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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.http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1000connecticutavenuenue-washington-dc-usa526 https://web.archive.org/web/20070521065244/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1000connecticutavenuenue-washington-dc-usa526 usurped May 21, 2007 1000 Connecticut Avenue Emporis.com 2008-07-13http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=40789 1000 Connecticut Avenue Skyscraperpage.com 2008-07-13http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1000connecticutavenuenue-washington-dc-usa https://web.archive.org/web/20070528183258/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1000connecticutavenuenue-washington-dc-usa usurped May 28, 2007 1000 Connecticut Avenue (original) Emporis.com 2008-07-13
Architect
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.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/19/AR2005081901812.html Corner Kick Forgey Benjamin 2005-08-05 The Washington Post 2008-07-27 This was one of several projects, including the United States Air Force Memorial that were underway when the architect died in 2005.James Ingo Freed FAIA Partner, 1980–2005 Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, pcf-p.com. Retrieved on 27 July 2008. The previous building was valued at approximately 25000000.http://www.tcjrnl.com/project_view.aspx?tab=2&id=538819&t=1000+Connecticut+Avenue Construction Journal: 1000 Connecticut Avenue Construction Journal 2008-07-27 The previous building served as the headquarters for real estate agency, Manta.http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_08djs6 1000 Connecticut Avenue (Manta) Manta 2008-07-27 The previous building rose to 153 ft; 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. Arent Fox Inks Deal for 1000 Connecticut Ave. NW Melissa Castro Washington Business Journal May 15, 2008 http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/05/12/daily40.html
See also
List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.
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