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The buyer of Zeckendorf's property and leases was the L ' Enfant Plaza Corp. ( also known as L ' Enfant Properties, Inc .).

L ' Enfant Plaza Corp. was a syndicate led by former United States Air Force Lieutenant General Elwood R. Quesada, and included Chase Manhattan Bank president David Rockefeller, D. C. businessman David A. Garrett, investment banker André Meyer, and the real estate investment firm of Gerry Brothers & Co. Quesada said that if the Redevelopment Land Agency approved the sale, his company would begin immediate construction of the promenade, the parking garage beneath it, and the plaza using Pei's 10-year-old plans.

The agency gave its approval on January 21, 1965, and the sale was finalized on August 30.