Former Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder didn’t bring his team to the Super Bowl. Still, he left a different kind of mark on the region when he donated his Potomac, Maryland, mansion to the American Cancer Society in 2024.
Now the society plans to sell the 13-acre property at 11900 River Road, with an auction scheduled next month. Priced at $35 million when the nonprofit received it in March 2024, the home is currently listed for just under $25 million. The nonprofit said last year that it would use proceeds from the eventual sale for cancer research and patient support.
“Not only is it a magnificent property, but to be able to have such a big impact on something that touches all of us, that’s pretty special,” Cara Pearlman, who listed the property for Compass with colleague Han Peruzzi, told Homes.com.
Snyder’s wife, Tanya, is a cancer survivor and a former spokesperson for the National Football League’s breast cancer awareness campaign, the society said in a 2024 statement.
Snyder owned the Washington football team from 1999 to 2023, and he bought the property in 2001. He renovated and enlarged the main house to its current 25,000 square feet and added a three-story guest house with 11 garage bays next door.
The five-bedroom mansion looks out on the Potomac River, 16 miles north of central Washington. It’s also on a high point in the Potomac area, affording views as far as the city on a clear day, Pearlman said.
A half-mile tree-lined drive leads from the main road to the mansion and guest house. A third, 4,500-square-foot structure, which Pearlman’s listing describes as a staff residence, sits near the main road.
Some notable features of the main house are its coffered ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and imported stone detailing. The house’s lower level has a theater, a recreation room with a bar, and a wine cellar.
The property auction will begin Dec. 5 and last through Dec. 18.