The Amaris is D.C.’s swankiest new condo building, housing luxe amenities and powerful people.

Driving the news: Last week, one of the building’s seven penthouses sold for just under $12.8 million, making it the most expensive condo in D.C.

Details: The Wharf property opened last year and was designed by the late Rafael Viñoly. It has a distinctive curved shape that overlooks the waterfront.

The intrigue: The building is meant to feel like a boutique hotel and boasts a sleek, modern design in the shared spaces and units. Each unit includes:

• A private outdoor space and floor-to-ceiling windows.
• Wide-plank French European white oak flooring.
• Marble kitchen countertops and waterfall edge islands.
• Thermador and Bosch appliances.
• Custom Italian bathroom vanities and kitchen cabinets.

The amenities rival those found in other condo buildings and include:

• A car elevator with valet service. Meaning residents don’t have to wind their way through a parking garage.
• An indoor saltwater lap pool that’s 25 yards with two lanes.
• A private screening room.
• A 6,000-square-foot waterfront terrace with firepits and lounge seating.

The building’s offerings have attracted big-name clientele. Here are some of Amaris’ buyers and the sold price for their units, according to city records.

🔑 Former Montgomery County Executive candidate David Blair and his partner Mikel. $6,552,500.

🔑 McKinsey & Company partner Sarah Tucker-Ray. $4,107,550.

🔑 Former D.C. Retirement Board of Trustees member Jan Adams, who was appointed by the mayor and is also the founder of JMA Solutions, a management consulting firm. $2,515,100.

🔑 Miller & Chevalier lawyer and former federal prosecutor Kirby Behre, who’s worked on high-profile cases. $2,320,000.

🔑 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board member Mamie Mallory, who’s held multiple positions at the FAA and is a consulting firm founder. $1,737,300.

🔑 U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.). $775,000.

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It already looks like there may be an increase this year in 311 service requests about rats this year, Gerard Brown, the program manager for the DC Health Rodent and Vector Control Division, tells Axios.

What’s happening: With more people working from home, the city has seen more calls for rat abatement.

By the numbers: There have been 6,141 service requests so far this year to address rats in D.C. Last year, 13,373 requests were made.

How it works: When DC Health gets a call for a rat infestation, they treat the rat burrows with a combination of powdered rodenticide and carbon monoxide to suffocate the rodents.

• At a treatment outside an apartment building in Brightwood last Friday, workers injected the rodenticide into holes, then covered them with dirt as some rats tried to flee.
• The city will then return to the site of the complaint in 14 days to see if the problem is solved or if they need to re-treat the area, Brown says.

Be smart: D.C. says residents should keep tight lids on trash cans and prevent them from overflowing to avoid attracting rats.

• Residents can call 311 with rodent complaints.

⚠️ There are street closures today due to IMF meetings and the White House Easter Egg Roll. (WTOP)

🌷 If you miss the cherry blossoms already, here are nine other places to cheer up with flowers. (DCist)

👮 Mayor Bowser boosted the sign-up bonus for new D.C. police officers to $25,000 to entice recruits. (DCist)

D.C. may not have the skyscrapers of New York, but our monuments and iconic buildings delight Washingtonians and draw visitors from around the world.

What’s happening: So, we decided to start a bracket-style tournament to pick the best building.

• We’re beginning with 16 buildings, going beyond some of our most well-known landmarks.

Methodology: This contest is meant to be fun and informal, so make up your own judging rules using beauty, form, function, or personal attachment — whatever you think it means for our town.

• Of course, there are more than 16 great buildings in D.C., but we had to pare it down.

🗳️ Vote in Round 1 here all week long.

• And email [email protected] with your hot takes about your favorite building and the ones we left out!