HUD puts half-occupied headquarters building in DC up for sale

After HUD's headquarters in D.C. was put on a list of federal assets to be sold, the department pointed out it was facing hundreds of millions in deferred maintenance.

Simultaneously, Democrats have taken steps to block these efforts, including through the introduction of legislation in Congress. 

Last month, the GSA retracted a list of 440 "non-core" assets, including the HUD headquarters and more than a dozen other federal buildings it had initially listed for sale or disposal, according to the Federal News Network. The GSA subsequently posted a new list, but HUD is the first major executive agency headquarters to be included.