# Adaptive Use of an Historic ResourceOpening of Public Comment Period and Public Forum > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-24064 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** September 9, 1997 - **Citation:** 62 FR 47507 ## Text GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Adaptive Use of an Historic Resource--Opening of Public Comment Period and Public Forum The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announces the Thursday, September 4, 1997 invitation for public comment on Adaptive Use Concepts developed for the General Post Office, a mid-nineteenth century historic property also known as the Tariff Commission building located on Square 430, the city block between 7th & 8th Streets and E and F Streets, NW in Washington, District of Columbia. Copies of the Adaptive Use Concepts are available for public review at the following locations: (1) National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 301, Washington, DC (202-482-7200); (2) U.S. General Services Administration, National Capital Region, Portfolio Management, Suite 7600, 7th & D Sts., SW, Washington, DC 20407 (202- 708-5334); (3) Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G St., NW, Washington, DC (202-727-1111); and (4) Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 809, Washington, DC 20004. Direct comments on the Adaptive use concepts by Thursday, October 2, 1997 to: Elizabeth Gibson, Project Coordinator, GSA Portfolio Management, Suite 7600, 7th & D Sts., SW, Washington, DC 20407 (202-708-5334). Accordingly, the U.S. General Services Administration invites the public to a general information meeting at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 9, 1997. The second in a series of Public Forums concerning adaptive use of the historic resource will convene at the National Building Museum, Auditorium, 401 F St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001. The National Building Museum is located adjacent to the Judiciary Square Metro Station--Red Line. The purpose of the Public Forum is to continue to solicit public participation and comment in the identification of viable adaptive use concepts for the public building. GSA is seeking private investment to restore and reuse an important historic property that no longer has a viable Federal use. Adaptive use concepts must be financially viable and generate long term revenues for the federal government. GSA intends to retain ownership of the property for safekeeping while creating the opportunity for the private sector to change use of the property and keep it accessible for the public. The following adaptive use concepts were submitted to GSA and are under review for feasibility and viability: A.2 Housing; A.4 Housing; B.7 Mixed use--housing, retail, entertainment; B.9 Mixed use--housing retail, civic use; C.5 Hotel--limited service; C.8 Hotel--limited service; D.3 International trade--retail, wholesale; E.6 Institutional use--Crossroads Washington, a museum for the city of Washington. For additional information on the federal undertaking see the Internet Web Page http://www.gsa.gov/regions/r11/projects/sq430.htm. For additional information on the historic property see the Historic American Building Survey No. DC-219 and U.S. Department of Interior National Register No. 69000311. Dated: September 5, 1997. Arthur M. Turowski, Director, Portfolio Management Division, WPT. [FR Doc. 97-24064 Filed 9-8-97; 10:06 am] BILLING CODE 6820-23-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-24064. Public record. Not legal advice.