FRANKLIN TOWER

Franklin Tower is a 12-story office building located at 1401 I Street, N.W., in the East End of Washington, D.C. Originally constructed in 1967, the building was the first headquarters for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The building was redeveloped in 1991 after the DEA moved out. The redevelopment included a gutting of the building interior and a complete replacement of all systems and finishes, to position Franklin Tower as a Class A building. The first three floors of the south and east elevations are faced with Indiana limestone, accented with rust colored granite. The upper nine floors are finished in precast concrete, with punched windows, to continue the look and feel of the limestone below. The fourth-floor features central balconies with classical fluted columns on both the south and east facades. The north and west facades are brick with ribbon windows. The lobby of the building is finished with elegant Italian marble flooring, walls and columns and the space..

Primary location: Washington