Mike Green Sells McLean Home for $2.8 Million Amid Move to Detroit

For 10 years, former Capitals defenseman Mike Green was one of Washington’s best professional athletes.

He was drafted by the Caps in 2004 and has only ever played in the nation’s capital, helping lead Washington to the playoffs in seven of the last eight seasons.

However, all good things must come to an end, as Washington learned this summer when Green signed a three-year, $18 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings.

As Green’s career shifts to the Motor City, so, too, will his personal life. And yes, that does mean selling his home in McLean as he bids farewell to the DMV.

But if you’re looking for his house on the market, you’re certain to come up empty. Green has already sold his home, and it actually never went on the market in the first place.

The home in Franklin Park, according to the Washington Post, was purchased by Arne Christiansen for $2.8 million earlier this summer.

Christiansen, who also lives in Franklin Park, was represented by Jennifer Thornett, the listing agent for Green’s home when he originally bought it in 2012. Thornett happened to have ties to Green’s representatives since their high school days, and from there a deal was struck.

Green was the subject of trade rumors during the past hockey season, which is not uncommon with players on the cusp of free agency who may leave their current team for nothing in return. The Caps never did trade Green, who expressed a desire to stay in Washington for the remainder of his career.

The popular defenseman told Caps’ fan site Russian Machine Never Breaks in March “My heart is in Washington. It always will be until something else happens. My focus is here. My focus is winning a championship here and giving that to the fans. As an organization, that’s what we want as a team. I’m a part of that until the day I die or retire.”

Instead, Green’s career will continue elsewhere, and he’s now officially cut ties with the D.C. area both on and off the ice.

Green is far from the first professional athlete in D.C. to own a home in the McLean area. Former Redskins cornerback Shawn Springs lived in a home in The Reserve when he played for the ‘Skins in the mid-2000s, while former Wizards all-star point guard Gilbert Arenas lived in a Great Falls home adjacent to Georgetown Pike.

Image credit: HomeVisit