There is new talk of tinkering with D.C.’s Height Act, the federal rule that limits most D.C. buildings to about 13 stories.
Mayor Bowser proposed raising D.C.'s building height limit in some places from 130 feet to 160 feet. Photo: Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Depending on whom you ask, that 113-year-old rule protects the sanctity of monumental Washington — or imposes a boxy, banal skyline.The topic is back on officials' minds after Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed raising the height limit in some corridors from 130 feet to 160 feet. The urgency comes with her goal toFormer D.C.
“I met an architect from Paris, which has a similar height requirement, who agreed that the height of the city is a defining characteristic,” Mendelson told Axios. “We’re the nation’s capital and there’s no reason we shouldn’t be on par with a city like Paris.” Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton spokesperson Sharon Nichols tells Axios that “decisions about the Height Act should be left to local D.C. leaders without federal involvement.”Congress would need to act on the Height Act. D.C. is unlikely to gain any home rule victories in the next two years with Republicans in control of the House.
On the other hand, this issue could actually garner the sympathies of the GOP House, if they act on their business-friendly sensibilities to raise the Height Act and back the mayor and real estate sector.
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