The Obamas' New Post Presidential Washington D.C.Home
It's not quite the White House, but with eight bedrooms and 8,200 square feet, it still has plenty of space to stretch out after the president's eight years in office.
President Barack Obama will lease a home in Washington, D.C.'s Kalorama neighborhood after he leaves the White House next year to an 8,200-square-foot house they'll be renting in the exclusive Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. after they leave the White House.
Obama has said he and his family will remain in Washington home after he departs 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in January 2017, a change from most former presidents."We're going to have to stay a couple of years in D.C. probably so Sasha can finish," he said in March about his youngest daughter. "Transferring someone in the middle of high school?
Tough." It is located in the upscale embassy neighborhood, next door to a former congressman and down the street from the French ambassador's residence, and around the corner from the oldest house in the city. It is about two miles from the White House, and a half-mile from the D.C. home of Hillary and Bill Clinton.
They would need to make an assessment of the potential dangers around the house, and possibly make a number of changes, according to former Secret Service Assistant Director Anthony Chapa.
"It's an evaluation of the whole situation -- not just the neighbors, but the street, and the park across the street," he said. For example, "We would want to talk to the neighbors," he said.
According to Chapa, alterations might include bulletproof windows and doors; reducing the underbrush across the street to provide clear lines of sight; more lighting outdoors; changes to parking rules in front of the house; and deploying electronics for monitoring the area.
"They'll have agents assigned to the residence who are here all the time, maintaining security and addressing issues," he said, and an agent would likely be posted full-time at the door.
And while neighbors may face some disruption or inconvenience, Chapa said, "they've got a security apparatus coming to the neighborhood that is second to none."
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