Trump Considers Selling Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco – One America News Network
OAN Staff Abril Elfi
2:30 PM – Sunday, February 23, 2025
Recent local news reports indicate that the administration of President Donald Trump is exploring the possibility of selling a building in San Francisco now known as the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building.
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The Nancy Pelosi Federal Building, formerly referred to as the San Francisco Federal Building until its formal dedication to the former House Speaker in December, is situated at the intersection of Mission and 7th streets—an area notorious for issues like open-air drug dealing, illegal markets for stolen goods, and various criminal activities.
This building currently accommodates offices for the HHS, Nancy Pelosi’s office, the Social Security Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Labor, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
In addition to the Pelosi-named building, the Trump administration is reportedly also contemplating the sale of a 1930s-era government structure located at 50 United Nations Plaza, which functions as the regional headquarters for the US General Services Administration (GSA).
KGO-TV and the San Francisco Chronicle have reported on the potential sales, referencing a GSA document that categorizes both federal properties in San Francisco as “non-core” assets that might be sold at auction.
In 2023, numerous federal employees assigned to the facility by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were advised to telework due to escalating safety issues, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called for the closure of the building at that time, citing concerns over drug-related activities on the premises.
Andy Ball, a developer who worked as a concrete subcontractor on the building two decades ago, described the project as a “waste of taxpayer money from day one.”
“No investor would have built this building,” Ball asserted, estimating that the costs were about “50% greater” than if it had been financed by the private sector. “In this market, it will exemplify the stark contrast between construction costs and its potential sale value.”
The potential sale of these buildings comes as the Trump administration, along with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), aims to streamline federal government operations.
According to the Chronicle, the overall vacancy rate in San Francisco’s downtown area reached 37% last year, with the Mid-Market district reporting a vacancy rate of 55%.
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