1090 Vermont Avenue

1090 Vermont Avenue NW is a high-rise modernist office building in Washington, D.C., which is tied with the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel as the fourth-tallest commercial building in the city (). The building is 187 feet (57 metres) high and has 12 floors.Knight, Jerry. "M St. Luxury Hotel Planned." '' Washington Post.'' November 17, 1979. It contained about 160,000 square feet (14,880 square metres) of space when it first opened, but only 150,000 square feet (13,905 square metres) by 1998.Cleary, Mike. "New High-Tech High-Rise Will Set Rosslyn's Profile Soaring." '' The Washington Times.'' December 7, 1998. Internal build-outs increased the interior space to 187,000 square feet (17,391 square metres) by 2006.Adler, Neil. "Berman Lease Means D.C. Building Is Full." ''Washington Business Journal.'' October 25, 2006.

Several small buildings and a surface parking lot originally occupied the 14,927-square foot (1,388 square metre) site.Willmann, John B. "Short Takes on Realty." ''Washington Post.'' January 20, 1979. The John Akridge Companies acquired the location in January 1979 for about $200 a square foot. The buildings and parking lot were razed, and construction began in the spring of 1979.

The John Akridge Companies designed and built the structure. The building was jointly financed by Akridge and Mitsui Fudosan America, the United States branch of the giant Japanese real estate firm Mitsui Fudosan.

The building was largely completed in 1979. Although still under construction in April 1980, 90 percent of the building's space had already been leased. It had not yet been completed by May 1980,"Real Estate Notes." ''Washington Post.'' May 31, 1980. but internal construction ended later that year. The building has been described as "perfectly bland".

The building was one of five new structures built in the late 1970s which helped rejuvenate Vermont Avenue NW.Willmann, John B. "New Lease on Life in NW." ''Washington Post.'' October 6, 1980. Construction of the buildings marked the first time since the early 1970s that construction of new office buildings moved east of 15th Street NW rather than west. For many years in the 1980s, the building was managed by JMB Realty.

The building lobby, common areas, and elevators were upgraded in 1995. In 1998, The John Akridge Companies obtained a $21 million loan from HypoVereinsbank, a German investment bank, and used the cash to refinance its stake in the building. The cost averaged out to about $140 per square foot (0.093 square metres). Mitsui Fudosan America bought Akridge's stake in 1090 Vermont Avenue NW for $57 million in April 2007.Ramstack, Tom. "Akridge Upgrades East End Property." ''The Washington Times.'' April 26, 2007.

A 30-foot (9.15 metres) tall steel geometric sculpture titled "Sky Landscape" by sculptor Louise Berliawsky Nevelson stands across the street.Radcliffe, Donnie. "The AMA Honors Sculptor Louise Nevelson." ''Washington Post.'' March 11, 1983. The $640,000 piece of art was dedicated in March 1983.

See also

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

References

External links

1090 Vermont Ave. Web site1090 Vermont Avenue at Mitsui Fudosan America
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Office buildings completed in 1980
Skyscraper office buildings in Washington, D.C.
1980 establishments in Washington, D.C.