Intelligent Real Estate Investments - Hines
In 1990, Hines was hired by the United States Postal Service to renovate and restore its historic city post office in Washington, D.C. Later renamed Postal Square, the project includes 950,822 square feet of office space, 10,000 square feet of retail services, a 40,000-square-foot postal facility, a 75,000-square-foot National Postal Museum and parking for 420 cars. The historic renovation and completion of a new 300,000-square-foot structure addition to the inner courtyard was completed in June of 1992. The Postal Museum, which was designed by Florance Eichbaum Esocoff King, was completed in July of 1993. The Historic Lobby at Postal Square is available to corporations and non-profit organizations as a special occasion venue.

Address

  • 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC

Location

  • West side of Union Station bounded by Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Street on Capitol Hill

Architect

  • Shalom Baranes Associates

Building Details

  • 858,000 square feet
  • 6 floors

Awards

  • By the D.C. Preservation League for outstanding achievement in historic preservation
  • Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Star Award Winner in the Ornamental Plaster Category
  • Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Star Award Finalist - Special Construction
  • Craftsmanship Award - Masonry - Exterior Stone Category
  • Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Award - Mechanical Category
  • ABC Award for First place for Excellence in Construction - Renovation ($4 million and over)
  • AIA Merit Award for the USPS North Capital Station - Interior Architecture category
  • AIA Merit Award in the Historic Preservation/Renovation category
  • Local, Regional
  • ABC Award for First Place for Excellence in Construction - Institutional ($8 million and over)