$100M Renovation to the Historic Watergate Hotel

The Watergate Hotel, where a low-level break-in began the unraveling of Richard Nixon’s presidency, is getting a $100M facelift.

The renovation to The Watergate will increase the number of rooms, add restaurants, and improve existing areas.

Grunley Construction Co. will gut the 13 floors of the 277,000-square-foot building, according to the Washington Business Journal. The number of rooms will increase from 251 to 348. Two restaurants, one with a terrace and rooftop bar, will be added. The plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems will be updated as well.

The hotel, 2700 Virginia Avenue NW, will not lose its signature curve, the WBJ reports.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Watergate Hotel was home to the 1972 break-in that eventually led to Nixon’s resignation.

Watergate aims to reopen after the renovation during the summer of 2015, according to the WBJ.

Read more at the Washington Business Journal.

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