The Mint

The Mint is a careful renovation of a classical five-story white-brick condominium — the original masonry, cornice detailing, and Juliet balconies preserved and crisply restored, with a new central entry pavilion crowned by a sculpted "M" medallion that gives the building a clear identity from the street. Foundation plantings and a new steel garden fence reset the entry sequence at sidewalk level.

The lobby leans into character rather than away from it: a deep checkerboard mosaic floor, suspended crystal pendant, mailbox wall, and a pair of hanging rattan chairs that signal the building is meant to be lived in, not just passed through. Living vines and snake plants soften the otherwise architectural envelope.

Residences are bright and disciplined — wide-plank flooring, white quartz countertops, dark walnut cabinetry, full-height windows oriented to capture the city. Layouts open kitchen to dining to living in a single plane, with bedrooms tucked behind generous private hallways. A top-floor fitness studio and a rooftop terrace with sightlines to the Capitol and Washington Monument complete the program. The Mint represents NERA's preservation discipline: a building given new performance and refined interiors without losing the proportions or material gravity that made it worth keeping in the first place.