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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office |
Location | 700 11th Street NW, Washington DC, United States |
Coordinates | 38°53′55″N77°01′38″W / 38.8985°N 77.0273°W |
Completed | 1992 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 13 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | David M. Childs |
700 Eleventh Street is a high-rise building and is the second tallest commercial building in Washington, D.C. The building is a twin building to Metro Center I, which is one block away. The building stands at 199 feet (61 meters) with 13 floors and was completed in 1992. It is currently the 6th-tallest building in Washington, D.C. The architectural firm who designed the building was the firms Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (New York), Melvin Mitchell Architects. [1] [2]
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