Washington Harbour is a Class-A mixed-use development along the Potomac River

Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...

 on the Georgetown

Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

Georgetown is a neighborhood located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751, the port of Georgetown predated the establishment of the federal district and the City of Washington by 40 years...

 waterfront in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 Designed by Arthur Cotton Moore

Arthur Cotton Moore

Arthur Cotton Moore is an architect in Washington, D.C.. Born in 1935, he grew up in the Kalomara district of Washington, and after attending St. Albans School studied architecture at Princeton University. He received an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects in 1977 and became a...

 and constructed in 1986, the complex consists of two towers housing luxury condominiums, offices, shops and restaurants, as well as on-site underground parking. It is located on K Street, NW

K Street (Washington, D.C.)

K Street is a major thoroughfare in the United States capital of Washington, D.C. known as a center for numerous think tanks, lobbyists, and advocacy groups.-Location:...

, between 30th and 31st Streets, next door to the House of Sweden

House of Sweden

House of Sweden is a building in Washington, D.C. which houses the diplomatic missions of the Kingdom of Sweden, the Principality of Liechtenstein, and the Republic of Iceland to the United States of America. The building is located at 2900 K Street N.W...

 building housing the embassies of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

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, and Iceland

Iceland

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. Major tenants include the law firms of Foley & Lardner

Foley & Lardner

Foley & Lardner LLP is an international law firm started in 1842. According to The American Lawyer, the firm ranked 39th on The American Lawyer's 2011 AmLaw 100 rankings of U.S. law firms, with $633,000,000 in gross revenue in 2010. Foley & Lardner has been in The American Lawyer's annual AmLaw 100...

 and Kelley Drye & Warren.

The property is currently owned by MRP Realty and Rockpoint Group LLC, having been purchased from Prudential Real Estate Investors in 2010. Previous owners include Crescent Real Estate Equities and Shorenstein.

The complex is notable for its relatively low-situated construction, relative to the waterline of the Potomac River, and includes a system of floodgates

Floodgate

Floodgates are adjustable gates used to control water flow in flood barriers, reservoir, river, stream, or levee systems. They may be designed to set spillway crest heights in dams, to adjust flow rates in sluices and canals, or they may be designed to stop water flow entirely as part of a levee or...

designed to be raised when river conditions dictate. On April 17th, 2011, flooding of the lower level restaurant and parking sections of the complex occurred when the floodgates were not fully raised, causing extensive damage.