▁its ▁completion , ▁the ▁building ▁rose ▁to ▁, ▁featuring ▁ 1 2 ▁flo ors . ▁The ▁building ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁office ▁and ▁par king ▁gar age . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁office ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁dow nt own ▁to ▁be ▁fully ▁sold ▁as ▁a ▁cond omin ium . ▁Non - pro fit ▁associations ▁and ▁lo bb ying ▁groups ▁like ▁the ▁American ▁Edu c ational ▁Research ▁Association ▁are ▁bu ying ▁flo ors ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁replace ▁their ▁previous ▁brown stone ▁town ▁houses ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁now ▁suitable ▁to ▁be ▁modern ▁offices . ▁ ▁The ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁Al k ridge , ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁post ▁modern ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁Al k ridge ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁building ▁by ▁NE ST ▁and ▁Tot ah ▁Vent ure , ▁market ing ▁organizations . ▁Before ▁ 1 4 3 0   K ▁Street ▁was ▁built , ▁two ▁buildings ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁this ▁building ▁to ▁take ▁place . ▁ ▁Ten ants ▁American ▁Edu c ational ▁Research ▁Association ▁American ▁Soci ological ▁Association ▁League ▁of ▁United ▁Latin ▁American ▁Cit iz ens ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁K ▁Street ▁( W ashington , ▁D . C .) ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁tall est ▁buildings ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Office ▁buildings ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Category : Sk ys cra per ▁office ▁buildings ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Category : Cond omin iums ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A>