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D.C.’s Buildings Have Peaked: The Height Rule, Explained

D.C.’s Buildings Have Peaked: The Height Rule, Explained

Update: 2019-12-17
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What’s with the height limit on D.C. buildings? And if there were no limit, would the city be more affordable? Mikaela Lefrak gets a view from the top…of the Washington National Cathedral! Then, WAMU's chief zoning nerd Martin Austermuhle shares the history of this complicated rule and how it impacts affordable housing in the District.

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D.C.’s Buildings Have Peaked: The Height Rule, Explained

D.C.’s Buildings Have Peaked: The Height Rule, Explained