A Look At The 9 Office-To-Residential Conversions On The Boards in DC
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:
- From Macy's to the YMCA: The Next 1,400 Units on the Boards for Ballston
- The 4 Big Projects In The Works In NoMa
- Hotels, A Public Park and The 1,400 Units In The Works For Union Market
- The 1,700 Units In Various Stages Around Dave Thomas Circle
- The 3,000 Units on the Boards from Trinidad to Gallaudet
- Malls, Trader Joe's and The 1,400 Units Coming to Friendship Heights
- The 4 Projects In The Works Near DC's Starburst Intersection
- The 1,600 Units In The Walter Reed/Takoma Development Pipeline
- The 800 Units On The Boards And Recently Delivered Around The Wharf
- 3 Down, 7 To Go: A Look At The Thousands of Units Coming to National Landing
- The Stacks, The Flats and The Concrete Plant: The 3,500 Units Coming to DC's Buzzard Point
- 23 And Counting: The Downtown Bethesda Development Boom
- Leasing or Limbo: The 4 Big Developments in The Tenleytown and AU Park Pipeline
- Hotels, Heating Plants and The 10 Developments Coming to Georgetown
- The Nearly 3,000 Units on the Boards For Navy Yard
- The 4 New Developments on the Boards For Adams Morgan
- The Nearly 1,000 Units on the Boards Along 14th Street
- The 7 Developments on the Boards In and Around Howard University
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
