These TX Federal Buildings Could Be 'Designated For Disposal'

TEXAS — The General Services Administration on Tuesday released a list of more than 400 federal properties that could be sold or closed, including several Texas buildings, because they have been deemed non-essential for government operations.

Hours later, however, the administration issued a revised list with only 320 entries. By Wednesday morning, the list was gone entirely. “Non-core property list (Coming soon)” the page read.

The General Services Administration, which published the lists, did not immediately respond to questions about the changes or why the properties that had been listed had been removed.

The initial list had included some of the country’s most recognizable buildings, along with courthouses, offices and even parking garage and spanned nearly every state.

In Washington, D.C., it included the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which serves as the FBI headquarters, the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, the Old Post Office building, where President Donald Trump once ran a hotel, and the American Red Cross headquarters. The headquarters of numerous agencies, including Department of Labor and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, were listed as well.

Reducing federal office space has been one of the Trump administration's top priorities since assuming power in January. GSA regional managers last month were told by the agency's Washington headquarters to begin terminating leases on all of the approximately 7,500 federal offices nationwide.

"We are identifying buildings and facilities that are not core to government operations, or non-core properties for disposal," a message on the GSA website stated.

"Selling ensures that taxpayer dollars are no longer spent on vacant or underutilized federal spaces. Disposing of these assets helps eliminate costly maintenance and allows us to reinvest in high-quality work environments that support agency missions."

These are the federal buildings in Texas that the GSA said Tuesday are "designated for disposal":

• Alliance Tower – Houston, TX – 221,519 sq. ft.
• A.M. Smith Federal Building – Dallas, TX – 189,318 sq. ft.
• Austin Finance Center – Austin, TX – 84,121 sq. ft.
• BPSH Del Rio Auto/Bus Maintenance – Del Rio, TX – 2,621 sq. ft.
• BPSH Del Rio Building 4 Shop – Del Rio, TX – 0 sq. ft.
• BPSH Marfa Site – Marfa, TX – 0 sq. ft.
• BPSH McAllen Site – McAllen, TX – 0 sq. ft.
• Del Rio Probation Building – Del Rio, TX – 7,421 sq. ft.
• Fort Worth Federal Park Garage – Fort Worth, TX – 8,341 sq. ft.
• Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building – Fort Worth, TX – 669,264 sq. ft.
• George Thomas Mickey Leland Federal Building – Houston, TX – 359,038 sq. ft.
• Houston Custom House – Houston, TX – 135,751 sq. ft.
• IRS Southwest Service Center – Austin, TX – 486,003 sq. ft.
• J.J. Jake Pickle Federal Building – Austin, TX – 215,008 sq. ft.
• R.E. Thomason Courthouse – El Paso, TX – 102,997 sq. ft.
• Richard C. White Federal Building – El Paso, TX – 165,695 sq. ft.
• San Antonio Federal Parking Garage – San Antonio, TX – 2,101 sq. ft.
• Santa Fe Federal Building – Dallas, TX – 260,789 sq. ft.
• STARS Child Care Center – Austin, TX – 9,582 sq. ft.
• Terminal Annex Federal Building – Dallas, TX – 233,324 sq. ft.
• The Centre Phase 5 – Farmers Branch, TX – 316,640 sq. ft.
• USBS Good Neighbor El Paso Building A – El Paso, TX – 74 sq. ft.
• USBS Good Neighbor El Paso Building B – El Paso, TX – 209 sq. ft.
• VA Austin Auto Center – Austin, TX – 241,032 sq. ft.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.