President Obama and his family plan to move to a mansion in the upscale Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, a mere 2 miles from the White House, when he leaves office in January, said people familiar with his plans.
Obama will rent the 8,200-square-foot, nine-bedroom home, the people said.
The house — valued around $6 million, according to real estate websites, with an estimated monthly rent of $22,000 on Zillow — will put the Obamas in one of Washington's wealthiest ZIP codes. It long has been home to prominent politicians, including Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Warren Harding and Herbert Hoover.
The neighborhood already has a sizable security presence because of its proximity to the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue known as Embassy Row.
