Builders are hard at work making sure the Obamas new Washington home is up to scratch, just 14 days before the First Family has to vacate the White House. Workers were seen at the property on Friday morning, constructing a new wall as part of the ongoing renovations ahead of the President's arrival. Photos taken in the DC street also show other work being done on different areas of the home. Renovations have been ongoing for the past few weeks, after the Obamas said they were moving to the $5.3million home in Kalorama (inset, the interior of the home is seen) - one of Washington DC's most elegant neighborhoods - so 15-year-old Sasha Obama can finish out high school at the Sidwell Friends School.
Builders are hard at work making sure the Obamas new Washington home is up to scratch, just 14 days before the First Family has to vacate the White House.
Workers were seen at the property on Friday morning, constructing a new wall as part of the ongoing renovations ahead of the President';;;s arrival.
Photos taken in the DC street also show other work being done on different areas of the home.
Builders are hard at work making sure the Obamas new Washington home is up to scratch, just 14 days before the First Family has to vacate the White House
A man is seen scrubbing the bricks on the under-construction wall outside the Obamas new Washington DC home
The massive house is set to welcome the First Family after President Obama says goodbye to the Oval Office in just two weeks
Renovations have been ongoing for the past few weeks, after the Obamas said they were moving to the $5.3million home in Kalorama - one of Washington DC';;s most elegant neighborhoods - so 15-year-old Sasha Obama can finish out high school at the Sidwell Friends School.
Construction permits obtained by TMZ last month show the home will also be outfitted with an upgraded electrical system as well as a cat walk over one staircase.
While the stately home is situated just off the street, Secret Service will be guarding the property and an enhanced security system will be installed.
The contractors will also ';;convert one garage stall into an office with [a] new bathroom';;, according to permits obtained by TMZ.
A crew works on the construction of a fence along the front of the future home of President Barack Obama and the First Family
A Secret Service booth is seen at the new Washington DC home where the First Family will live after leaving the White House
A crew member hoses down part of the new brick wall being built outside the Obamas new Washington DC home on Friday morning
A trio of workers is seen working on the wall outside the Obamas home in DC. Renovations have been underway on the property for weeks
Photos taken in the DC street also show other work being done on different areas of the home
Two women are seen walking outside the home where the Obamas are set to live after they leave the White House later this month
There';;s already an upstairs office, in addition to the one being built in the garage, suggesting there';;s plenty more to come from both Barack and Michelle Obama.
The Obamas are leasing the house from Bill Clinton';;s former press secretary Joe Lockhart and his wife Giovanna Gray, who works for Glamour magazine.
The home, built in 1928 with nine bedrooms and eight and a half baths, is tastefully decorated in a white, beige and grey palette.
It comes after it was revealed earlier this week the Obamas will be nearly neighbors with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
The 35-year-old businesswoman and her real estate mogul husband have completed a deal for a home in the same neighborhood as the First Family, according to the Washingtonian.
The six-bedroom home is located on the 2000 block of Tracy Place, and was sold in December for a cool $5.5million.
The First Family is staying in Washington DC so 15-year-old Malia can finish high school with her friends
This real estate listing photograph shows what the property looked like prior to the renovations ahead of the Obamas arrival
The Obamas decided to stay in DC so 15-year-old Sasha can finish out high school at the Sidwell Friends School. Malia Obama is taking a gap year before heading to Harvard
Pictured is the master bedroom at the Washington DC home - which the Obamas will move into after the leave the White House in two weeks
The Obamas decided to stay in DC so 15-year-old Sasha can finish out high school at the Sidwell Friends School. Malia Obama is taking a gap year before heading to Harvard
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha (second from right) and Malia (left) are seen in Hawaii last month during their holiday vacation. The First Family is staying in DC after the President leaves office
Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha (back left) and Malia, step off Air Force One at Joint Base Cape Cod to take Marine One to Martha';s Vineyard for a vacation, Aug. 6, 2016
