A New Home in D.C.

Our new home in Washington, D.C., brings the best of Johns Hopkins to the nation and the world.

Ronald J. Daniels President, Johns Hopkins University

Hopkins' strengthened presence in the nation's capital will offer new opportunities for research and teaching as well as faculty and student engagement in national and global policy debates.

With inspiring views and space for everything from quiet study to coffee with classmates, the building will help foster a sense of community across the various disciplines and schools.

Within the building, classroom space has been designed to allow for maximum flexibility to ensure the spaces can evolve alongside the evolving needs of students and faculty.

Located along one of the world's great corridors of power, the building will provide a home for all of Johns Hopkins' D.C.-based graduate programs.

Construction is underway for the university's state-of-the-art building in Washington, D.C., that will open later this year. Photo by Will Kirk, Johns Hopkins University

A beacon in the nation’s capital:

Opening in Fall 2023, our new building at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. will strengthen Hopkins’ presence in the nation’s capital and create new opportunities for research, education, and public engagement.

With a prominent location in one of the world’s great corridors of power, our new home will enhance Hopkins’ research and teaching activities, with additional graduate offerings and new opportunities for undergraduates in Washington.

The state-of-the-art space, which includes a multimedia studio and conference center, will foster the exchange of ideas and allow Hopkins scholars to more broadly share their expertise and deepen engagements informing debate on issues of national and global importance.

The fully renovated and reimagined facility is anchored by the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and will provide a home for all of the university’s D.C.-based graduate programs, including faculty and students from the Carey Business School and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.

Building highlights:

  • 38 classrooms
  • Library
  • Rooftop terraces
  • 375-seat theater
  • Study lounges
  • Multimedia studio
  • Coffee shop
  • Conference center
  • Fitness and Wellness centers

In the news:

Johns Hopkins Shines a Light on Federally Funded Research for a D.C. Crowd – Biennial event highlights myriad projects across the enterprise that received funding from government agencies, showing how Hopkins “breaks barriers, helps people, and makes the world a better place”

40 D.C.-Based Endeavors Receive Support from University’s Nexus Awards Awardees – Awardees will develop projects and programs anchored at Johns Hopkins University’s new home in the nation’s capital at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.

JHU Acquisition Expands Opportunities in Washington, D.C. – University completes planned purchase of building at 555 Pennsylvania Ave., the future site of a collaboration and learning hub for the Johns Hopkins community

Johns Hopkins to Acquire Newseum Building in Washington, D.C. – The university has agreed to purchase the property at 555 Pennsylvania Ave., in the heart of the nation’s capital, and plans to turn it into a consolidated home for all of its D.C.-based graduate programs

Preliminary Designs Offer First Glimpse at Plans for ‘Hopkins D.C.’ – Plans submitted by university, architects for informational review reimagine the building as a modern, light-filled space optimized for learning, research, and public engagement