Posts Tagged ‘Potomac’

Another Taneja Mansion Up for Sale!

Since July, I've been blogging about Vijay Taneja, the Bollywood producer and local real estate titan turned convict serving time for conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
Why so many posts? Well, so many auctions! Such a sprawling portfolio of real estate.
In the last year, auctioneer Tranzon Fox has sold Taneja- owned properties in [...]

What Other Real Estate Did Vijay Taneja Own?

This week—well, really for the last couple weeks—I've been writing about Vijay Taneja, Bollywood producer, local mortgage broker, and generator of a flimsy house of cards, which ultimately collapsed last year.  Taneja is currently serving out a seven year prison sentence for charges related to a mortgage fraud scheme.
Thus far, I've written about Taneja's [...]

Bollywood Producer Builds His Dream House, Replicates It – Then Both Go to Auction.

This mansion is in Potomac: This mansion is in Fairfax:
This story will appear in this week's print edition of the Washington City Paper. I've been blogging about Vijay Taneja since mid August. See these posts for more information on his Bollywood business background and his two nearly identical mansions.
Past the circular foyer, [...]

Comparing Local Bollywood Impresario’s Two Lost Dream Homes

This mansion is in Potomac:

This mansion is in Fairfax:

Earlier today,  I wrote about Vijay K. Taneja, a Bollywood film producer and promoter, and his two sprawling former homes. In January, Taneja was sentenced to seven years in prison for his involvement in a multi-million dollar mortgage scam.
His Fairfax property was auctioned off in November. [...]

Local Bollywood Film Impresario Loses Dream Home Twice

This house is in Potomac:

This house is in Fairfax:

Update: Comparing the dream homes, more pictures.
If you missed last November's auction for a 25,0000 square-foot mansion in Fairfax, have no fear: Virtually the same property—this time in Potomac—will be auctioned off in September.
Both homes were previously owned by Vijay K. Taneja,  "a Fairfax County mortgage broker [...]

Disney Buys National Harbor Land

The Washington Convention Center is close to the National Mall, the Smithsonian, and the White House.  But Disney can build all that in Maryland, right?
Today, the Peterson Companies announced that it sold 15 acres of land by the Potomac at National Harbor to Walt Disney Co. The property will not be used for the next [...]