The Applicant is requesting review and approval of a new project located at 1900 Half Street, S.W., pursuant to the Capitol Gateway Overlay District provisions set forth in § 1610. In addition, the Applicant seeks area variance approval, pursuant to 11 DCMR § 3103, from the maximum building height requirements of 11 DCMR § 1603.4 for a portion of the roof, and from the loading requirements of 11 DCMR § 2201.1. The Applicant also seeks special exception approval under 11 DCMR §§ 3104 and 411 to provide multiple penthouses at multiple heights (§§ 411.6 and 411.9) and to provide penthouses that do not comply with the setback requirements from an open court where existing stairwells are located that do not face a street and do not directly face the river (§ 411.18(c)(5)).