Jack Jacobson provided me with some more details on the National Permanent Building landmark rejection. (In alphabetical order) Chairman Tersh Boasberg, Robert Sonderman, and Joseph Taylor voted in favor; opposed were Andrew Aurbach, Elinor Bacon, Catherine Buell, Maria Casarella, and James Kane; John Vlach was not present.

The Board also pointed out that the AIA preservationists should not have waited until the last minute to try to landmark this, and encouraged them to get moving on the two dozen other buildings which have won AIA awards if they feel those should be protected.

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.