Asia Society Buys $17.5 Million Blaine Mansion in Washington for Policy Institute
The Facts
- The Asia Society announced on Thursday that it purchased the James G. Blaine Mansion in Washington for US$17.5 million. SCMP only
- The sale closed the day before the announcement. SCMP only
- The Gilded Age building is 15,000 square feet and includes a 7,000-square-foot penthouse with a private pool. SCMP only
- The building will house offices, conference facilities and meeting spaces for the Asia Society Policy Institute and its China Centre. SCMP only
- Rudd said in a statement the mansion is the ideal Washington location for the Policy Institute and its China Centre. SCMP only
Context
The Asia Society has acquired a historic Washington building to serve as a permanent base for its Policy Institute and China Centre. The purchase places it in the same city as other US think tanks, some more than a century old. The source identifies the speaker only as Rudd, presumably Kevin Rudd, though the excerpt does not state his title.
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| 3 | News Editor | A completed real estate purchase by a nonprofit think tank is a concrete event but of limited impact, affecting mainly the organization and local Washington real estate with a single independent source. |
| 2 | Informed Citizen | A single nonprofit's real estate purchase for its own office space is a concrete but niche event with little effect on ordinary people and minimal lasting significance. |
| 2 | Business Analyst | A nonprofit think tank's $17.5 million real estate purchase for office space is a niche corporate-type event with limited economic or market impact. |