Shaping the Future of the Watergate Hotel

Redevelopment plans may be stalled by resident action to have Watergate complex designated as a historical landmark.

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February 26, 2004, 2:00 PM PST

Residents of the Washington, D.C. landmark are seeking historic designation of the complex. Meanwhile, plans are underway for a private developer to convert the Watergate Hotel into 155 luxury condominiums. Some current Watergate residents have expressed concern that conversion of the hotel would eliminate the complex's historic mixed-use status. As one resident states, "To change the functionality of the [hotel] would change the functionality of the complex."

Thanks to Erin Clark

Read the full story: Watergate May Face Historic Holdup

Friday, February 20, 2004 in Washington Business Journal

History / Preservation District of Columbia

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