Nearly three weeks after the General Services Administration posted a list of 443 properties planned for disposition — and then promptly took it down — the agency has put up a new slate of buildings in its place.

The original noncore asset page, which for the past few weeks read “coming soon,” now lists eight properties that it says are slated for “accelerated disposition.” This includes the William O. Lipinski Federal Building in Chicago, where the federal government takes up 353K SF. 

The Lipinski Building is the national headquarters of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board.

The GSA didn't give any indication as to what it means by an “accelerated timeline.” In its FAQ answer about how fast the buildings could sell, it detailed the GSA’s typical disposition process: offer an asset for use by any federal agency, and if it is still considered unneeded, dispose of it through a public benefit conveyance, negotiated sale or public sale.

Read more about the updated list.

— Ryan Wangman

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