SL 26-114 | Commission of Fine Arts

Location

2121 Virginia Avenue, NW
United States

Owner

D.C. Department of Buildings

Property

Office building

Description

New 9-story residential building

Review Type

Permit

Previous Review

SL 26-044

Submitted Documents

2121 VA Ave presentation

Letter

23 July 2026

Dear Mr. Holderness:

In its public meeting of 16 July, the Commission of Fine Arts approved, based on its prior review of the submission materials, the permit for the replacement of an existing eight-story office building with a new nine-story multifamily residential building, located at 2121 Virginia Avenue, NW (case number SL 26-114). As always, the staff is available to assist you with future submissions.

Sincerely,
/s/Thomas E. Luebke, FAIA
Secretary

Austen Holderness
Chief Development Officer
Carr Properties
1615 L Street, NW, Suite 650
Washington, DC 20036

cc: Sean Pichon, Michael Graves Architecture

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