{"id":2410173,"date":"2025-03-05T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-retracts-list-of-federal-buildings-it-could-sell\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T16:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:13:37","slug":"trump-administration-retracts-list-of-federal-buildings-it-could-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-retracts-list-of-federal-buildings-it-could-sell\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration retracts list of federal buildings it could sell"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-administration-retracts-list-of-federal-buildings-it-could-sell%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">trump management recently released<\/a> a list\u2062 of \u2063hundreds of federal buildings \u200bacross \u200dthe United States that it considered selling \u2062as part of its strategy to reduce the size\u2063 of the federal government. However,this list was retracted less than\u2062 a day later.\u2064 The General Services Administration \u2064initially published details of 433 &#8220;non-core&#8221; properties earmarked for potential \u2064sale, but\u200d the\u2063 webpage\u2064 now states that a new list will be available soon.<\/p>\n<p>Most\u2064 of the buildings listed \u2062where located in the Washington, \u2062D.C. area, including significant agency headquarters for entities \u2062such as\u200b the Justice Department and the FBI. Other states like Michigan \u200cand illinois \u2064were also included, with several properties in Chicago. Critics, including \u2062Rep. Mike Quigley, expressed\u200b concerns about the indiscriminate \u2064nature of the list,\u200b arguing that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-statues-topple-so-do-our-freedoms\/\" title=\"As statues fall, freedom crumbles.\">lacked thoughtful consideration<\/a>\u2064 and analysis of the \u200cimplications for federal operations.<\/p>\n<p>The retraction of the sales list\u200c coincided with a broader \u2063trend of \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/staunch-anti-trump-democratic-leaders-changing-their-tune-for-his-second-term-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Staunch anti-Trump Democratic leaders changing their tune for his second term - Washington Examiner\">federal workers returning<\/a> to office work, amidst \u2062challenges posed\u2062 by decreased commercial property values \u200din major cities,\u2063 likely influenced by the \u200dpandemic&#8217;s \u200bimpact \u200bon business activities. \u200dReports \u2063indicated \u2062that \u2062many federal workers\u2064 were returning to offices without\u2064 adequate resources, highlighting \u2063the need for proper planning in such transitions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration retracts list of hundreds of federal buildings across the country it could sell<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2028741\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President<\/a> Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">administration<\/a> released, then retracted, a list of federal buildings across the United States that could be put up for sale as it looks to fulfill the campaign promise of downsizing the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>The General Services Administration released a list of hundreds of properties it was considering selling but retracted it less than a day later. The webpage, which previously contained a &ldquo;non-core&rdquo; property list of 433 buildings, now says a list will be &ldquo;coming soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3338140\/trump-administration-gives-automakers-one-month-reprieve-tariffs\/\">Trump administration gives automakers one month reprieve from tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3338032\/karoline-leavitt-white-house-press-briefing-after-trump-joint-address-congress\/\">WATCH LIVE: Karoline Leavitt holds White House press briefing after Trump joint address<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3337686\/feisty-moments-trump-joint-address\/\">Four feisty moments from Trump&#8217;s address to Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We are identifying buildings and facilities that are not core to government operations, or non-core properties, for disposal,&rdquo; the page now reads.<\/p>\n<p>The now-defunct list has hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-courthouse-now-a-fortress-again-after-second-wave-of-riots\/\" title=\"Portland Courthouse Now A \u2018Fortress\u2019 Again After Second Wave Of Riots\">federal government buildings<\/a> that the Trump administration appears to be open to selling. Most of the federal buildings listed were in the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area including large buildings and agency headquarters of the Justice Department, FBI, and Agriculture Department.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan was the next state with the most listed buildings, with 26. The country&rsquo;s third-largest city, Chicago, had 11 buildings on the list, two of which were in its downtown &ldquo;Loop.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It makes sense to right-size on occasion, but this just isn&rsquo;t the way to do it &mdash; sort of indiscriminately, without any thought, any analysis, any study,&rdquo; said Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-endorses-new-york-mayoral-candidate-in-apparent-bid-to-pull-progressives-away-from-andrew-yang\/\" title=\"AOC Endorses New York Mayoral Candidate In Apparent Bid To Pull Progressives Away From Andrew Yang\">district encompasses parts<\/a> of Chicago. &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s going to be a tragic lesson in civics for the American people, a reminder that federal workers do important things.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In New York City, some properties on the list included buildings used by the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, which overlooks the U.N. Headquarters, and two downtown buildings that house offices for federal prosecutors with the Southern District of New York and the IRS.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear what the market would be to buy these buildings. Many U.S. cities have struggled to get their business centers back to prepandemic levels of activity, and the value of commercial office spaces appears to have decreased.<\/p>\n<p>In St. Louis, for example, one building was sold for $3.6 million in 2024 after being sold for $205 million in 2006. The office tower&rsquo;s value over those 18 years dropped from about $140 to $2.50 on a cost-per-square-foot basis, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costar.com\/article\/642008108\/one-of-st-louis-tallest-office-towers-empty-for-years-sells-for-less-than-2-of-its-peak-price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">analysis<\/a> from CoStar.<\/p>\n<p>The list of properties to be sold also comes after Trump signed an executive order requiring all federal workers to return to the office five days a week, regardless of any telework agreements or whether those agreements were in place before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3312070\/lawsuits-targeting-trump-executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HERE ARE THE LAWSUITS TARGETING TRUMP&rsquo;S EXECUTIVE ORDERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many federal agencies downsized their physical offices during the pandemic, and some workers have reported returning to the office without a proper desk or workspace as a result.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was very little prep and planning and it was messy with equipment,&rdquo; a Health and Human Services staffer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/04\/politics\/federal-employees-return-to-office-problems\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> CNN, noting that there were reports of Wi-Fi and electricity not working.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2028741\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2028741\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump administration pulls back list of federal buildings for sale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2410174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dept-justice.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4106,49736,4133,51379,3634],"class_list":["post-2410173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-administration","tag-federal-buildings","tag-news","tag-real-estate-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dept-justice.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410177,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410173\/revisions\/2410177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}