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A Look At The 9 Office-To-Residential Conversions On The Boards in DC

  • October 2nd

by UrbanTurf Staff

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Today, UrbanTurf takes a look at the office-to-residential conversions on the boards in DC. Check out the full rundown below. 

In case you missed them, here are the neighborhood development rundowns that UrbanTurf has covered thus far this year:


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A rendering of the conversion. Click to enlarge.

2100 M Street NW

Post Brothers has filed plans to convert 2100 M Street NW (map) into a 13-story, 400-unit apartment building. As part of the conversion, the existing building's facade will be modernized and four new levels will be added to the property. The project, designed by Eric Colbert and Associates, will have approximately 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and 178 below-grade parking spaces. 


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A rendering of 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW.

1201 Connecticut Avenue NW

A Dupont Circle office building constructed over 80 years ago has been slated for conversion to a residential development. 

Duball filed plans earlier this year with DC's Historic Preservation Office (HPO) to convert the Longfellow Building at 1201 Connecticut NW (map) into a 161-unit apartment project. The 12-story building will be renovated, and the ground floor will consist of retail and residential amenity space. A pool and other indoor and outdoor amenity spaces will be added to the roof. 

Designed by Maurice Walters, the facades of the conversion will be renovated "to restore the building to a condition that is closer to its original 1941 Lescaze design."


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1133 19th Street NW

Foulger Pratt has plans to turn the 12-story office building at 1133 19th Street NW (map), that was once the one-time headquarters of MCI Communications Corp., into a new residential building with approximately 181 apartments. The new development, designed by WDG Architecture, will have retail on the ground floor and a residents-only cafe on the penthouse level. 


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Activated alley space. Click to enlarge.

2121 Ward Place

ONE Street Commercial Properties is redeveloping the former office buildings at 2121 Ward Place, 2112 and 2115 Ward Court NW (map) into a 48-unit apartment project with two cafe/retail concepts.

One of the more interesting aspects of the new development, designed by Rich Markus Architects, is that it would take an inactive alleyway and convert it into a pedestrian-friendly space with a number of retail options. The office buildings are also located where Duke Ellington was born, and the developer tells UrbanTurf that an ode to the jazz musician will be worked into the project. 


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Rendering of 1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW.

1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW

DC's Historic Preservation Office (HPO) recently recommended approval for a 157-unit apartment conversion pitched for the office building at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW (map). The stone exterior and 90-foot volume of the building, owned by National Real Estate Advisors, would not change as the interior is reworked for residential units.

Developed in 1972, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue is located at the northeast corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 17th Street NW. The building was renovated and redeveloped for continued office use in 1995. Eric Colbert and Associates is in charge of the design of the conversion. 


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A rendering of the conversion of 1825-1875 Connecticut Avenue NW. Click to enlarge.

1825-1875 Connecticut Avenue NW

Post Brothers is working to convert the Universal buildings at 1825-1875 Connecticut Avenue NW (map) into The Geneva, a sprawling residential development with upwards of 600 apartments. 

The conversion, designed by Handel Architects, would result in a 120-foot tall project with a new facade. The development will include inclusionary zoning units, according to the development team, and will likely include family-sized residences. The two-story theatre building along Florida Avenue will be removed to make room for a redesigned entrance for the new development.


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1735 K Street NW.

1735 K Street NW

The DC hospitality startup Placemakr, formerly known as WhyHotel, has plans to convert the 1960s-era office building at 1735 K Street NW (map) into a mixed-use project that will offer hybrid lodging as well as traditional apartments. 

"Placemakr expects to operate the building with a mix of stays ranging from a short nightly stay to a traditional apartment length," documents filed with DC's Board of Zoning Adjustment stated. "The building will also feature hospitality-like amenities, as well as ground floor retail space. The applicant is adaptively reusing the existing office building and none of the existing zoning characteristics of the building will change."


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1425 New York Avenue

Foulger-Pratt is in the process of converting the 1990s-era office building at 1425 New York Avenue NW (map) into 255 rental apartments above commercial space. The conversion required the blessing of the Secret Service as the office building sits less than a block from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The New York Avenue development is designed by WDG Architecture.


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1125 15th Street NW

The former home to the Department of Homeland Security near Thomas Circle is on its way to being converted into a large residential project. 

Lincoln Property is working to convert the 50 year-old office building at 1125 15th Street NW (map) into 264 residential units above 2,618 square feet of retail. Hickok Cole is the architect. The new development would have below-grade parking and a rooftop pool. The site's D-6 zoning exempts the project from Inclusionary Zoning requirements.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/a_look_at_the_9_office-to-residential_conversions_on_the_boards_in_dc/22772.

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