Goodbye DOT, Hello Constitution Center
22 01 2008The Department of Transportation has been gone from its D and 7th Street SW headquarters building for over 5 months now. Left in its absence, the building is undergoing a major transformation, shedding its old white marble exterior for the more modern and all too popular glass exterior.
The Building will also have a new name, Constitution Center. The most interesting part of the $220 million construction project, is that the developer is keeping the concrete skeleton of the building intact and not doing a complete demolition and rebuild.
Over the last few months, the building was completely gutted leaving the concrete interior intact. The developer will then rebuild out the interior and exterior. This method not only saves time, and of course money, but also reduces the environmental impact such a large project can have. The building is apparently on track to be ready for new tenets by 2010 and is shooting for LEED certification.
are they building in any ground floor retail? that seems to be popular as well..
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