Antique & Contemporary Leasing, Inc.
ACL, Inc. started at 3401 K St. in rented space below where Leezee was still running the Porter Group. As ACL grew, eventually she closed the design business in favor of the leasing company and she moved to her own building on Capitol Hill at 709 12th St. S.E. where they had 20,000 square feet of warehouse and showroom space. It was hard work and a lot of fun building the business, growing the inventory, and finding their customers. They had a showroom full of antiques, "furniture with age", some contemporary furniture, oriental, Khilim and Dhurrie rugs, oil paintings, prints, plus comfortable furniture and high-quality bedding, tables, and chairs. According to Leezee, “the combination created a very unique and eclectic look, and it was fun to see the happy looks on our customers faces when they saw what was available.”
ACL has provided furniture for Diana, Princess of Wales; Cher; William Hurt; Jack Nicholson; Peter Jennings; Ted Koppel; and the White House, among others.
The warehouse was located on 12th Street, SE in Washington, DC. Today, the space is leased to the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy.