CHINATOWN / HISTORIC Demolition of 4 levels
Demolition at 640 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington
DC Department of Buildings permit D2600240: issued May 20, 2026 for demolition work at 640 Massachusetts Ave NW. CHINATOWN / HISTORIC Demolition of 4 levels. The work consists of, but is not limited to, retrofitting existing lecture classrooms into mock pharmaceutical labs and basic science labs, as well as creating flexible active learning lecture spaces and modernizing the interior wall and floor finishes to the Howard University standard and branding.
- Permit number
- D2600240
- Issued
- Type of work
- Demolition
- Status
- Issued
- Reported cost
- Not listed
- ZIP code
- 20001
- City's category
- Construction, demolition
- City's status
- Permit issued
- Source
- DC Department of Buildings permit data (this record)
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DC Department of Buildings updated its data Oct 6, 2026. We checked it Oct 7, 07:27 UTC. See the city's official records (District of Columbia, CC BY 4.0).
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