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The WCL building is located in the northwest edge of Washington, D.C., near the Maryland state line. The facility was completed in 1996 and lies within the boundaries of the Spring Valley residential neighborhood. The school includes the 54,000 square foot Pence Law Libray with seating for over 600. WCL's six-story building is located at 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, with another set of offices located at 4910 Massachusetts Avenue.
The law school building is less than a mile from the main American University campus, however a shuttle system is available for students and staff to travel between the two locations.
In April 2012, the D.C. Zoning Commission approved the plans for American University Washington College of Law to relocate from Spring Valley to American University's Tenley Campus. The approval of plans for further processing and zoning variances for the law school was handed down after American University's full campus plan was approved in March. Moving forward, the law school's Space Committee will be working with offices, departments, programs, faculty, and staff to move to the design phase. Construction is expected to begin summer 2013, with relocation of the law school to the new campus projected for 2015.
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