Mill Creek Residential, a leading multifamily investor and operator specializing in premier apartment communities across the U.S., today announced the start of preleasing at Modera Sedici, a luxury apartment community located on the esteemed grounds of the former Italian Embassy.

Situated along venerable 16^th Street in the nation's capital, the community features 134 apartment homes, including 22 with customized individual floor plans in the redeveloped original Italian Embassy building. The additional 112 residences are located in a newly constructed nine-story high-rise with two levels of below-grade parking that is connected to the historic structure. The original Neo-Renaissance architecture was maintained in the redevelopment of the embassy building, which was originally designed in 1925 by Grand Central Station architects Whitney Warren and Charles Wetmore.