DMV's Decrepit K Street Office Closed for Good

But neither project is finished.

"This week is going to be tight," Witt said. "But we did make sure that for emergency services -- or if you have your car towed, suspended or booted -- we are here and able to take care of it."

In the meantime, payments to release booted vehicles can be done over the department Web site at http://www.dmv.dc.gov/ or at C Street. License suspensions, drivers' records and insurance services also are available at C Street.

Also, the DMV call center, which was at K Street, will be closed temporarily. The department has referred emergency DMV calls to the mayor's call center, 202-727-1000.

Other DMV locations also are in flux.

The department's Georgetown office, which is closed for renovations, is being doubled in size to become a full-service location. It is expected to open in the fall, said DMV spokeswoman Janis D. Hazel.

And the department's efforts to open a second inspection station on West Virginia Avenue NE have been delayed by legal problems with its contractor.

The K street building is owned by Carter Cafritz, and the city leases it on a month-to-month basis, according to property management office spokeswoman Aimee Occhetti. She said the department will negotiate with Cafritz for a rent reduction because of the problems.

Meanwhile, the building at 65 K Street is scheduled to be imploded by the owner this fall and a new office complex built on the site, Witt said.

"If I was given the privilege of pressing the button, I would do so gladly," she said.