Development firm Akridge and its partner, Alcion Ventures, have finished its 1701 Rhode Island Ave. project in Washington, D.C. In addition, they have signed WeWork to occupy the 104,000-square-foot boutique office property.
“1701 Rhode Island allows WeWork to not only meet the increasing demand of the area, but also test out different concepts in the market as the company continues to evolve,” stated Zach Boroson, senior vice president, JLL.
Lex Miller, WeWork’s director of business operations, Northeast and mid-Atlantic, added, “WeWork 1701 Rhode Island Ave. NW is poised to be the city’s flagship location, and will be an exciting addition to the ever-expanding WeWork footprint. WeWork will occupy all seven floors and the penthouse of the newly constructed building, and the floor plan will be a mix of a standard WeWork, along with larger SKUs catering specifically to the increasing number of mid-market and enterprise members at WeWork. It will include some u
