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This would be very unfortunate. It would make it much more difficult to redevelop L'Enfant into a pedestrian-friendly area. This building sits directly on top of the Orange/Blue and Green/Yellow lines. 3-4 office buildings or residential buildings could probably be built one the land that is just occupied by the current HUD building. It's difficult to imagine a more inefficient use of land in such a central area of the city. Granting the HUD building historical status could also inhibit the redevelopment of Southwest and the DC waterfront that is already occurring. There has already been significant progress on rehabilitating the Nassif building (former DOT headquarters across the street). That building was perhaps an even greater eyesore than the HUD headquarters.

by Ben on Jun 12, 2008 10:39 am • link • report

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