Central Place

{{Short description|Office and residential towers in Arlington, Virginia}}

{{For|the theory|Central place theory}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Central Place

| image = File:1812 North Moore.jpg

| caption = Central Place residential tower (left) and 1812 N Moore (right)

| completion_date = 2017 residential tower, 2018 office tower

| location = Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|38|53|46.2|N|77|4|16.6|W|format=dec|region:US-VA|display=inline,title}}

| altitude = ~{{convert|70-90|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}

| owner = JBG Smith

| building_type = Office tower, residential tower, ground floor retail and plaza, observation deck, above ground parking

| antenna_spire = Central Place Tower {{convert|391|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}

Residential Tower {{convert|355|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}

| floor_count = 32 (Central Place Tower)

31 (Residential Tower){{cite web|url=http://www.enr.com/articles/40077-central-place-development-transforms-rosslyn-skyline|title=Central Place Development Transforms Rosslyn Skyline|publisher=Engineering News-Record}}

| floor_area = {{convert|1000000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_ground/2014/07/ceb-to-anchor-planned-rosslyn-office-tower.html|title=With sign issue resolved, CEB to anchor planned Rosslyn tower|publisher=American City Business Journals}}

| architect = Beyer Blinder Belle

| main_contractor = JBG Smith

}}

Central Place is a mixed-use development in Arlington, Virginia, consisting primarily of Central Place Tower (headquarters of Gartner and CoStar Group{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2024 |title=CoStar Group Strikes Deal to Secure Relocation of Headquarters to Arlington, Virginia |url=https://www.costargroup.com/press-room/2024/costar-group-strikes-deal-secure-relocation-headquarters-arlington-virginia |url-status=live |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=CoStar Group}}) to the south, and a residential tower to the north, with a plaza between them. The office tower is home to Virginia's second public observation deck, after the City Hall of Richmond, Virginia, located nearly {{convert|490|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} above sea level,{{cite web | url=http://www.rosslynva.org/go/central-place | title=Central Place | publisher=Rosslyn BID | access-date=2017-01-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005134/http://www.rosslynva.org/go/central-place | archive-date=2017-02-02 | url-status=dead }} and is the highest public location in the Washington metropolitan area.{{cite web | url=http://www.jbgsmith.com/property/office/CENTRAL-PLACE-TOWER/3313366 | title=Central Place Tower | publisher=JBG Smith}}

History

Design began in 2002 and construction was set to begin in 2008, but was delayed to 2014 due to the Great Recession. The complex is located directly above the Rosslyn station of the Washington Metro and some bedrock, presenting engineering challenges.

File:CEB_Building.jpg

See also

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