Arlington Scrapes the Sky with Platinum Poise

The first LEED Platinum office building in the Commonwealth of Virginia rests in Arlington Virginia, just steps away from the Rosslyn Metrorail exit of the Washington Metro bus and rail transit system. The property, located at 1812 N. Moore Street, is the third such building in the Washington Metropolitan region.

Monday properties and Arlington county worked in partnership to complete this site development. The location is the former home of the Newseum, a museum for news and broadcasting now located on Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. The site offers Arlington additional arts and cultural facilities. The building consists of 580,000 square feet of space, which includes the dome theater, exhibition space and a television studio. Arlington has graciously received a 10 year rent-free lease under a 15 year lease commitment, which will includes gradual increasing rent on most of the space for the last five years of the agreement.

The development of this project adheres to the objectives of the Arlington's Fresh AIRE, Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions program. Launched in January of 2007, the mission of Arlington's Fresh AIRE is to protect the health and economic well being of current and future generations by reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases by using sustainable technology. The program is dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 10% by 2012.

The building was approved December 2007 and is opening this year. The building is 35 stories and includes a office tower and retail space. The development of this project is a part of Arlington's strategy to revitalize a growing community to offer arts and culture while providing sustainable building designs.

The building will join a small list of Platinum LEED Certification ratings issued by the U.S. Building Council. The certification is the highest of its kind and represents Arlington's commitment to its county residents and community goals. The project is part of the Central Place redevelopment area as defined by the Rosslyn Sector Plan Addendum.

Davis Carter Scott was the architect responsible for the building design. Soaring at 390 ft., it is the tallest building in Washington DC Metropolitan. The building is column free with post-tensioned beam that has reinforced slabs. The high-performance unitized curtain wall has low-carbon energy efficient vision glass.