14th & W A New Mixed-Use Development in DC’s Core This project integrates luxury apartments, retail, a YMCA and existing historic facades into a contextual solution on the border of a historic residential district and a growing commercial zone. The project’s scale and the existence of five “historically contributing,” early 20 th -century row houses on 14th Street required the project to be approved by the Historic Preservation Review Board and the District of Columbia Office of Planning. HOK’s team designed the massing and materials to be respectful of but not subservient to the historic fabric. Massing and details at the corner of 14th and W streets help establish a strong presence on the corner. The design restored the facades of the row houses on 14th Street to a historically appropri

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