The Army and Navy Club Building is a high-rise building 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....

 The building rises 12 floors

Storey

A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...

 and 157 feet (48 m) in height. The building was designed by architectural firm Shalom Baranes Associates PC and was completed in 1987. As of July 2008, the structure stands as the 24th-tallest building in the city, tied in rank with 1620 L Street

1620 L Street

1620 L Street is a high-rise building in Washington, D.C. The building rises 12 floors and in height. The building was designed by architectural firm Smith, Segreti, Tepper, McMahon & Harned and was completed in 1989...

, 1333 H Street

1333 H Street

1333 H Street is a high-rise building in Washington, D.C. The building rises 12 floors and in height. It was completed in 1982. As of July 2008, the structure stands as the 24th-tallest building in the city, tied in rank with 1620 L Street, 1010 Mass, 1000 Connecticut Avenue, the Republic...

, 1000 Connecticut Avenue

1000 Connecticut Avenue

1000 Connecticut Avenue will be a high-rise skyscraper building located in the United States capital of Washington, D.C.. This building will replace a previous one, built in 1956, that was demolished in the winter of 2007...

, the Republic Building

Republic Building (Washington, D.C.)

The Republic Building is a high-rise building in Washington, D.C. The building rises 13 floors and in height. It was designed by architectural firm Smith McMahon Architects, and was completed in 1991...

, 1010 Mass

1010 Mass

1010 Mass is a high-rise building in Washington, D.C. The building rises 15 floors and in height. The building was designed by architectural firm Esocoff & Associates and was completed in 2007, making it one of the most recently constructed high-rises in the city...

, 1111 19th Street

1111 19th Street

1111 19th Street is a high-rise building in Washington, D.C. The building rises 12 floors and in height. The building was designed by architectural firm Heery International and was completed in 1979...

 and the The Watergate Hotel and Office Building

Watergate complex

The Watergate complex is a group of five buildings next to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. in the United States. The site contains an office building, three apartment buildings, and a hotel-office building...

. The Army and Navy Club Building is an example of modern architecture

Modern architecture

Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...

, and is classified as a mixed use building; it is composed mostly of office space, with 337000 square feet (31,308.3 m²) of commercial area, but also contains a clubhouse for The Army and Navy Club that includes a conference center, restaurant, hotel rooms and fitness center. The three basement

Basement

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 levels are used as parking space

Parking space

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, containing a 177-lot parking garage.