Ariel Rios Federal Building

38°54′28″N 77°00′18″W / 38.90779°N 77.00494°W / 38.90779; -77.00494Current tenantsBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesConstruction started2002Completed2008InauguratedMay 29, 2008LandlordGeneral Services AdministrationDesign and constructionArchitecture firmMoshe Safdie and Associates

The Ariel Rios Federal Building in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, DC, is the headquarters of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) at 99 New York Avenue, NE. The building was completed in 2008, and in 2016 was named for Ariel Rios, an ATF undercover special agent who was killed in action in 1982.^[1]

An earlier bill was introduced in Congress proposing the building be named after Eliot Ness.^[2]

The name was previously used for the ATF's old headquarters at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, which now houses the United States Environmental Protection Agency headquarters and has been renamed the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building.

Panoramic view of the Ariel Rios Federal Building from New York Ave NE near First St NE

References

^ "ATF Building History". GSA Properties. Washington, D.C.: U.S. General Services Administration. 2018-01-03.
^ Simon, Richard (20 June 2012). "ATF image problem? Bring back Eliot Ness, as building name, at least". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 June 2023.