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Old Posted Feb 13, 2018, 7:13 PM
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Downtown—FBI Building

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced Monday, February 12, a plan to demolish the current J. Edgar Hoover building in downtown DC and build a replacement structure on the site to house the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The decision was a dramatic shift from earlier plans to move the Bureau to a suburban campus facility in either Maryland or Virginia. About 8,000 staff will work in the new 2.3 million SF building, a number down from the current 11,000. Some staff would be dispersed to other facilities around the country. Already the decision is drawing sharp criticism, particularly from Maryland congressman and House minority whip Steny Hoyer.

J. Edgar Hoover Building

Courtesy Wikipedia.
The J. Edgar Hoover Building was constructed in the early 1970s and opened in September 1975. The building embodies the Brutalist architectural style then in vogue for large civic structures.


Courtesy Mr.TinDC via Flickr.
An overhead view of the J. Edgar Hoover Building in 2008 from the observation level of the Old Post Office Building; looking northeast.

Associated links:
Washington Business Journal article.
Washington Post article.
Brutalist architecture.
Wikipedia article.
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