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In the Washington D.C. street grid there are three unconnected east-to-west street segments designated as K Street NW / NE, and also a southern K Street. The middle segment of K Street NW / NE, which carries a segment of U.S. Route 29, begins in the city's Northwest quadrant as K Street NW, just west of the abutment of the old Aqueduct Bridge on the Georgetown waterfront.
In 1910, the 61st United States Congress enacted a new law which raised the overall building height limit to 130 feet (40 m), but restricted building heights to the width of the adjacent street or avenue plus 20 feet (6.1 m); thus, a building facing a 90-foot (27 m)-wide street could be only 110 feet (34 m) tall. [5]
The boundaries were defined by the Potomac River and 24th Street, running north to H Street, east on H Street to 22nd Street to the city boundary (Boundary Road, today called Florida Avenue). [2] In June 1867, at lot was purchased on 23rd Street near Washington Circle, and Emlen T. Littell was selected to design the new church to be built. [3]
The K Street Bridge is a complex of bridges over Rock Creek and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway in Washington, D.C. The lower level of the bridge carries the surface street K Street , while the upper level carries the Whitehurst Freeway ( U.S. Route 29 ) which terminates and merges into K Street immediately east of the bridge.
[49] [106] Washington, D.C.'s street grid was extended, where possible, throughout the district starting in 1888. [114] Georgetown's streets were renamed in 1895. [50] Some streets are particularly noteworthy, including Pennsylvania Avenue, which connects the White House to the Capitol; and K Street, which houses the offices of many lobbying ...
1900 K Street is a high-rise building located in Washington, D.C., United States. The building broke ground in 1995, with its construction being completed in 1996. The building rises to 52 metres (171 ft), containing 13 floors and a total floor area of 102,851 m 2 .
One Franklin Square is a high-rise building at 1301 K Street NW, in Downtown Washington, D.C ... the 1300 block of K Street NW across ... towers rising 90 feet (27 m ...
As of July 2008, the structure stands as the 32nd-tallest building in the city, tied in rank with 1310 G Street, 1430 K Street, 1875 K Street, the Westin Washington, D.C. City Center, the Executive Tower, 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue the Capital Hilton and The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center. The building is composed entirely of commercial ...