| 1000 Connecticut Avenue | |
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 1000 Connecticut Avenue in 2024 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners |
1000 Connecticut Avenue is a high-rise building located in the United States capital of Washington, D.C. This building replaced a previous structure, built in 1956, which was demolished in the winter of 2007. [1] [2] [3]
The architect of the current building was James Ingo Freed, who teamed with New York firm of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners to design the postmodern structure of the building. [4] This was one of several projects, including the United States Air Force Memorial that were underway when the architect died in 2005. [5] The previous building was valued at approximately US$25,000,000. [2] [6] The previous building served as the headquarters for real estate agency, Manta. [7] The previous building rose to 153 feet (47 m); due to the Heights of Buildings Act of 1910, the building's height was restricted to being lower than the width of the right-of-way of the avenue on which the building fronts. The new 1000 Connecticut Avenue was completed in 2012. A law firm, Arent Fox, leases eight floors of the building. [8]
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