnow.com (above) detail a number of events that have taken place at 201 Chain Bridge Road over the past month, including the Eritrean Festival Uber Mansion Afterhour Event where a dispute allegedly led to Sunday morning’s shooting. Events at the mansion date back to at least 2013, when it hosted an “epic” New Year’s Eve party with free valet, two floors of partying and four cash bars.
by ARLnow.com — August 16, 2016 at 3:50 pm
Mansion Party flyer
The huge Chain Bridge Road mansion that hosted a party that led to a drive-by shooting in McLean on Sunday is slated to hold another bash this weekend. ... The “Leo Birthday Splash Party” will run from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, according to the flyer. An online ticketing page — tickets are $30 — and the flyer say the event will feature a DJ and other musical performances, bottle service, a cash bar, Caribbean cuisine, a bathing suit contest and an appearance by local party promoter/exotic dancer Cream. ... Off-site parking in McLean with a free shuttle to the mansion will be provided for guests, the flyer says.
NBC 4 reported last night that the 20,000 square foot mansion, which sold at a foreclosure auction in June for $7.3 million (it was once valued at $23-24 million), has been used as a “party house,” according to neighbors.
Numerous photos and videos have been posted to Instagram from what’s labeled as the “RPH Mansion” — the initials of its owner (or, possibly, former owner), businessman Rodney P. Hunt. Many of the Instagram posts depict young people partying poolside as a DJ performs.
Event flyers sent anonymously to ARLnow.com (above) detail a number of events that have taken place at 201 Chain Bridge Road over the past month, including the Eritrean Festival Uber Mansion Afterhour Event where a dispute allegedly led to Sunday morning’s shooting. Events at the mansion date back to at least 2013, when it hosted an “epic” New Year’s Eve party with free valet, two floors of partying and four cash bars.
From the comments:
AcmePizza > Bill White • 18 hours ago
Prince George's County has been targeting this exact same thing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/host-of-md-summer-pool-party-fined-7500-for-operating-illegal-bottle-club/2016/08/10/7be59a84-5a7e-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
Prince George's County has been targeting this exact same thing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/host-of-md-summer-pool-party-fined-7500-for-operating-illegal-bottle-club/2016/08/10/7be59a84-5a7e-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
TWDC • 18 hours ago
1205 Dolly Madison Blvd. is the Trinity Methodist Church in McLean. Is the church willingly providing parking for this event?
1205 Dolly Madison Blvd. is the Trinity Methodist Church in McLean. Is the church willingly providing parking for this event?
Colange7 • 18 hours ago
The post ran an article last year about these type of parties in Maryland
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/the-decadent-sometimes-dangerous-parties-at-the-mansions-next-door/2015/10/11/be1147ea-6232-11e5-b38e-06883aacba64_story.html
The post ran an article last year about these type of parties in Maryland
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/the-decadent-sometimes-dangerous-parties-at-the-mansions-next-door/2015/10/11/be1147ea-6232-11e5-b38e-06883aacba64_story.html
Hat tip, ArlNow
A $24 million Virginia mansion became a party house. Now it’s tied to a drive-by shooting.
By Ian Shapira
http://twitter.com/ianshapira
August 17 at 5:49 PM
Rodney Hunt built this $24 million mansion on the Potomac and then lost it to foreclosure. It has been rented out for parties and is now tied to a drive-by shooting early Sunday. (Courtesy of Pictometry)
On Instagram, the $24 million trophy estate overlooking the Potomac River is known as the #RPHMansion in honor of its once highflying and now bankrupt former owner, Rodney P. Hunt. Over the past six years, the lavish mansion has attracted throngs of partygoers to one of Northern Virginia’s most exclusive neighborhoods, as well as dozens of visits by law enforcement — 68 stopovers, according to an Arlington County police spokeswoman.
The reasons: fights, grand larceny, hit-and-runs, trespassing, the delivery of court orders and arrest warrants. Now the 20,000-square-foot mansion, which was rented out to party promoters to generate income for Hunt, has been tied to a drive-by shooting that occurred shortly before 4:45 a.m. Sunday about a mile away, not far from the CIA’s Langley headquarters.
News of the shooting’s link to the Hunt mansion was first reported by NBC4. Fairfax County police said the shooting involved two cars carrying people who had just come from a party at the mansion. Shots were fired from one car of partygoers at the other, wounding three passengers. Arlington police had been summoned to the 200-person party twice early Sunday to investigate two separate altercations.
The mansion, at 201 Chain Bridge Rd., was built by Hunt in 2006 as a monument to his towering success as founder of RS Information Systems, one of the country’s most successful black-owned government contracting firms. At the time Hunt sold the company in 2007 to an aerospace company, his net worth was estimated by Northern Virginia Magazine at $265 million. But then came his downfall: He defaulted on a $9.4 million loan on the house, racked up more than $10 million in debt, became entangled in shoddy investments and was sued by multiple creditors.
By Ian Shapira
http://twitter.com/ianshapira
August 17 at 5:49 PM
Rodney Hunt built this $24 million mansion on the Potomac and then lost it to foreclosure. It has been rented out for parties and is now tied to a drive-by shooting early Sunday. (Courtesy of Pictometry)
On Instagram, the $24 million trophy estate overlooking the Potomac River is known as the #RPHMansion in honor of its once highflying and now bankrupt former owner, Rodney P. Hunt. Over the past six years, the lavish mansion has attracted throngs of partygoers to one of Northern Virginia’s most exclusive neighborhoods, as well as dozens of visits by law enforcement — 68 stopovers, according to an Arlington County police spokeswoman.
The reasons: fights, grand larceny, hit-and-runs, trespassing, the delivery of court orders and arrest warrants. Now the 20,000-square-foot mansion, which was rented out to party promoters to generate income for Hunt, has been tied to a drive-by shooting that occurred shortly before 4:45 a.m. Sunday about a mile away, not far from the CIA’s Langley headquarters.
News of the shooting’s link to the Hunt mansion was first reported by NBC4. Fairfax County police said the shooting involved two cars carrying people who had just come from a party at the mansion. Shots were fired from one car of partygoers at the other, wounding three passengers. Arlington police had been summoned to the 200-person party twice early Sunday to investigate two separate altercations.
The mansion, at 201 Chain Bridge Rd., was built by Hunt in 2006 as a monument to his towering success as founder of RS Information Systems, one of the country’s most successful black-owned government contracting firms. At the time Hunt sold the company in 2007 to an aerospace company, his net worth was estimated by Northern Virginia Magazine at $265 million. But then came his downfall: He defaulted on a $9.4 million loan on the house, racked up more than $10 million in debt, became entangled in shoddy investments and was sued by multiple creditors.
