The purchase of the splashy new Washington residence comes amid a burst of political activity for Thiel, who turned 54 in October. The mystery buyerвЂ™s identity became the talk of the neighborhood, which also includes PENNY PRITZKER (across the street), STEVEN MNUCHIN and LOUISE LINTON (down the hill), GEORGE and KELLYANNE CONWAY, EDEN RAFSHOON and ADRIENNE ARSHT, who sold the home to the Rosses in 2017 and moved around the corner. It is вЂњcommon knowledgeвЂќ among neighbors and real estate sources, one well-informed person told Playbook. The Rosses are barred by a confidentiality agreement from disclosing the real buyerвЂ™s name, Geary Ross told Daniel Lippman.ДЄccording to multiple sources, the anonymous buyer behind the LLC is PETER THIEL, the German-born billionaire co-founder of PayPal and friend of Trump. The purchaser used an LLC called Salona Village Holdings that concealed their identity.

MEETING SPOT - In August, former Trump Commerce Secretary WILBUR ROSS and his wife HILARY GEARY ROSS sold their 10,000-square-foot home in Woodland-Normanstone for $13 million, according to D.C. SCOOP: THIS COULD BE MAGA WORLDвЂ™S NEW D.C. THE TRUMP HOTEL IS BEING SOLD - WSJвЂ™s Craig Karmin scooped Sunday afternoon that вЂњ DONALD TRUMPвЂ™s family hotel company has reached an agreement to sell the rights to its glittering Washington, D.C., hotel for $375 million.вЂќ | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAYДЄ busy Monday: Congress is back вЂ¦ PATRICK LEAHY makes a big announcement at 10 a.m. Peter ThielвЂ™s purchase of a splashy new Washington residence comes amid a burst of political activity from him.

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