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But in advance of even having the opportunity to do it, there was a close to two-year request for proposal, like a process that was put out by the General Services Administration. So it was this really arduous government procurement process. that we were competing against so many different people for the opportunity, which a lot of people said it was a gigantic waste of time.

But I looked at that, and I think so did a lot of the other bidders, and say it's worth trying to put the best vision forward.

But I looked at that, and I think so did a lot of the other bidders, and say it's worth trying to put the best vision forward.

But I looked at that, and I think so did a lot of the other bidders, and say it's worth trying to put the best vision forward.

I fell in love, yeah.

I fell in love, yeah.

I fell in love, yeah.

So I think the greatest asset was already there. the exterior of the building, which we meticulously restored. And any addition to it had to be done sort of very gently in terms of any signage additions. And the interior spaces were completely dilapidated. It had been a post office. Then it was used for a really rundown food court and government office spaces.

So I think the greatest asset was already there. the exterior of the building, which we meticulously restored. And any addition to it had to be done sort of very gently in terms of any signage additions. And the interior spaces were completely dilapidated. It had been a post office. Then it was used for a really rundown food court and government office spaces.

So I think the greatest asset was already there. the exterior of the building, which we meticulously restored. And any addition to it had to be done sort of very gently in terms of any signage additions. And the interior spaces were completely dilapidated. It had been a post office. Then it was used for a really rundown food court and government office spaces.

It was actually losing $6 million a year. When we got the concession to build it and when we won and became one of, I think, a great example of public-private partnerships working together. But I think the biggest challenge in having such a radical use conversion is... just how you lay it out.

It was actually losing $6 million a year. When we got the concession to build it and when we won and became one of, I think, a great example of public-private partnerships working together. But I think the biggest challenge in having such a radical use conversion is... just how you lay it out.

It was actually losing $6 million a year. When we got the concession to build it and when we won and became one of, I think, a great example of public-private partnerships working together. But I think the biggest challenge in having such a radical use conversion is... just how you lay it out.

So the amount of time I would get on that Acela twice a week, three times a week to spend day trips down in Washington, and we would walk every single inch of the building, laying out the floor plans, debating over the configuration of a room. There were almost 300 rooms and there were almost 300 layouts. So nothing could be repeated.

So the amount of time I would get on that Acela twice a week, three times a week to spend day trips down in Washington, and we would walk every single inch of the building, laying out the floor plans, debating over the configuration of a room. There were almost 300 rooms and there were almost 300 layouts. So nothing could be repeated.

So the amount of time I would get on that Acela twice a week, three times a week to spend day trips down in Washington, and we would walk every single inch of the building, laying out the floor plans, debating over the configuration of a room. There were almost 300 rooms and there were almost 300 layouts. So nothing could be repeated.

Whereas when you're building from scratch, you have a box and you decide where you want to add things. you know, potential elements and you kind of can stack the floor plan all the way up. But when you're working within a building like this, every single room was different. You see the setback. So the setback then required you to move the plumbing. So there was no, it was really a labor of love.

Whereas when you're building from scratch, you have a box and you decide where you want to add things. you know, potential elements and you kind of can stack the floor plan all the way up. But when you're working within a building like this, every single room was different. You see the setback. So the setback then required you to move the plumbing. So there was no, it was really a labor of love.

Whereas when you're building from scratch, you have a box and you decide where you want to add things. you know, potential elements and you kind of can stack the floor plan all the way up. But when you're working within a building like this, every single room was different. You see the setback. So the setback then required you to move the plumbing. So there was no, it was really a labor of love.

And to do something like this, and that's why I think renovation, we had it with Doral as well. It was $700,000. rooms over 650 acres of property. And so every single unit was very different and complicated. Not as complicated in some ways. The scale of it was so massive, but not as complicated as the old post office. But it required a level of precision. And I think in real estate, you have a