Well as the “New” Newseum puts up the finishing touches, an interesting element of the building is fully taking shape. Namely, the addition of Condos slapped on the back of the building. This mixed use helped off set the cost of the building which is on some major prime real estate right across from the National Art Gallery and does look slightly out of place from the surrounding government buildings (Though it matches the new museum perfectly).
The option for mixed use is not explored often enough to help make the best use of areas and in some cases allow valuable buildings, which benefit the public, to be built in areas they otherwise might not have been. Plus bringing more residences to that area of town will help round out the mix which currently is pretty dead at night once all the tourists have gone home!
