A massive federal building in downtown Fort Worth is officially on the chopping block as the U.S. government moves to shrink its real estate footprint.
The U.S. General Services Administration announced plans to dispose of the Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building and an adjacent federal parking garage, saying the properties no longer fit the agency’s evolving real estate needs.
The 669,264-square-foot building at 819 Taylor St. sits just west of the Fort Worth Convention Center. The adjacent garage is at 401 Texas St.
The building opened in 1966 and houses several federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service and National Labor Relations Board.
The GSA says the Fort Worth properties are the latest in a push to move underused or costly federal buildings out of its portfolio.
“The federal government’s real estate portfolio must evolve with mission demands, workforce needs, and taxpayer expectations,” GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst said in a statement.
The GSA is selling the massive Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building and adjacent garage in downtown Fort Worth as part of a federal real estate overhaul. (U.S. General Services Administration)
The agency says the Fort Worth disposition is part of a move toward a shared-campus model for federal workplaces, with resources focused on properties that better support agency missions.
A massive federal real estate sell-off
The Fort Worth property is part of a much broader effort by the GSA to reduce the federal government’s real estate footprint.
The agency says it has disposed of more than 127 properties since January 2025, generating $614 million in proceeds and avoiding $1.15 billion in delinquent maintenance and operating expenses.
GSA also says it has eliminated more than $1 billion in costs through lease negotiations and reductions.
The agency previously identified hundreds of federal properties for potential disposal, including several others in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
GSA says it has also identified additional buildings for accelerated disposal, estimating that moving those properties out of the federal portfolio could eliminate $2.7 billion in delinquent maintenance and annual operating costs.
The timing and terms of a potential sale were not immediately detailed by GSA.
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