National Place Building

About

National Place is a large, 16-story building consisting of street-level retail and dining, with office space on the upper levels. It is adjacent to the National Press Building, and originally housed The Shops at National Place and The Shops at the National Press Building (or simply The Shops), a three-level, enclosed shopping mall in downtown Washington, D.C., opening in 1984 and 1985 as a festival marketplace. It is located on the block bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue, F Street, between 13th and 14th Streets NW, the former site of the Munsey Trust Building. It was located near the Metro Center station of the Washington Metro system.

In April 2015, owner Quadrangle Development Corporation intended to demolish the mall and replace it with a 283,000 square feet (26,300 m2), 13-story building. However, that plan was abandoned for unspecified reasons. Since June 2005, a small food hall with 10+ vendors, branded Eat at National Place, operated in a portion of the mall, but the food hall closed permanently in May 2020.