Everything here radiates from Nationals Park in the Capitol Riverfront/Navy Yard, the Nationals' home and game-day base on the Anacostia River. The picks below prioritize privacy, security, and a short, predictable commute for a high-net-worth ballplayer living and working steps from the diamond.
DC's most established residential district of brick Federal rowhouses, tree-lined streets, and a strong neighborhood fabric just north of the ballpark.
Master-planned riverfront district of glassy high-rises, Yards Park, breweries, and restaurants wrapping the north and east of Nationals Park.
The immediate ballpark neighborhood: secure-entry condos and rentals over ground-floor retail, with the fastest possible access to the facility.
Mile-long Potomac waterfront with luxury condos, a marina, The Anthem, and destination dining a short hop west of the park.
The neighborhoods above sit inside a twenty-minute drive of Nationals Park. But many athletes prioritize lifestyle, privacy, and prestige over commute — these are the areas across Washington, D.C. where athletes most often buy and rent, even though they’re a longer drive from the facility.
The blue-chip Northern Virginia enclave of diplomats, CEOs and pro athletes, with gated estates, river-view lots and communities like the Colonies at McLean. Capitals stars Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have long called it home.
Estate-sized lots, equestrian properties and direct Potomac River frontage in the northeast corner of Fairfax County, long a base for politicians, diplomats and pro athletes who want acreage.
Maryland's marquee enclave of NBA and NFL players, billionaires and CEOs, anchored by the gated Avenel community around TPC Potomac. NBA guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's 13,400-sq-ft mansion sat here, and Bradley Beal lived next door in Bethesda.
The District's richest neighborhood, a leafy enclave of embassies and stately mansions whose residents have included the Obamas, Jeff Bezos and Goldie Hawn, with Secret Service patrols a near-constant presence.