1099 14th Street NW, also known as Franklin Court, is a high-rise Postmodern office building located in Washington, D.C., in the United States.

By the 1930s, numerous retail shops and trendy nightclubs ringed Franklin Square and lined 14th Street.

[2] By the 1970s, encouraged by city zoning laws,[3] 14th Street had become a red-light district 10 blocks long.

[6] Among the more notable establishments along the Strip were Adam & Eve, Benny's Home of the Porno Stars, The Butterfly, Californian Steak House, Casino Royal, The Cocoon, This Is It?,[3] and the Pink Pussy.

About the same time, the Franklin Square Association – a group of building owners and investors with financial interests in the area – hired private investigators to record examples of liquor and zoning code violations.

The association's activities led to the arrest of many adult club owners and the closure of their businesses.

[3] In 1986, developers began tearing down many of the small, dilapidated structures along the Strip and started erecting tall, modern office buildings.

But a rapid rise in land prices along 14th Street led them to sell the property and build elsewhere.

It was a record price for a parcel of land in downtown Washington, D.C.[8] The Evans Partnership, a real estate investment firm formed by fashion entrepreneur Charles Evans and his brother-in-law, Michael Shure, was the new owner of the lot, while Chubb Realty provided the financing.

[10][11][12] Crimson Services, a property acquisition consultant, acted as go-between for Evans Partnership and 1330 L Street Associates.

Chubb Realty continued to hold a majority ownership stake, and Evans Partnership retained its minority interest as well.

[19] The interior floors and walls are clad in granite and marble, and all the common-area lighting fixtures are of bronze.

The tower, reported to be the highest yet built in the city, is a Neoclassical, open-air temple-like structure with a column set in each side.

This atrium pieces below-ground, giving occupants and visitors access to an underground retail arcade.

[24] In late summer 2015, the NLRB left the building for a new headquarters at 1015 Half Street SE.