[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 47507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24064]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Adaptive Use of an Historic Resource--Opening of Public Comment 
Period and Public Forum

    The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announces the 
Thursday, September 4, 1997 invitation for public comment on Adaptive 
Use Concepts developed for the General Post Office, a mid-nineteenth 
century historic property also known as the Tariff Commission building 
located on Square 430, the city block between 7th & 8th Streets and E 
and F Streets, NW in Washington, District of Columbia. Copies of the 
Adaptive Use Concepts are available for public review at the following 
locations: (1) National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, N.W., Suite 301, Washington, DC (202-482-7200); (2) U.S. 
General Services Administration, National Capital Region, Portfolio 
Management, Suite 7600, 7th & D Sts., SW, Washington, DC 20407 (202-
708-5334); (3) Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G St., NW, 
Washington, DC (202-727-1111); and (4) Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 809, Washington, DC 
20004. Direct comments on the Adaptive use concepts by Thursday, 
October 2, 1997 to: Elizabeth Gibson, Project Coordinator, GSA 
Portfolio Management, Suite 7600, 7th & D Sts., SW, Washington, DC 
20407 (202-708-5334).
    Accordingly, the U.S. General Services Administration invites the 
public to a general information meeting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, 
September 9, 1997. The second in a series of Public Forums concerning 
adaptive use of the historic resource will convene at the National 
Building Museum, Auditorium, 401 F St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001. The 
National Building Museum is located adjacent to the Judiciary Square 
Metro Station--Red Line. The purpose of the Public Forum is to continue 
to solicit public participation and comment in the identification of 
viable adaptive use concepts for the public building. GSA is seeking 
private investment to restore and reuse an important historic property 
that no longer has a viable Federal use. Adaptive use concepts must be 
financially viable and generate long term revenues for the federal 
government. GSA intends to retain ownership of the property for 
safekeeping while creating the opportunity for the private sector to 
change use of the property and keep it accessible for the public. The 
following adaptive use concepts were submitted to GSA and are under 
review for feasibility and viability: A.2  Housing; A.4  Housing; B.7  
Mixed use--housing, retail, entertainment; B.9  Mixed use--housing 
retail, civic use; C.5  Hotel--limited service; C.8  Hotel--limited 
service; D.3  International trade--retail, wholesale; E.6  
Institutional use--Crossroads Washington, a museum for the city of 
Washington.
    For additional information on the federal undertaking see the 
Internet Web Page http://www.gsa.gov/regions/r11/projects/sq430.htm. 
For additional information on the historic property see the Historic 
American Building Survey No. DC-219 and U.S. Department of Interior 
National Register No. 69000311.

    Dated: September 5, 1997.
Arthur M. Turowski,
Director, Portfolio Management Division, WPT.
[FR Doc. 97-24064 Filed 9-8-97; 10:06 am]
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