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April 13, 2015 By SEO Admin

D.C.’s biggest move ever: 880 tons and 34 feet

There’s nothing easy about moving, whether it’s an office, a home — or an 880-ton historic brick building.

But that’s what Douglas Development and its contractor, Davis Construction, are doing in Mount Vernon Square, where the first of two historic structures will be jacked up and rolled 34 feet to the east as part of Douglas’ massive Square 450 project.

The former home of the DC Eagle bar, 639 New York Ave. NW, will be relocated to a new concrete slab, where it will eventually border a…