Trump looking to sell off Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco: reports

President Donald Trump’s White House is looking to merchantability 2 salient national buildings successful San Francisco, including the precocious dubbed Nancy Pelosi Federal Building, according to section reports.

The Nancy Pelosi Federal Building, a two-decade-old, 18-story operation known arsenic the San Francisco Federal Building until its ceremonial dedication to the erstwhile House talker successful December, sits connected Mission and 7th streets successful an country that has been for years plagued by open-air cause dealing, amerciable markets reselling stolen goods and different crime. 

In summation to Pelosi’s namesake building, the Trump medication is reportedly besides considering selling the 1930s-era national gathering astatine 50 United Nations Plaza, which presently serves arsenic the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) determination headquarters. The imaginable income were reported by KGO-TV, arsenic good arsenic the San Francisco Chronicle, which cited a GSA papers earmarking some national properties successful San Francisco arsenic "non-core" assets to perchance beryllium sold off. 

In 2023, hundreds of national employees astatine the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) assigned to the gathering were instructed to enactment from location amid worsening information concerns, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. At the time, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, demanded its closure owed to the cause dealing astatine the building’s doorstep. 

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"It's different illustration of however helium is coming aft Democrats. He's coming aft California, and it's each astir payback," former Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier told KGO, referring to Trump. "The lease volition support going up and you volition extremity up paying the spot taxes of the lessor, whereas you don't wage national taxes erstwhile you are a national government." 

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In a 2020 enforcement order, Trump described the 7th Street national gathering – an energy-efficient "green" operation opened successful 2007 astatine a outgo of $144 cardinal – arsenic being considered by San Franciscans arsenic "one of the ugliest structures successful their city." 

Andy Ball, a developer who worked arsenic a factual subcontractor connected the gathering 2 decades ago, told the Chronicle the task was a "waste of payer wealth from time one." 

"No capitalist would person built this building," Ball said, estimating the costs were astir "50% greater" than if the task had been funded by the backstage sector. "In this market, it volition correspond the top quality betwixt outgo to physique and its merchantability value." 

The imaginable gathering income travel arsenic the Trump administration, done Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), continues efforts to downside national authorities bureaucracy. Though the lease remains progressive for the 800,000-square-foot erstwhile Twitter office successful San Francisco, Musk moved his tech company, rebranded arsenic X Corp., to Texas past year. 

Last year, the wide vacancy for downtown San Francisco reached 37%, with the vacancy complaint specifically successful the Mid-Market country sitting astatine 55%, according to the Chronicle. 

As of December, the Federal Protective Service ramped up information astatine the country since the 7th Street national gathering was formally named aft Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco for much than 37 years successful Congress. Residents who spoke to KGO-TV lamented that the problems conscionable seemed to person been moved a artifact over, arsenic national employees would present bask the payment of equipped security, portion mundane citizens bash not. The building, which tin accommodate astir 2,000 workers, presently houses offices for Pelosi, HHS, arsenic good arsenic the Social Security Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Labor, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to Pelosi's office, arsenic good arsenic the GSA and the White House, for remark Sunday but did not instantly perceive back.