2024-05-05T01:40:59-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150061958/take-a-look-at-the-drawings-for-jeff-bezos-s-new-d-c-mansion Alexander Walter 2018-04-27T13:44:00-04:00 >2018-04-27T13:46:47-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6b/6b1d4acc05c443c2ffd55aefc7ed540b?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Jeff Bezos has been quietly jetting into Washington over the past few years, becoming quite the hobnobber around town [...]. Soon, Washingtonians may see even more of him. In 2016, the Amazon founder and Washington Post owner paid $23 million in cash for the former Textile Museum in Kalorama (yes, his neighbors are the Obamas and Kushner-Trumps). At 27,000 square feet, the mansion was already the biggest home in Washington before he began a $12 million renovation and expansion last year.&nbsp;</p></em><br /><br /><p>"Overseen by the Barnes Vanze architecture firm, the reno project covers 191 doors (many either custom mahogany or bronze), 25 bathrooms, 11 bedrooms, five living rooms/lounges, five staircases, three kitchens, two libraries/studies, two workout rooms, two elevators&mdash;and a huge ballroom,"&nbsp;<em>Washingtonian</em> reports.&nbsp;</p> <p>The renovation is expected to be finished by December.</p>