"It gives us the flexibility and facilities we need to better serve our clients and meet the needs of increasingly integrated account and creative teams," Ogilvy Washington office managing director Robert F. Mathias says. Situated in the city's central business district about five blocks northeast of George Washington University and five blocks northwest of the White House, the class A office facility at 1111 19th St.-- is jointly owned Equity Office Properties and TIAA-CREF--was developed in 1979 and underwent a renovation in 1995.

Ogilvy keeps its office on the ninth and tenth floors of the 12-story building. Architectural firm Gensler is responsible for the design of the space, which boasts an internal staircase linking the two floors, while Turner Construction Co. performed the actual handiwork.