The Equitable Co-operative Building Association is a historic building, located at 915 F Street,

Northwest, Washington, D.C. Northwest (NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city (NW, NE, S ...

, in the Penn Quarter neighborhood. As of November 2018, it houses the second location of the restaurant Succotash.

History

It was designed by Frederick B. Pyle, and

Arthur B. Heaton Arthur B. Heaton (November 12, 1875–December 6, 1951) was an American architect from Washington, D.C. During his 50-year career Heaton designed over 1,000 commissions, including many notable buildings listed on the National Register of Hist ...

in the Neoclassical style. It was the headquarters of the Equitable Co-operative Building Association, of

John Joy Edson John Joy Edson (May 17, 1846 – July 15, 1935), was president of the Washington Loan and Trust Company, Equitable Co-operative Building Association, treasurer of the American Geographical Society, and Chairman of the Board and treasurer of the N ...

. It was added to the

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in 1994, and is a contributing property to the Downtown Historic District. The 2009 property value of 915 F Street, NW is $3,155,100. It was owned by Abdul Khanu who operated the Platinum nightclub, Club Bounce. In 2009, Peter Andrulis III bought it and attempted to operate a Museum of Arts and Sciences. In 2011, Douglas Development Corp. bought it. In September 2017, Edward Lee opened a second location of Succotash restaurant in it after an extensive interior improvements. The architectural drawings are held at the

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20120423014638/http://data.greatbuildings.com/wiki/Equitable_Co-operative_Building_Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Equitable Co-operative Building Association Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Office buildings completed in 1911 Neoclassical architecture in Washington, D.C. Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Washington, D.C. Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)