The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced plans to relocate from its longtime headquarters located in the nation's capital to Alexandria, Virginia.
Such a move had also been the subject of rumors since early in the second Trump administration, as its
"For too long, the Weaver building has struggled with aging infrastructure and ongoing maintenance issues that continue to burden the American taxpayer," said Michael Peters, commissioner of the General Services Administration's division overseeing its public properties.
The move would save U.S. taxpayers over $500 million in deferred maintenance, as well as $56 million in annual operating costs, GSA said.
"HUD will be the first major agency headquarter relocation in the Trump administration's effort to right-size our federal real estate portfolio," Peters added.
Employees will move on a staggered schedule to its new location in Alexandria, Virginia, which currently houses offices of the National Science Foundation. NSF, another independent federal agency, will be displaced by the move.
"Relocating is about more than just changing buildings; it's about a mission-minded shift that we hope will inspire every employee," said HUD Secretary Scott Turner in a press release.
HUD's current headquarters had been included on a list of federal properties targeted by President Trump to potentially vacate, with the offices deemed "not core to government operations." Also on the initial list published weeks after he took office were the FBI's head offices and the building housing the Department of Justice.
