Federal Government Policy and Business

GSA Finally Disposes of Historic But Empty Cotton Annex

Government Executive: After years of criticism for what Republican lawmakers called “sitting on our assets,” the General Services Administration on Friday finally transferred the title of the Cotton Annex, a long-vacant Agriculture Department structure on Washington’s Federal Triangle.

"We are pleased that this underutilized federal property generated robust interest in the marketplace,” said Mary Gibert, Public Buildings Service regional commissioner for GSA’s National Capital Region. “GSA’s disposal of the Cotton Annex will positively impact the neighborhood and greater Washington community by making this valuable government asset available for other uses, as well as being a sound financial transaction for the American taxpayer.”

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