[2] Several small buildings and a surface parking lot originally occupied the 14,927-square foot (1,388 square metre) site.

[11] The building was one of five new structures built in the late 1970s which helped rejuvenate Vermont Avenue NW.

[2] In 1998, The John Akridge Companies obtained a $21 million loan from HypoVereinsbank, a German investment bank, and used the cash to refinance its stake in the building.

[5] Mitsui Fudosan America bought Akridge's stake in 1090 Vermont Avenue NW for $57 million in April 2007.

[13] A 30-foot (9.1-metre) tall steel geometric sculpture titled "Sky Landscape" by sculptor Louise Berliawsky Nevelson stands across the street.