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FBI Director Kash Patel and the National Children's Museum in Washington, D.C.
Museums · Leases
Washington DC

FBI’s HQ to Displace National Children’s Museum in D.C.

By Nick Trombola
General Services Administration administrator Ed Forst and the Department of Agriculture South Building in Washington, D.C.
Government/Military · Investments & Sales
Washington DC

Trump Administration to Ditch 2M-SF Agriculture South Building in D.C.

By Nick Trombola
A boy atop the New York skyline.
Educational
New York City

Mamdani’s Free Child Care Plan Raises More Questions Than Answers

By Larry Getlen
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Government/Military · Policy
New York City

Mamdani’s Decision to Retain Jessica Tisch Reassures Commercial Real Estate

By Larry Getlen
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop (left) and President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City Kathryn Wylde (right).
Government/Military · Policy
New York City

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop to Lead Partnership for New York City

By Larry Getlen
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
Government/Military · Policy
National

Lisa Cook’s Fed Tenure Is Safe Until at Least January

By Larry Getlen
President Donald Trump (top), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (bottom), and Miami Freedom Tower, Miami, Fla.
Museums
Florida

Trump’s Presidential Library Could Come to Downtown Miami

By Julia Echikson
An aerial shot of a private prison.
Government/Military
National

Private Prisons: An Exceptionally Niche Asset Class Meets Its Moment

By Patrick Sisson
People walk by the General Services Administration (GSA) building in Washington, D.C.
Government/Military · Players
Washington DC

Andrew Heller Named Acting Public Buildings Service Commissioner

By Nick Trombola
A pencil and eraser on a sketch of the Health and Human Services Building in Washington, D.C.
Government/Military · Features
Washington DC

Six Months Into Trump 2.0, D.C. Is Still Finding Its Footing

By Nick Trombola
Columbia Property Trust Head of Real Estate Ted Koltis and 1800 M Street, Washington, D.C.
Government/Military · Leases
Washington DC

Government Agencies Renew for Combined 57K SF at D.C. Tower

By Nick Trombola
FBI Director Kash Patel and the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
Government/Military · Leases
Washington DC

FBI Moving HQ to Reagan Building Down the Street

By Nick Trombola
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, headquarters for the National Science Foundation, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner.
Government/Military · Leases
Washington DC

HUD to Relocate D.C. Headquarters to NSF Building in Alexandria

By Nick Trombola
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and the James V. Forrestal Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Government/Military · Investments & Sales
Washington DC

Trump Administration Greenlights Quick Disposal of Massive Federally Owned Offices

By Nick Trombola
GSA Administrator Stephen Ehikian and the Los Angeles Spring Street Courthouse in the 1940s.
Government/Military · Investments & Sales
California

Federal Courthouse in Downtown L.A. Added to GSA Disposal List

By Nick Trombola
Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles.
Government/Military · Policy
National

U.S.-China Tariff Pause Leaves Uncertain Path for Industrial Real Estate and Imports

By Nick Trombola
GSA Administrator Stephen Ehikian and One and Two Constitution Square, Washington, D.C.
Government/Military · Leases
Washington DC

Trump Administration Downsizes DOJ Office Lease in D.C.

By Nick Trombola