Historic DC building with highway ramp inside sells for $17M

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Historic DC building with highway ramp inside sells for $17M

LaDawn Black | [e-mail]
May 30, 2026, 12:09 PM

The historic Liberty Loan Building in Southwest D.C. has been sold to a Virginia business executive for $17 million, according to deed records.

The General Services Administration said the deal will remove a costly, underused federal asset from its books.

The 1918 building at 401 14th St. SW spans about 174,000 square feet on a 2.76-acre property overlooking the Tidal Basin. It is perhaps best known for the traffic ramp from Maine Avenue to Interstate 395 that runs through it.

The sale is part of the federal government’s broader push to unload what it says is underutilized real estate.

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LaDawn Black
LaDawn Black is a digital writer and editor with WTOP News.
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[greatauntoftriplets]

1. They damn near gave that building away.

That's under $100 PSF.

[IronLionZion]

2. I've driven under than building many times