Whittle School & Studios

Whittle School & Studios, the private school coming to the former Intelsat headquarters at 4000 Connecticut Ave. NW, received a necessary building permit Thursday after D.C. officials halted construction with a stop-work order at the…

The new private school coming to the former Intelsat headquarters remains on schedule to open for classes Sept. 5, according to Chairman and CEO Chris Whittle, after D.C. officials imposed a stop-work order because the project lacked a…

The team racing to launch a school targeting the high end of the private education market in the District and China hit surprising snags in recent days on its Northwest Washington construction site in a futuristic building.

The D.C. government ordered a halt Wednesday to construction of a private school inside a landmark edifice on Connecticut Avenue NW as city officials review whether the project has necessary building permits.

The bell at D.C.’s newest school will be ringing this fall.