It’s clear workers will never return in full force. Developers and local officials see an opportunity.
, a recently opened luxury apartment development in Alexandria. Though balconies have been added and the pair of concrete towers have been painted from brownish-beige to a more pleasant gray, they maintain the unmistakable, Brutalist-lite ambiance of a 1980s government office complex.
And, in fact, the last couple years have verged on something close to the end of the world for the region’s office market. Even before Covid, more efficient office layouts, the rise of coworking, and a growing supply of new trophy space were making older buildings an ever-harder sell.
Logical as it all sounds, turning a corporate floor plan into someplace livable is a lot more complicated than just replacing cubicles with bedrooms. “It is not for the faint of heart,” says Paul Dougherty, president of After: Foulger-Pratt plans to turn the former Justice Department building into 255 apartments. Rendering courtesy of Foulger-Pratt.
Before: The former Peace Corps headquarters at 20th and L streets is slated to become 163 apartments with a rooftop pool. Photograph by Evy Mages
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