1000 Connecticut Avenue

Infobox skyscraper
building_name=1000 Connecticut Avenue
location=Washington, D.C., United States
use=Office
floor_count=12
architect=Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

1000 Connecticut Avenue is a high-rise skyscraper building located in the United States capital of Washington, D.C.. The current building at this address is one that replaced an original building constructed in 1956. [cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1000connecticutavenuenue-washington-dc-usa526|title=1000 Connecticut Avenue|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-07-13] [cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=40789|title=1000 Connecticut Avenue|publisher=Skyscraperpage.com|accessdate=2008-07-13] [cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1000connecticutavenuenue-washington-dc-usa|title=1000 Connecticut Avenue (original)|publisher=Emporis.com|accessdate=2008-07-13] 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. [cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/19/AR2005081901812.html|title=Corner Kick|last=Forgey|first=Benjamin |date=2005-08-05|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=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. [ [http://www.pcf-p.com/a/f/fme/jif/b/b.html "James Ingo Freed FAIA Partner, 1980–2005"] Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, pcf-p.com. Retrieved on 27 July 2008.] The current building is estimated to value approximately $ 25 million. [cite web|url=http://www.tcjrnl.com/project_view.aspx?tab=2&id=538819&t=1000+Connecticut+Avenue|title=Construction Journal: 1000 Connecticut Avenue|publisher=Construction Journal|accessdate=2008-07-27] [cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=40789|title=1000 Connecticut Avenue|publisher=Skyscraperpage.com|accessdate=2008-07-13] The current building currently serves as the headquarters for real estate agency, Manta. [cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_08djs6|title=1000 Connecticut Avenue (Manta)|publisher=Manta|accessdate=2008-07-27] The current building rises to convert|153|ft; due to the Heights of Buildings Act of 1910, the building's height was restricted to being lower than the United States Capitol building, which stands at 289 feet (88 m). [cite web|url=http://www.ncpc.gov/UserFiles/File/NCPC%20Commission%20Actions%20and%20EDRs/2007%20NCPC%20Commission%20Actions%20and%20EDRs/January%202007/1.4.07%20%20ZC%2006-13%20EDR%20%20CT%20Ave%20PUD_.pdf|title=CONSOLIDATED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND|date=2006-12-28|publisher=NCPC|accessdate=2008-07-27]

ee also

*List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.

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