1625 Eye Street
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1625 Eye Street is a high-rise skyscraper
building located in Washington, D.C.
, United States
. Its construction began in 2001 and was completed in 2003. The building rises to 160 feet (48.8 m), featuring 12 floors and 10 elevators to serve those 12 floors. The construction of this building replaced the Cafritz Building, which also used the same address as this building. The architect of the building was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Washington), who designed the postmodern design of the building. The material of the postmodern design includes steel and glass. The building serves as an office use building and as a parking garage. The building is operated by Brookfield Properties
. The building was originally operated and developed by Union Labor Life Insurance Company, though in late 2003, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (Washington) bought the operations to the building for $
157 million.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
building located in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its construction began in 2001 and was completed in 2003. The building rises to 160 feet (48.8 m), featuring 12 floors and 10 elevators to serve those 12 floors. The construction of this building replaced the Cafritz Building, which also used the same address as this building. The architect of the building was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Washington), who designed the postmodern design of the building. The material of the postmodern design includes steel and glass. The building serves as an office use building and as a parking garage. The building is operated by Brookfield Properties
Brookfield Properties
Brookfield Office Properties Inc. is a North American commercial real estate company. Brookfield Asset Management owns fifty percent of its outstanding common shares. The company has its headquarters operations in New York City and Toronto...
. The building was originally operated and developed by Union Labor Life Insurance Company, though in late 2003, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (Washington) bought the operations to the building for $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
157 million.