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Main lobby. Photo © Alan Karchmer

Inside is a small lobby, where an exposed steel beam and equipment and supplies, and a new employee training area. The
polished concrete floors—the original pier deck surface—set the second floor office handles reservations and other administration.
stylistic tone. “PN Hoffman wanted a rough warehouse feel, not The rear of the second floor, including a mostly-covered outdoor
a carefully-crafted ship,” said McGraw. Blue glass panels allude area at the end, and the entire third floor are, as yet, unleased. The
to the water, if only aspirationally, given the actual color of developers are looking for special users, for whom the unique,
the Potomac. high-ceilinged space, unmatched views, and lively setting amid
StudioMB also designed operations and office space for an always-active water transportation hub are worth the fairly
Entertainment Cruises, the parent company of the Spirit of high rents and a bit of a hike to parking. “There is literally nothing
Washington boats. The first floor operations area is active around else like it in DC,” commented Bagnoli. “I feel confident they’ll
the clock, with desks for captains and first mates, prep kitchens for find tenants.”
onboard dining, locker rooms for staff, storage for cleaning

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