600 Thirteenth Street
design architect
Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP
general contractor
Morse Diesel
Location & Year
Washington, D.C., 1997
category
High-rise Office
stories
12
size
340,000 SF
description read more
This new tower was designed to evoke the solidity and straightforward elegance of 1950’s commercial buildings with an exterior clad in limestone, granite and architectural pre-cast concrete scanning. The double-height expression of storefront windows gives a distinctive base to the building while providing retailers generously proportioned display windows facing all three street frontages.
The Main Lobby is finished in marble with custom-designed eight-foot torchieres, a grand chandelier and wall sconces. Tenant amenities include 20,000 square-feet of on-site retail, a white-tablecloth restaurant, an underground garage with parking for 150 cars, and access to the Metro subway through a station directly across from the building entrance.
awards
ENERGY STAR Label, 1999 2002 2005