HUD Building Put Up for Sale as Trump Looks to Unload Properties

The Trump administration is offering the Washington, DC headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for sale as it seeks to reduce its real estate footprint for a shrinking federal workforce.

The HUD headquarters, known formally as the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, is being added to the list of federal properties that the General Services Administration has designated for “accelerated disposal” on Thursday.

HUD Secretary Scott Turner has made no secret of his disdain for the property, calling it “the ugliest building in DC.” Aside from its austere concrete facade, the building has $500 million in deferred ...