On U Street, the historic cultural center of Washington, LaKritz Adler assembled several vacant lots by the U Street Metro, obtained multiple zoning variances, and built Moderno, a 30,000 square-foot ultramodern mixed-use building including nineteen European-style residential units ranging in price from $350,000 to over $1.2 million, as well as 3,600 square feet of retail space.

Moderno has been hailed in multiple press accounts as the best-selling condominium project in Washington in 2009.