WASHINGTON, DC-Two agencies, the Commission on Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission are currently formulating plans to rehabilitate the Federal Home Loan Bank Board headquarters here.

The 320,000-square-foot federally-owned office building at 1700 G St. NW, is located a block from the White House and was built 38 years ago, according to the Washington Business Journal. The Commission on Fine Art's states the modernization program's budget is $112.3 million.

The building is currently under construction for federal historic designation. The proposed improvements at the property include a rooftop play yard to serve the basement child care center, a green roof, interior renovations and lobby redesign, new exterior security measures, new landscaping to create a public plaza and the addition of slot windows on the facade to allow light into the stairwells. See story in the Washington Business Journal.

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