Students and Lobbyists Will Occupy New York U. Building in Washington

New York University will break ground later this year on a 12-story building in downtown Washington (left) that will include five floors of dormitory suites as well as academic space and offices for university lobbyists.

The 75,000-square-foot building, at 13th and L Streets N.W., will house a Washington-semester program for students studying politics, economics, journalism, art history, and history, according to an article in Washington Square News, the university’s student newspaper. Lecture halls, seminar rooms, and offices will fill the lower floors.

The building was designed by Hickok Cole Architects to fit a 60-foot-wide lot just a few blocks north and east of the White House.

The lobby of New York U.’s new Washington home will feature a map of the city in one wall. (Hickok Cole Architects renderings)