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800 17th Street/PNC Place, a new 365,000 square foot office building, will be built at the corner of 17th & H Streets, NW, just two blocks from the White House. PNC's regional headquarters and offices will occupy a portion of the building, with approximately 300,000 square feet available for lease. A PNC branch bank will be located on the retail level.
"800 17th Street/PNC Place brings to the
"This high-performance Gensler-design in the heart of
PNC currently has more LEED-certified buildings than any other company in
the world. In
"800 17th Street/PNC Place, the first LEED Platinum office development in
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Through the collaboration of Gensler architects and green building consultant Paladino & Company, the building design envisions unique, environmentally focused attributes. These include the Eco Lobby, featuring a three-story climate wall that radiantly cools the lobby with flowing water. The climate wall parallels a glass walking bridge over the open portion of the concourse below. 800 17th Street/PNC Place will be capped with a green roof to increase energy efficiency and filter storm water.
Completion of the new 12-story building is expected in the 2nd quarter of 2010.
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The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (http://www.pnc.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management; asset management and global fund services.
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