901 New York Avenue NW is a mid-rise Postmodern high-rise located in Downtown Washington, D.C., in the United States.

The structure was developed by Boston Properties to help revitalize the Mount Vernon Square neighborhood, and was completed in 2005.

Boston Properties closed the parking lot on the site in late August 2002 and began building construction the following month.

The neighborhood was originally a vibrant business district with sizeable Victorian homes, but the area went into a steep decline in the 1930s.

[8] Under a city policy known as "residential linkage," Golub/Willco could construct their office building if they created or renovated low-income housing elsewhere.

[12] Monument Realty proposed two uses for the 51,000-square-foot (4,700 m2) lot; a 530,000-square-foot (49,000 m2) office and retail complex, or a 1,000-room hotel to serve visitors at the D.C. convention center.

Although media outlets reported that Boston Properties intended to build a hotel on the site, the company said it had never seriously considered the possibility.

Rather, they had intended to construct an office building for occupancy by government agencies, law firms, and trade associations.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had requested proposals from real estate firms for the construction of a new 630,000-square-foot (59,000 m2) headquarters.

[15] The Zoning Commission did so because Monument Realty had agreed two years earlier to pay into a city-run affordable housing construction fund and spend $2 million to build three townhouses in a low-income area — satisfying the "residential linkage" requirement.

[12] But six months later, in November 2001, the law firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner signed a letter of intent to lease 225,000 square feet (20,900 m2) of the building.

It also announced that the 27,000 square feet (2,500 m2) ground floor would be devoted to retail, with four levels of underground parking.

[18] The Finnegan firm's contract was signed in March 2002, at which time Boston Properties increased the floor space to 535,000-square-foot (49,700 m2) and delayed the expected completion date to late 2004.

[20][21] A month after construction began, the law firm of Shea & Gardner signed a lease at 901 New York Avenue for 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of space.

[22] In February 2003, the law firm of Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy signed a lease for 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of space (even though the media had previously reported that it had turned down Boston Properties).

[23] In May 2004, the law firm of Piper Rudnick reportedly signed a lease for 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of space in the building,[24] but the firm later opted for a lease for 230,000 square feet (21,000 m2) in a Boston Properties building located at 505 Ninth Street NW.

The construction of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center left the city with very few hotel rooms to accommodate the greatly expanded number of visitors expected.

In the fall of 2004, the WCSA study stated that one of three options was to seize 901 New York Avenue NW and build a 1,500-room convention center hotel on the site.

[26] However, Clark Construction Group, the general contractor on the $54 million building, says the interior space is 530,000 square feet (49,000 m2).

The wall alongside the staircase comprises decorative panels wrapped in fabric, wood trim, and stainless steel accents.

New Orleanians say the cuisine's the real thing, starting with the biscuits, served with a pepper jelly and cream cheese condiment, continuing to deviled eggs, charbroiled oysters, and crabmeat and artichoke gratin starters, and even further to jambalaya, étouffée, red snapper in an almondine sauce and barbecue shrimp.