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NPRjunkieDC t1_j1qooyx wrote

You're right to call it will not really be luxury. Shiny with doorman etc but cheaply built like most or all of the new construction in DC

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9throwawayDERP t1_j1qys5s wrote

they are keeping lots of the old concrete mall, including some of the thick-ass brick walls. it looks to be a partial re-skinning.

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NPRjunkieDC t1_j1qz8ne wrote

That could be good news. When they updated the IMF building on 19th/H St, it took forever and more expensive, apparently, than rebuilding the whole 9/10 floors .

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