Government moves to sell Old Post Office, once home to Trump hotel
Source: Washington Post
Updated January 28, 2026 at 6:46 p.m. EST
The Trump administration is preparing to sell the Old Post Office, a 19th-century landmark in the heart of D.C. that previously housed one of the president’s luxury hotels, according to records obtained by The Washington Post.
Officials are moving toward a sale of the property to the bank that controls the long-term lease as “part of ongoing efforts to reduce the federal government’s footprint,” according to a letter sent to the city’s State Historic Preservation Office last month.
On Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol, the building is now home to a Waldorf Astoria hotel. For many, though, it remains synonymous with the previous tenant: The Trump International Hotel, which opened nearly in lockstep with Trump’s 2016 election and served as a clubhouse of sorts during his first term. Lobbyists dined in the steakhouse. Supporters made pilgrimages to the bar. Foreign leaders rented rooms when they traveled to Washington. His company sold the lease rights in 2022.
The General Services Administration — the federal government’s real estate arm and owner of the Old Post Office building — hosted a meeting Jan. 15 to discuss the “the proposed disposal,” according to an invitation reviewed by The Post. The property was among hundreds the administration listed for sale last spring before abruptly reversing course hours later.
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