This occupied renovation in Washington, D.C.’s central business district incorporates a vertical expansion and connection of two office towers into a single 1-million-sq-ft lot.
The first phase of the rehabilitation of Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C., centered around relocating the historic Lockkeeper’s House, the oldest building on the National Mall.
For the contractor, the job was simple: renovate O.C. Tanner’s corporate headquarters without disturbing 1,300 people or the manufacturing and office operations that often ran 24 hours a day.
During its 77 years, the ELEMENTS Discovery Center has been used for shipping consolidation, professional basketball practice and boat storage. Turning it into a first-class office-furniture showroom was a major undertaking.
Built in 1925 as the Louisiana National Bank, then renovated as the State Office Building in the 1960s, the new Watermark hotel contains 144 guest rooms, conference centers, fitness areas and two restaurants.
The $23.08-million restoration and retrofit of the 1925 Virginia Hotel into the new Vantage State Building aimed to return the building to its original grandeur while incorporating modern amenities.
Almost 100 years after it opened, the historic Recreation Pier in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood was purchased in 2014 with the goal of restoring the head house and pier and converting it into a luxury hotel.
When the American Enterprise Institute purchased 1789 Massachusetts Ave. on Washington, D.C.’s Embassy Row in 2013, the National Historic Landmark was 12,000 sq ft too small for the institute’s needs.