Law firms, Washington’s largest private-sector real estate tenants, have razed tradition to cater more to the city’s young intelligentsia when choosing new locations, according to some of the city’s law firm and real estate leaders.
Lately, firms have prioritized cutting real estate costs and shrinking square footage, allowing them to build shared tech-friendly spaces within office floors. Firm leaders also listen more to the design preferences of millennials among their ranks. Fewer firms view Pennsylvania Avenue as the ultimate Washington address, said Jeffrey Lesk, Nixon Peabody’s D.C. office managing partner, during a panel discussion last week.
