FBI HQ in PG!

[Anonymous]

Go PG and Route 1! https://wtop.com/local/2023/11/its-greenbelt-maryland-site-picked-for-new-fbi-headquarters/

[Anonymous]

I’m sure the FBI rank and file are thrilled with PG.

[Anonymous]

Yay us!

[Anonymous]

Noooo. Springfield Mall is dead again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure the FBI rank and file are thrilled with PG.

It seems that not just the rank and file but also the front office are unhappy. From the Post:

“But the decision to build the massive project in Prince George’s County won’t necessarily end the debate. The FBI has raised concerns about the site-selection process in recent months, according to a person familiar with the internal discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe them. The person declined to further describe the concerns. An FBI spokeswoman referred questions to the GSA, the federal agency overseeing the process.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yay us!

If they put the FBI on the Southern Ave border of DC and PG then the FBI might be able to take a bite out of crime in two violent jurisdictions at once!

[Anonymous]

Greenbelt is nice and if FBI staff don't want to live there Montgomery county and Anne Arundel county are nearby. Such drama queens on this board.

[Anonymous]

wonder if this will increase property values in pg

[Anonymous]

DH is an agent and said there’s a lot of unhappy people today. He said no one wanted MD. Landover is a dump and Greenbelt, while perhaps slightly better than Landover, is a PITA to get to relative to where most of the workforce lives. Truth be told, people wanted to stay in DC. However, given that wasn’t an option, Springfield was the clear preference.

[Anonymous]

Feel bad for the largely white FBI that won't be living in PG County

[Anonymous]

It is on the Green line metro. Why is that a burden?

[Anonymous]

Why does it matter where folks live in determining a location. Talk about entitlement. Just like the argument about returning to the office, quit or find a new job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure the FBI rank and file are thrilled with PG.

Fairfax County is rapidly going the way of PG so it probably doesn't matter.

[Anonymous]

Silver spring gonna take off

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH is an agent and said there’s a lot of unhappy people today. He said no one wanted MD. Landover is a dump and Greenbelt, while perhaps slightly better than Landover, is a PITA to get to relative to where most of the workforce lives. Truth be told, people wanted to stay in DC. However, given that wasn’t an option, Springfield was the clear preference.

But Springfield was going to be the most expensive option for the federal government, which was a major factor in the decision. The Springfield site is currently occupied and the GSA would have had to find another location the 16 warehouses that currently use the site and all of their contents. Then they would have had to raze the buildings before starting construction. The cost factor to relocate the existing agencies and their inventory, plus demo the buildings was factored in. Greenbelt has a parking lot there and the cost to demo the parking lot was a fraction of what the Springfield location would have cost. The estimate is that the construction in Greenbelt could be up to $1B cheaper by the time the building was completed.