The advisor Washington calls when the residence has to be right.
Luxury leasing and sales for officials, executives, athletes and diplomats: a portfolio of residences at The Amaris, VIO and the Ritz-Carlton that comes back to market every year, and the DC record for price per square foot on a lease.
No. 1
Highest price per square foot on a residential lease in Washington, DC
16
Residences in the current leasing portfolio, furnished and unfurnished
3
Buildings where Robert has placed the most tenants and buyers in DC
$4,000 to $15,000
Monthly rents across the portfolio right now
Residences that come back to market on a calendar you can plan around.
Most of what Robert leases is not on a portal. The same homes at The Amaris, VIO and the Ritz-Carlton Residences turn over every year; the waitlist hears about each one two to three months before anyone else.
Built for the posting, the season and the signature.
An ambassador arriving in August, a cabinet official who needs a residence by the swearing-in, an athlete on a one-year contract, an executive whose board wants a furnished home with a two-month exit: each lease is drafted for the way the person actually lives and leaves.
- Diplomatic and corporate clauses negotiated on both sides of the table
- Furnished, turnkey residences with inventories signed at move-in
- Owners placed with tenants before the listing is public
- Renewal, resale and timing advice for the owner of the home
Three buildings, known floor by floor.
The Amaris
The Amaris is the curved glass condominium at the water's edge of The Wharf, completed in 2022 with 96 residences.
VIO
VIO is the glass condominium at the south end of The Wharf, at 45 Sutton Square SW, with a rooftop infinity pool over the Washington Channel.

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, West End
Two residential towers above the Ritz-Carlton hotel in the West End, with hotel services, Equinox and the hotel's restaurants and spa downstairs.
Robert J. Schlee
Global Advisor at Coldwell Banker Realty, based on Prospect Street in Georgetown. Robert has leased and sold more residences at The Amaris than any other advisor and holds the Washington, DC record for the highest price per square foot ever achieved on a residential lease.
His clients include senior government officials, professional athletes and executives of public companies. Their names stay with him; the results are on the record page and in the portfolio.
Questions
Who is Robert Schlee?
Robert J. Schlee is a Global Advisor with Coldwell Banker Realty in Georgetown, Washington, DC, specializing in luxury residential leasing and sales. He holds the record for the highest price per square foot on a residential lease in Washington, DC, and keeps a standing portfolio of residences at The Amaris, VIO and the Ritz-Carlton Residences that lease and re-lease every year.
What does a luxury leasing advisor do that a rental portal does not?
He places tenants before a residence is publicly listed, negotiates the diplomatic, corporate and early-termination clauses that executive and embassy leases need, and manages the move-in, furniture inventory and renewal for both sides.
Which neighborhoods does Robert cover?
Georgetown, the West End, The Wharf and Southwest Waterfront, Kalorama, Foggy Bottom and Capitol Hill, with the deepest inventory at The Wharf and in the West End.
How much are the residences in the leasing portfolio?
Current residences range from $4,000 to $15,000 per month, furnished and unfurnished, across The Amaris, VIO and the Ritz-Carlton Residences. Each is listed on the Coming Available page with its rent and furnishing.
Join the waitlist
Tell Robert what you need and when. He contacts the list first, before a residence is listed anywhere else.
Or call or text Robert directly at (202) 766-9892. Showings are by appointment and discretion is assumed.