The Watergate Office Building, known best for the 1972 break-in on its 6th floor that led to the resignation of President Nixon. 40 years after the scandal, the building is about to be renovated. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
The stunning view of the Potomac River is seen
from the
11th floor of the Watergate office building.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
Here's the view from the 6th floor of the
Watergate of the
former Howard Johnson's hotel across Virginia
Avenue, where Nixon's burglars stayed. The hotel
is now a George Washington University dorm.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
The 6th floor suite of offices at the Watergate
that once housed DNC headquarters, was turned into
a temporary art gallery Monday night during a
special 40th anniversary commemoration organized
by Washington Post Live. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
The 6th floor of the building where the famous
break-in took place looks like any other office
building. There's talk that there was once a
plaque on this floor commemorating its history,
but the new owners of the building did not find
any plaque. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
Real estate company Penzance, which now owns the
Watergate office building, is renovating it
beginning this week. Here's what it will look like
on the outside. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WASHINGTON – The crime that happened within its walls led to the first and only resignation of a U.S. President: Richard Nixon.
Forty years after the Watergate scandal, the office building of the same name is headed for a renovation starting this week.
“The vision is to return the building to its glory. It’s a work of art,” says Matt Pacinelli, senior vice president of leasing at Penzance. The real estate company bought the building in November 2011.
The 11-story building, one of five in the complex, dates to 1967.