The Ariel Rios Federal Building in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, DC, is the headquarters of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) at 99 New York Avenue, NE. The building was completed in 2008, and in 2016 was named for Ariel Rios, an ATF undercover special agent who was killed in action in 1982.[1]
| Ariel Rios Federal Building | |
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 The entrance to the Ariel Rios Federal Building across the street from the NoMa–Gallaudet U station of the Washington Metro in 2018 | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 99 New York Avenue NE |
| Town or city | Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States of America |
| Coordinates | 38°54′28″N 77°00′18″W / 38.90779°N 77.00494°W |
| Current tenants | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
| Construction started | 2002 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Inaugurated | May 29, 2008 |
| Landlord | General Services Administration |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Moshe Safdie and Associates |
An earlier bill was introduced in Congress proposing the building be named after Eliot Ness.[2]
The name was previously used for the ATF's old headquarters at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, which now houses the United States Environmental Protection Agency headquarters and has been renamed the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building.
References
edit- ^ "ATF Building History". GSA Properties. Washington, D.C.: U.S. General Services Administration. 2018-01-03.
- ^ Simon, Richard (20 June 2012). "ATF image problem? Bring back Eliot Ness, as building name, at least". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
