    Federal Real Property: Vacant and Underutilized Properties at
    GSA, VA, and USPS (19-AUG-03, GAO-03-747).

    The federal government has many vacant and underutilized
    properties that are no longer needed. Retaining unneeded real
    properties presents federal agencies with significant potential
    risks for (1) lost dollars because such properties are costly to
    maintain; and (2) lost opportunities because the properties could
    be put to more cost-beneficial uses, exchanged for other needed
    property, or sold to generate revenue for the government. The
    General Services Administration (GSA), the Department of Veterans
    Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) hold a
    significant number of real property assets. GAO was asked to
    provide information on how these agencies identify vacant and
    underutilized real properties and the numbers, types, and
    locations of these properties.
    -------------------------Indexing Terms-------------------------
    REPORTNUM:   GAO-03-747
        ACCNO:   A08116
      TITLE:     Federal Real Property: Vacant and Underutilized
    Properties at GSA, VA, and USPS
         DATE:   08/19/2003
      SUBJECT:   Data collection
    	     Federal property management
    	     Property disposal
    	     Real property
    	     Surplus federal property
    	     VA Capital Asset Realignment for
    	     Enhanced Services

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    GAO-03-747

                                           A

    Report to Congressional Requesters

    August 2003 FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY Vacant and Underutilized Properties at
    GSA, VA, and USPS

    GAO- 03- 747

    Contents Letter 1

    Results In Brief 2 Background 6 How GSA, VA, and USPS Identify Vacant and
    Underutilized Real

    Property 7 Numbers, Types, and Locations of GSA, VA, and USPS Vacant and

    Underutilized Real Properties 13 Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 25

    Appendixes

    Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 29

    Appendix II: List of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported by
    the General Services Administration as of October 1, 2002 31

    Appendix III: List of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported by
    the Department of Veterans Affairs as of October 1, 2002 39

    Appendix IV: List of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported by
    the U. S. Postal Service as of October 1, 2002 58

    Appendix V: List of Locations with 5 or More GSA, VA, and USPS Vacant and
    Underutilized Real Properties as of October 1, 2002 63

    Appendix VI: Comments from the General Services Administration 65

    Appendix VII: GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments 67 Tables Table 1:
    Total Number of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties

    Reported by GSA, VA, and USPS as of October 1, 2002 14 Table 2:
    Information on Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties

    Reported by GSA, VA, and USPS as of October 1, 2002 16 Table 3: Ranges of
    Facility Sizes for all 3 agencies* GSA, VA, and

    USPS* as of October 1, 2002 18 Table 4: Size Ranges for Vacant Land
    Reported by VA and USPS as

    of October 1, 2002 19 Figures Figure 1: Total Number of Vacant and
    Underutilized Real

    Properties Reported by GSA, VA, and USPS as of October 1, 2002 4 Figure 2:
    Breakdown of the Numbers of Vacant and Underutilized

    Properties Reported by GSA, VA, and USPS as of October 1, 2002 15

    Figure 3: Example of Vacant GSA- Owned Property* the L. Mendel Rivers
    Federal Building in Charleston, South Carolina 21 Figure 4: Example of
    Vacant VA- Owned Property* the Former

    Main Hospital Building on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Health Facility Campus
    22 Figure 5: Example of Vacant USPS- Owned Property* the Former

    Main Post Office in Chicago, Illinois 23

    Abbreviations

    CARES Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services GSA General Services
    Administration USPS U. S. Postal Service VA Department of Veterans Affairs
    VHA Veterans Health Administration

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    Letter

    August 19, 2003 Congressional Requesters This report responds to your
    request for information on vacant and underutilized real property
    controlled by three federal agencies* the General Services Administration
    (GSA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U. S. Postal
    Service (USPS). 1 As discussed in our January 2003 high- risk report on
    federal real property, over 30 agencies control hundreds of thousands of
    real property assets worldwide that are worth hundreds of billions of
    dollars. 2 However, many of these assets, which include vacant and
    underutilized properties, are no longer needed because of significant
    changes in the size and mission needs of federal agencies. Unneeded assets
    present significant potential risks to federal agencies not only for lost
    dollars because such properties are costly to maintain but also for lost
    opportunities because the properties could be put to more costbeneficial
    uses, exchanged for other needed property, or sold to generate revenue for
    the government. In addition, continuing to hold real property that may no
    longer be needed does not present a positive image of the federal
    government in local communities. Instead, it can present an image of waste
    and inefficiency that erodes taxpayers* confidence and can have a

    negative impact on local economies if the property is occupying a valuable
    location and is not used for other purposes, sold, or used in a public-
    private partnership if such a partnership provides the best economic value
    for the government. 3

    1 GSA*s Federal Property Management Regulations define not utilized
    property as an entire property or portion of a property that is not
    occupied or used for current program purposes of the accountable agency or
    property that is occupied in caretaker status only. According to a GSA
    official, property that is not utilized is generally considered vacant.
    The regulations also define underutilized property as an entire property
    or portion of a property that is used only at irregular periods or
    intermittently by the accountable agency or property that is being used
    for the agency*s current program purposes that can be satisfied with only
    a portion of the property. (41 C. F. R. 101- 47. 801)

    2 U. S. General Accounting Office, High- Risk Series: Federal Real
    Property, GAO- 03- 122 (Washington, D. C.: Jan. 2003). 3 Under a public-
    private partnership, sometimes referred to as a public- private venture,
    the federal government and a private entity form an arrangement in which
    the federal government contributes real property and the private entity
    contributes financial capital and borrowing ability to redevelop or
    renovate real property to serve, in part or in whole, a public need.

    As of September 30, 2000, the federal government owned about 3 billion
    square feet of building floor space worldwide. 4 You asked us to provide
    information on (1) how GSA, VA, and USPS* the largest nondefense holders
    of federally owned space* identify vacant and underutilized properties;
    and (2) the numbers, types, and locations of these properties. 5 To meet
    the first objective, we discussed and documented real property

    procedures and practices with federal officials at the three agencies,
    including how they identified these properties. For the second objective,
    we obtained and analyzed information on GSA*s, VA*s Veterans Health
    Administration, and USPS*s vacant and underutilized properties. A more
    detailed discussion of our objectives, scope, and methodology is included
    in appendix I.

    Results In Brief GSA, VA, and USPS rely primarily on their agencies* real
    property officials in field office locations to identify vacant and
    underutilized properties.

    According to agency officials and current agency policies and procedures,
    field office officials identify such properties through the daily
    management and oversight of their real property portfolios. Some specific
    steps these officials use to identify vacant and underutilized property
    include on- site property visits, communications with tenant agencies
    about lease renewals, and examinations of agency program requirements that
    will affect agencies* real property needs. Also, all three agencies have
    recognized the importance of realigning their real property portfolios by

    identifying and disposing of unneeded real property. 4 U. S. General
    Services Administration, Summary Report of Real Property Owned by the
    United States Throughout the World, (Washington, D. C.: June 2001). In our
    report on governmentwide real property data, we stated that such data,
    which are compiled by GSA and often referred to as the worldwide
    inventory, have been unreliable and of limited usefulness, and we made
    recommendations to GSA to improve the data. GSA officials stated that they
    are currently making improvements to the data in response to our
    recommendations. We use these data here because at the time of our review,
    they provided the only available indication of the size and
    characteristics of the federal real property inventory. (See U. S. General
    Accounting Office, Federal Real Property: Better Governmentwide Data
    Needed for Strategic Decisionmaking, GAO- 02- 342 [Washington, D. C.: Apr.
    16, 2002]).

    5 As part of your request, you also wanted to know the impact that GSA,
    VA, and USPS vacant and underutilized properties had on their real
    property operations and the local communities where the properties are
    located. As agreed with congressional staff, it was decided that this
    issue would be best pursued under a separate engagement.

     In June 2001, GSA started an overall effort, commonly referred to as the
    portfolio restructuring initiative, in which GSA officials are reviewing
    all of its properties nationwide to identify and remove all assets from
    its real property inventory, including vacant and underutilized
    properties, that are not financially self- sustaining or for which there
    is not a substantial, long- term federal purpose.

     In October 2000, VA began a process known as the Capital Asset
    Realignment for Enhanced Services that is intended to strategically
    realign its real property assets to better serve veterans* health needs.
    One of the process* major objectives is to reduce VA*s large inventory of

    vacant and underutilized buildings and the significant costs needed to
    maintain these buildings.

     USPS, faced with such challenges as changing customer needs, declining
    mail volumes, rising costs, and increasing security concerns, issued a
    transformation plan in April 2002. Among other things, the plan discussed
    the need for USPS to review and modify its infrastructure of postal
    facilities so that it can enhance customer service and control costs
    through the closing and consolidation of unneeded postal facilities, such
    as some post offices.

    As of October 1, 2002, GSA, VA, and USPS reported having a total of 927
    vacant and underutilized real properties that included a wide range of
    facilities* such as office buildings, hospitals, and post offices* and
    land located throughout the 50 states and in the District of Columbia and
    Puerto Rico. As shown in figure 1, VA reported the highest number of
    vacant and underutilized real properties.

    Figure 1: Total Number of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties
    Reported by GSA, VA, and USPS as of October 1, 2002

    More of the 927 properties* 600, or about 65 percent* were vacant compared
    with the remaining 327, or about 35 percent, which were underutilized
    properties. Further, most of the vacant and underutilized

    properties* 807 of 927, or about 87 percent* were facilities and ranged
    from office buildings and storage facilities to hospitals and medical
    centers to post offices. These facilities represented about 32.1 million
    square feet of space. Although VA reported having the highest number of
    vacant and underutilized facilities, GSA*s vacant and underutilized
    facilities made up more than half of this square footage. The sizes of the
    3 agencies* facilities ranged from less than 10, 000 square feet to more
    than 100, 000 square feet, with about half of the facilities measuring
    less than 10,000 square feet. The 120 land properties were owned by VA and
    USPS and ranged in size from less than 1 acre to 174 acres. The three
    agencies* vacant and underutilized properties were located in 294 cities
    throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The highest numbers of
    vacant and underutilized properties were reported for Los Angeles,
    California, which had a total of 54 properties; and Fort Howard, Maryland,
    which had a total of 43 properties.

    In commenting on a draft of this report, the Commissioner of GSA*s Public
    Buildings Service said that the report overstated the number of vacant and
    underutilized properties in GSA*s inventory. He said that the 236 GSA

    properties cited in the report include 43 properties representing about 8
    million square feet of space that are already committed to being used and
    37 small, unoccupiable support properties, such as pump houses, that are
    necessary to the functioning of occupiable space. We did not change the
    total number of GSA*s properties as GSA suggested because the 236
    properties met our criteria of being vacant or underutilized as of October
    1, 2002. Furthermore, most of the 43 committed properties remain vacant or
    underutilized, and most of the 37 support properties have vacant or
    underutilized rentable square feet. However, we reflected GSA*s concern in
    the report and modified appendix II* the list of GSA*s vacant and
    underutilized properties as of October 1, 2002* to specifically identify

    those properties that GSA said were committed to being used and small
    properties that support occupiable space. VA*s Assistant Secretary for
    Management and USPS*s Managers of Facilities Program Management and Realty
    Asset Management generally agreed with the information in the report and
    provided technical comments that were incorporated in the report where
    appropriate.

    Background The federal real property environment has many stakeholders and
    involves a vast and diverse portfolio of assets that are used for a wide
    variety of

    missions. Real property is generally defined as facilities; land; and
    anything constructed on, growing on, or attached to land. The U. S.
    government*s fiscal year 2002 financial statements show an acquisition
    cost of more than

    $335 billion for real property assets held by the federal government on
    September 30, 2002. 6 In terms of facilities, GSA data indicated that as
    of September 30, 2000, the federal government owned about 3 billion square
    feet of building floor space worldwide and that GSA, VA, and USPS are the
    largest nondefense holders of this federally owned space. GSA provides
    real estate services for itself as well as for other federal agencies and
    owns such facilities as office buildings, courthouses, and border
    stations. 7 VA provides health care services to veterans and owns such
    facilities as

    hospitals, medical centers, research laboratories, and nursing homes and
    structures that support these facilities, such as garages and storage
    buildings. 8 USPS provides mail delivery services and owns such facilities
    as post offices and mail processing plants. Also, the three agencies own
    tracts of land that may have been acquired for various purposes. For
    example, in some cases, USPS acquires land adjacent to a postal facility
    in anticipation of a possible need for future expansion of the facility.

    6 This amount does not include stewardship assets, which are not reported
    on the government*s balance sheet. These assets include wilderness areas,
    scenic river systems, monuments, defense facilities (including military
    bases), and national defense assets. Also, real property data contained in
    the financial statements of the U. S. government have been problematic
    mainly because the government lacked complete and reliable information on
    its asset holdings, including real property. We were unable to express an
    opinion on the U. S. government*s consolidated financial statements for
    fiscal year 2002.

    7 GSA*s Public Buildings Service is the major component within GSA that
    provides real property services to federal agencies. 8 VA*s Veterans
    Health Administration (VHA) is the major component within VA that provides
    health care services to veterans. In this report, we focused on VHA
    properties.

    Federal real property managers operate in a complex and dynamic
    environment. Numerous laws and regulations govern the acquisition,
    management, and disposal of federal real property. The Federal Property
    and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (Property Act), and
    the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, are the laws that generally
    apply to the acquisition, use, and disposal of real property held by
    federal

    agencies. 9 GSA is responsible for implementing the Property Act and the
    Public Buildings Act. Agencies, including GSA and VA, are subject to the
    requirements of these acts unless they are specifically exempted from
    them. USPS, which is an independent establishment in the executive

    branch, is exempt from the Property Act and from most federal laws dealing
    with real property and contracting. USPS is authorized to sell, lease, or
    dispose of real property under its general powers. 10 In addition to the
    Property Act, Executive Order 12512, dated April 29,

    1985, required GSA to, among other things, provide governmentwide policy
    oversight and guidance for federal real property management. In response
    to Executive Order 12512, GSA published regulations that established
    governmentwide guidelines that agencies can use to identify vacant and
    underutilized real property. 11 Among other things, these guidelines
    provided general definitions of vacant and underutilized real properties
    and

    established a process that agencies can use to review real property
    holdings and determine the actions that may be needed to better use or
    dispose of vacant and underutilized properties. How GSA, VA, and

    GSA, VA, and USPS rely primarily on their real property officials in field
    USPS Identify Vacant

    office locations to identify vacant and underutilized properties.
    According to agency officials and current agency policies and procedures,
    field office and Underutilized Real

    officials identify such properties through the daily management and
    Property

    oversight of their real property portfolios. Some specific steps for
    identifying vacant and underutilized properties include observations that

    9 The Property Act is set forth at 40 U. S. C. S: 101 et. seq. The
    Property Act excludes certain types of property, such as public domain
    assets and land reserved or dedicated for national forest or national park
    purposes. The Public Buildings Act is set forth at 40 U. S. C. S: 3301 et.
    seq.

    10 39 U. S. C. S:S: 201 and 401; for purposes of this report, our
    definition of agency includes USPS, an independent establishment in the
    executive branch. 11 41 C. F. R. Subpart 101- 47.8.

    these officials make during on- site property visits, communications the
    officials have with tenant agencies about lease renewals, and examinations
    of agency program requirements that will affect agencies* real property
    needs. In addition, each agency has initiated a special nationwide effort
    to

    identify unneeded properties and develop an effective strategy for better
    aligning its real property assets with each agency*s changing mission.

    In examining their real property portfolios, GSA and VA officials told us
    that they generally rely on GSA*s governmentwide regulations concerning
    vacant and underutilized property as their guide for identifying such
    properties. USPS officials told us that although USPS is exempt from these
    regulations, they continuously strive to identify any real property assets
    that are vacant or underutilized as part of their ongoing real property
    oversight and management responsibilities. The regulations, among other
    things, include various questions that agencies could consider in
    examining their real property portfolios. For example, the questions
    involve such matters as whether contemplated agency program changes will
    alter

    property requirements or whether all of the property is essential for
    program requirements. GSA officials said that each agency has unique
    properties that serve different missions and has significant discretion in
    interpreting these regulations as to when and how best to identify vacant
    and underutilized properties. GSA officials also said that although there
    are no governmentwide data on vacant and underutilized properties, each
    agency is responsible for maintaining its own information on such
    properties.

    Identifying Vacant and GSA headquarters officials are primarily
    responsible for monitoring the use

    Underutilized Properties Is of space in all of its properties to ensure
    that such space is efficiently used.

    a Decentralized Process GSA headquarters officials also work with field
    officials to develop plans

    for enhancing the use of space in vacant and underutilized properties or
    disposing of them. However, identifying vacant and underutilized
    properties in GSA is largely a decentralized process and considered an
    integral part of the routine real property management activities that GSA
    headquarters expects its field officials to implement. Asset management
    teams in GSA*s 11 regional offices are primarily responsible for real
    property management activities, which include identifying vacant and
    underutilized properties. The members of GSA*s regional office asset
    management teams include various real property management officials, such
    as portfolio directors, asset managers, realty specialists, and property
    managers, who are usually located at or near specific properties.
    According to GSA officials, these team members work together on a regular
    basis to

    manage the real properties for which they are responsible to ensure that
    the properties are well maintained and that property occupants are
    provided with space that will adequately meet their needs. Team members
    also work together to manage the property so that, to the extent possible,
    the property*s income, usually received from property tenants, covers or
    exceeds the property*s expenses. GSA officials said that asset management
    team members generally identify vacant and underutilized properties while
    carrying out their day- to- day real property management responsibilities.
    For example, a realty specialist, who is responsible for monitoring tenant
    leases in a facility, will apprise other asset management team members of
    any tenants who do not plan to renew their leases, which may cause the
    facility to become vacant or underutilized. Also, other means may be used
    to identify vacant and underutilized properties. For example, an asset
    manager may periodically visit a property to make first- hand observations
    about the overall condition of the property and the extent to which space
    in the property is occupied. These asset managers also examine program
    requirements and changing agency mission needs to determine if existing
    space is adequate.

    Like GSA, VA*s process for identifying vacant and underutilized properties
    is decentralized. VA headquarters relies primarily on field staff to
    continuously oversee and manage its real properties, which involves
    identifying vacant and underutilized properties. In each of VA*s 21
    regional offices, referred to as Veterans Integrated Service Networks
    (VISN), the VISN director is the key individual responsible for overall
    real property management activities at VA locations. To identify vacant
    and underutilized properties, the VISN director relies on various VA
    personnel, such as chief facility engineers, who are usually located at or
    near the properties and are most knowledgeable about them. According to VA
    officials, these individuals generally work together with occupants of the
    VA property, including medical center directors, hospital administrators,
    and chiefs of

    medical departments, to ensure that the property is well maintained and
    meets their needs for providing veterans with quality health care
    services. At VA locations, vacant and underutilized properties are
    identified through various methods. For example, a chief facility engineer
    may periodically walk through a VA property to identify unoccupied space
    or solicit information from property occupants about the extent to which
    space in the property is being used. Also, some VA locations have
    strategic planning committees that, among other things, are responsible
    for ensuring that space in VA properties is well used and effectively
    responds to changing

    mission needs. Members of these committees, most of which include the
    associate medical center director and the chief facility engineer as well
    as

    medical staff representatives such as the medical center*s chief of
    surgery, work together on a regular basis to review the utilization of
    space in VA properties and identify specific properties or portions of
    properties that may be vacant or underutilized. Similar to GSA and VA,
    USPS has a decentralized process in which USPS headquarters expects its
    field staff to be responsible for continuous oversight and management of
    real properties, which includes identifying vacant or underutilized
    properties. USPS officials told us that although USPS is not subject to
    GSA*s governmentwide guidelines related to such properties, field staff
    continuously strive to identify vacant and underutilized properties as
    part of their day- to- day real property oversight and management
    responsibilities. The vice presidents in charge of USPS*s 8 area offices
    and the Capital Metro office have overall responsibility for real property
    operations in 85 district offices throughout the country. District
    managers, who are in charge of district offices and report to area office
    vice presidents, are responsible for the oversight and management of real
    properties within their jurisdictions. District managers are usually
    located at or near USPS properties and rely on various staff, including
    facility engineers, facility specialists, and architect- engineers, for
    day- to- day oversight and management of real properties, which includes
    identifying properties or portions of properties that are vacant or
    underutilized. According to USPS officials, USPS field staff may use
    various methods to identify these types of properties, such as periodic
    site visits to observe how space in properties is used and annual real
    property reviews to identify future space needs. Also, USPS field staff
    may receive information from occupants about space utilization changes.
    For example, a postmaster in charge of a post office may notify a facility
    specialist in the district office that changes to mail delivery routes
    have reduced the post office*s workload, thus creating some vacant space
    in the post office that may no

    longer be needed. GSA, VA, and USPS Have

    All three agencies have recognized the importance of realigning their real
    Begun Nationwide

    property portfolios by identifying and disposing of unneeded real
    property. Initiatives to Realign Their

    Recently, each agency has initiated a special nationwide effort to
    identify Real Property Portfolios

    unneeded properties and develop a strategy for better aligning its real
    property assets with each agency*s changing mission. GSA has recognized
    that it has many buildings in its portfolio, including vacant and
    underutilized properties that are not financially self- sustaining* not
    generating sufficient income to cover expenses* or for which there is not
    a substantial, long- term federal purpose or predominant federal need. In

    June 2001, GSA initiated an overall effort* commonly referred to as the
    portfolio restructuring initiative* to restructure and reinvest in the
    portfolio. The objective of this initiative is to better align GSA*s
    properties with its mission of providing quality space and services at a
    cost that is competitive with the private sector. According to GSA
    officials, GSA is currently developing plans for enhancing the utilization
    of its buildings or disposing of them. GSA plans to complete
    implementation of the portfolio restructuring initiative by 2007 and
    expects by that time to have a portfolio

    of strong, income- producing properties that is much more responsive to
    changing agency mission needs.

    In August 1999, we reported that VA could enhance veterans* health care
    benefits if it reduced the level of resources spent on underused or
    inefficient buildings and used these resources instead to provide health
    care more efficiently in existing locations or closer to where veterans
    live. 12 We recommended that VA develop asset- restructuring plans for all
    of

    its health care delivery markets to, among other things, help guide future
    decision- making about capital real property investments. In responding to
    this recommendation, VA recognized the need to strategically realign its
    real property assets to better serve veterans* health needs and began a
    process in October 2000 known as the Capital Asset Realignment for
    Enhanced Services (CARES). VA initiated the CARES process to, among other
    things, reduce its large inventory of vacant and underutilized buildings
    and the significant costs required to maintain them. Many of the buildings
    became vacant and underutilized when VA began shifting its role in the
    mid- 1990s from being a traditional hospital- based provider of medical
    services to an integrated delivery system that emphasizes a full continuum
    of care with a significant shift from inpatient to outpatient services. To
    get a better perspective on the extent to which vacant and underutilized
    properties existed nationwide, VA headquarters developed a database that
    identified these properties and that was used in the CARES process to
    identify space conditions in these properties. Through CARES, VA expects
    to develop a nationwide strategic plan that identifies the capital real
    property assets needed to meet veterans* health care needs as well as
    those assets that are no longer needed.

    In August 2002, VA announced the results of its CARES pilot test* a plan
    to realign capital real property assets in its Great Lakes network, which
    12 U. S. General Accounting Office, VA Health Care: Improvements Needed in
    Capital Asset Planning and Budgeting, GAO/ HEHS- 99- 145 (Washington, D.
    C.: Aug. 13, 1999).

    involves restructuring inpatient facilities and opening new outpatient
    clinics in community settings to provide health care to veterans. As part
    of this plan, VA identified 31 buildings that are no longer needed to meet
    veterans* health care needs, including 30 that were vacant, and has
    developed or implemented alternative use or disposal plans for most of
    these buildings. 13 Currently, VA is conducting CARES studies in its 20
    other health care networks. VA*s goal is to make property realignment
    decisions by the end of 2003; at that time, given its extensive inventory
    of buildings nationwide, VA expects that many additional buildings will
    have been identified as not needed for use in providing health care to
    veterans.

    VA officials told us that in addition to CARES, VA has initiated other
    actions to address vacant and underutilized real properties. For example,
    under its enhanced- use leasing program, VA has entered into various
    public- private partnerships to help improve the use of some of its vacant
    and underutilized facilities. 14 Also, in July 2001, VA established the
    Office of Asset Enterprise Management, which provides oversight of VA*s
    real property assets by evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation
    of

    real property asset management policies, principles, standards, and
    guidelines that govern the acquisition, management, and disposal of such
    assets. In addition, VA officials said that VA (1) has established 7
    capital portfolio goals that are designed to help VA better manage its
    real property assets* 3 of these goals focus on reducing the amount of
    vacant and underutilized space in its facilities; and (2) is developing a
    portfolio

    management information system known as the Capital Asset Management System
    that will enable VA to measure performance and monitor progress in
    attaining these goals.

    USPS has also recognized the need for addressing problems associated with
    vacant and underutilized properties. Faced with such challenges as
    changing customer needs, declining mail volumes, rising costs, and
    increasing security concerns, USPS issued a transformation plan in April
    2002. In the plan, USPS discussed the need for a comprehensive
    transformation of USPS to ensure that it will be financially viable and
    can adequately fulfill its mission of providing the nation with postal
    services in

    13 U. S. General Accounting Office, VA Health Care: Improved Planning
    Needed for Management of Excess Real Property, GAO- 03- 326 (Washington,
    D. C.: Jan. 29, 2003). 14 38 U. S. C. S:8161 (2002) et seq. VA has its own
    authority to enter into partnerships to lease its properties to
    nongovernmental entities. In turn, these entities develop, rehabilitate,
    or renovate the properties.

    the 21 st century. USPS also discussed the need to review and modify its
    infrastructure of postal facilities so that it can enhance customer
    service and control costs. Among other things, USPS identified various
    actions it plans to take regarding the process for closing and
    consolidating unneeded postal facilities. For example, USPS stated that it
    will lift the self- imposed moratorium on post office closings and
    consolidations. In addition, USPS plans to work with the Postal Rate
    Commission to streamline the post office closing process to minimize the
    amount of time it takes to reach decisions about post office closures.
    According to USPS officials, USPS will be continuously reviewing its
    entire postal infrastructure to, among other things, develop plans for
    realigning postal facilities to ensure that the facilities will adequately
    fulfill USPS*s mission needs. The officials told us that as these reviews
    are completed, USPS will publicly announce its plans for realigning postal
    facilities.

    Numbers, Types, and As of October 1, 2002, GSA, VA, and USPS reported
    having a total of 927

    Locations of GSA, VA, vacant and underutilized real properties* including
    a wide range of

    facilities and land* located throughout the 50 states and in the District
    of and USPS Vacant and

    Columbia and Puerto Rico. 15 Of the 3 agencies, VA reported having the
    Underutilized Real

    highest number of vacant and underutilized real properties* a total of 577
    properties. GSA was second with 236 vacant and underutilized properties;
    Properties

    and USPS was third with 114 vacant and underutilized properties. 16 Table
    1 shows a breakdown of the total numbers of vacant and underutilized
    facilities and land at the 3 agencies.

    15 The identification and disposal of vacant and underutilized property is
    an ongoing process. Given this, the numbers of properties are subject to
    constant change. 16 The 927 vacant and underutilized properties* including
    807 facilities and 120 tracts of land, which totaled about 2,000 acres*
    represented a small portion of the total number of properties held by
    these 3 agencies. Specifically, as of October 1, 2002, the 3 agencies
    owned a total of about 14,900 facilities and 44,900 acres of land, with
    GSA holding about 1,700 facilities and 8,700 acres of land; VA holding
    about 4,900 facilities and 15,600 acres of land; and USPS holding about
    8,300 facilities and 20,600 acres of land.

    Table 1: Total Number of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported
    by GSA, VA, and USPS as of October 1, 2002 Number of vacant and
    underutilized properties Agency

    Facilities Land Total Percent of total

    GSA 236 0 236 26 VA 533 44 577 62 USPS 38 76 114 12

    Total 807 120 927 100%

    Source: GAO analysis of GSA, VA, and USPS data.

    In commenting on a draft of this report, the Commissioner of GSA*s Public
    Buildings Service said that the report overstated the number of vacant and
    underutilized properties in GSA*s inventory. He said that the 236 GSA
    properties cited in the report include 43 properties representing about 8
    million square feet of space that are already committed to being used and
    37 small, unoccupiable support properties, such as pump houses, that are
    necessary to the functioning of occupiable space. We did not change the
    total number of GSA*s properties as GSA suggested because the 236
    properties met our criteria of being vacant or underutilized as of October
    1, 2002. Furthermore, most of the 43 committed properties remain vacant or
    underutilized, and most of the 37 support properties have vacant or
    underutilized rentable square feet. However, to reflect GSA*s concern, we
    modified appendix II* the list of GSA*s vacant and underutilized
    properties as of October 1, 2002* to specifically identify those
    properties that GSA said were committed to being used and small properties
    that support occupiable space.

    GSA, VA, and USPS data showed that of the 927 properties, 600, or about 65
    percent, were vacant properties; and 327, or about 35 percent, were
    underutilized properties. As shown in figure 2, VA and USPS reported
    having more vacant than underutilized properties, whereas GSA reported
    having more underutilized than vacant properties.

    Figure 2: Breakdown of the Numbers of Vacant and Underutilized Real
    Properties Reported by GSA, VA, and USPS as of October 1, 2002

    Table 2 provides more detailed information on the numbers of vacant and
    underutilized properties at each of the 3 agencies.

    Table 2: Information on Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported
    by GSA, VA, and USPS as of October 1, 2002 Number of underutilized

    Total number of vacant and Number of vacant properties properties
    underutilized properties

    Total vacant Agency

    Facilities Land a properties Facilities Land Facilities Land Total

    GSA 93 0 93 143 0 236 0 236 VA 352 44 396 181 0 533 44 577 USPS 35 76 111
    3 0 38 76 114

    Total 480 120 600 327 0 807 120 927

    Source: GAO analysis of GSA, VA, and USPS data. a The two agencies that
    identified land properties* VA and USPS* considered these properties to be

    vacant.

    As table 2 shows, most of the vacant and underutilized properties were
    facilities* 807 of 927 properties, or about 87 percent* and these
    facilities included a wide range of structures. Most of GSA*s vacant and
    underutilized facilities included office buildings, warehouses, and
    storage facilities. VA*s vacant and underutilized facilities were
    buildings that were generally

    located on medical complexes in campus- like settings. These facilities
    typically included various medical buildings, such as hospitals, medical
    centers, and nursing homes along with structures that supported the
    medical buildings, such as garages and storage buildings. Most of USPS*s
    facilities included post offices, stations, and branches. The 807
    facilities

    represented a total of about 32.1 million square feet of space. 17
    Although VA reported having the highest number of facilities, GSA*s
    facilities had the highest amount of square footage. Specifically, GSA
    reported that its facilities had about 18.4 million square feet, 18 or 57
    percent of the total square footage belonging to the 3 agencies; VA
    reported that its facilities had about 9.4 million square feet, or 29
    percent, of the total square footage; and USPS reported that its
    facilities had about 4.3 million square feet, or 13 percent, of the total
    square footage. 19

    In addition, the sizes of the facilities ranged from less than 10,000
    square feet to over 100,000 square feet, with about half of the facilities
    under 10,000 square feet. Of the 63 properties that were over 100,000
    square feet, 6 were over 500,000 square feet, with 1 of the 6 facilities
    having about 2.5 million square feet of space. Table 3 shows the ranges of
    facility sizes.

    17 Our review of the square footage data for these facilities revealed
    that 31 GSA facilities had no rentable square footage. GSA officials told
    us that generally, such facilities could not be rented because various
    structural or environmental conditions made them unsuitable for tenant
    occupation.

    18 In commenting on a draft of this report, GSA*s Commissioner of the
    Public Buildings Service said that about 8 million square feet of this
    space was already committed to being occupied. 19 Percentages do not add
    to 100 due to rounding.

    Tabl e 3: Ranges of Facility Sizes for All 3 Agencies* GSA, VA, and USPS*
    as of October 1, 2002

    Range of size Vacant Underutilized (square feet) facilities facilities Tot
    al Percent of total

    0 to 10,000 324 94 418 52 10,001 to 50, 000 117 141 258 32 50,001 to
    100,000 19 49 68 8 Over 100,000 20 43 63 8

    Tot al 480 327 807 100%

    Source: GAO analysis of GSA, VA, and USPS data.

    It should be noted that the three agencies have taken actions or have
    planned actions to improve the use of some of these facilities or dispose
    of them. For example, through its portfolio restructuring initiative, GSA
    has developed plans to do repair and alteration work at 46 buildings and
    use the space in these buildings to house other federal agencies. In
    addition, GSA anticipates that 44 other buildings will ultimately be
    candidates for disposal. By the end of 2003, VA expects that its CARES
    process will result in a nationwide strategic plan that, among other
    things, will not only help VA improve the use of space in its facilities
    but also identify those real property assets that are no longer needed.
    Also, USPS has ongoing efforts to sell unneeded properties. For example,
    during 2002, USPS generated a total of $25.5 million in revenue from the
    sales of unneeded properties, which was an increase over similar sales in
    2001 that totaled $22.7 million.

    Of the three agencies, only VA and USPS reported having vacant land. As of
    October 1, 2002, VA and USPS identified a total of 120 tracts of vacant
    land, which amounted to a total of about 2,000 acres. The land tracts
    ranged in size from less than 1 acre to 174 acres. As shown in table 4,
    80, or about 67 percent, of the tracts of land owned by VA and USPS fell
    into the category of less than 1 acre to 10 acres. Only 9 properties fell
    into the category of more than 50 acres, with VA having most of these
    properties.

    Table 4: Size Ranges for Vacant Land Reported by VA and USPS as of October
    1, 2002

    Number of land tracts Range of size (acres)

    VA USPS Total Percent of total Less than 1 to 10 13 67 80 67 11 to 50 24 7
    31 26 More than 50 7 2 9 8

    Total 44 76 120 100% a

    Source: GAO analysis of VA and USPS data. a Percentages do not add to 100
    due to rounding.

    As previously mentioned, our analysis of GSA, VA, and USPS data showed
    that the 927 vacant or underutilized properties were located throughout
    the 50 states and in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. GSA*s
    vacant and underutilized properties were located in 42 states and the
    District of Columbia, and VA*s vacant and underutilized properties were
    located in 47 states and the District of Columbia. USPS*s vacant and
    underutilized properties were located in 33 states and Puerto Rico. These
    927 vacant and underutilized properties were located in 294 cities in the
    United States and Puerto Rico. Some of these vacant and underutilized
    properties were located in large metropolitan cities, such as Los Angeles,
    California; Chicago, Illinois; and Dallas, Texas; others were in smaller
    cities, such as Newington, Connecticut; Marion, Indiana; and Canton, Ohio.
    The data also showed that 49 locations had 5 or more of these properties.
    The highest numbers of vacant and underutilized properties were reported
    for Los Angeles, California, which had a total of 54 properties; and Fort
    Howard, Maryland, which had a total of 43 properties. A list of GSA*s
    vacant and underutilized real properties is included in appendix II. Lists
    of vacant and underutilized real properties for VA and USPS are included
    in appendixes III and IV, respectively. Appendix V identifies the 49
    locations that had 5 or more vacant and underutilized properties.

    GSA, VA, and USPS officials explained that each vacant or underutilized
    property has a unique history that, among other things, involves how long
    the property has been vacant or underutilized and the reasons why the
    property became vacant or underutilized. The officials told us that real
    property staff in field locations who have direct responsibility for
    oversight and management of vacant and underutilized properties would be
    in the best position to provide detailed information on the history of
    these properties. The officials explained that in all likelihood, changing
    agency

    mission needs along with other problems, such as the advanced age of
    various vacant and underutilized properties and their deteriorated
    condition, were the most common factors that led to the properties
    becoming vacant or underutilized.

    GSA, VA, and USPS officials said that although some vacant and
    underutilized federal properties have potential for alternate uses, the
    properties have for various reasons remained vacant or underutilized for
    years. For example, as discussed in our July 2001 report on public-
    private partnerships, the GSA- held property that is shown in figure 3*
    the L. Mendel Rivers federal office building in Charleston, South
    Carolina* has

    been vacant for about 4 years. 20 According to GSA officials, this
    facility* a 7- story, 100,000- square- foot building on just over 2 acres*
    has no rentable square footage. The facility is contaminated with asbestos
    and has been unoccupied since it sustained damage in 1999 from Hurricane
    Floyd. We reported that although there was a weak federal demand for space
    where

    the property is located, the property is located in a highly desirable
    location where land values are high, and there was a strong potential for
    private sector demand. GSA officials estimated that in fiscal year 2002, a
    total of about $28,000 was spent to cover various building operations and

    maintenance expenses, such as fire protection and utilities. A GSA
    official told us that as of April 2003, GSA and the city of Charleston had
    developed a memorandum of understanding, which states that the city of
    Charleston will construct a new building for GSA and, in exchange, the
    city will take control of the L. Mendel Rivers building. The official
    estimated that the city should be able to proceed with the new GSA
    building project in the summer of 2003.

    20 U. S. General Accounting Office, Public- Private Partnerships: Pilot
    Program Needed to Demonstrate the Actual Benefits of Using Partnerships,
    GAO- 01- 906 (Washington, D. C.: July 25, 2001).

    Figure 3: Example of Vacant GSA- Owned Property* the L. Mendel Rivers
    Federal Building in Charleston, South Carolina

    Note: Provided by Ernst & Young LLP for use in our July 2001 report on
    public- private partnerships (GAO- 01- 906).

    Another example of a long- held vacant property involves a VA- owned
    building at a health care facility campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This
    134,000- square- foot building, which is shown in figure 4, has been
    vacant for about 14 years. The building had been used as the campus* main
    hospital but was vacated in 1989 primarily because a new main hospital was
    built on the campus. VA officials told us that in June 1999, a consulting
    firm* Economic Research Associates* issued a study in which it identified

    various options for VA to consider in trying to enhance the use of various
    vacant and underutilized buildings on the Milwaukee campus, including the
    former main hospital building. 21 On the basis of the study*s results, VA
    officials told us that a substantial investment of capital would in all

    21 Economic Research Associates, Report for Enhanced- Use Options,
    Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Submitted to Department
    of Veterans Affairs, ERA Project Number: 12460 (Apr. 1998; Re- Issue June
    1999).

    likelihood be needed to convert this building for alternate use. For
    example, to convert the building for use as housing for the elderly, the
    study estimated that about $8.4 million to $9.3 million would be needed.
    VA officials also mentioned that various organizations, such as the
    Salvation

    Army and the Knights of Columbus, expressed some interest in leasing the
    building; but thus far, VA has not received any firm offers from these
    organizations. VA officials told us that in fiscal year 2001, VA incurred
    about $348,000 in maintenance costs for this building, which included such
    expenses as utilities, pest management, and security. Also, the officials
    said that VA currently has no alternate use or disposal plans for this
    building.

    Figure 4: Example of Vacant VA- Owned Property* the Former Main Hospital
    Building on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Health Facility Campus

    Note: Photograph taken in December 2001.

    An example of a vacant USPS facility is the former Chicago Main Post
    Office located in downtown Chicago, Illinois, which is shown in figure 5.
    This 2.5- million- square- foot former post office and mail processing
    facility

    has not been used as the main post office since 1997* about 6 years* when
    it was replaced with a new postal facility. According to USPS officials,
    annual holding costs for this property exceed $2 million. The officials
    also told us that although USPS has received various offers to purchase
    this facility, attempts to complete the sale have thus far been delayed
    due mainly to (1) an overall weakness in the Chicago real estate market,
    which has raised concerns about whether a sufficient number of tenants
    could be found to occupy the facility; and (2) the inability of potential
    developers and the city of Chicago to agree on real estate tax abatement
    issues. According to USPS, there will have to be a breakthrough in current
    market conditions, together with an agreement between potential developers
    and the city of Chicago, before this project can move forward.

    Figure 5: Example of Vacant USPS- Owned Property* the Former Main Post
    Office in Chicago, Illinois

    Note: Photograph taken in approximately 1995.

    Vacant and Underutilized As noted in the above examples, the efficient use
    or disposal of unneeded

    Properties Pose Challenges real property, including vacant and
    underutilized property, poses

    significant challenges for federal agencies. 22 As discussed in our
    January for Federal Agencies

    2003 high- risk report on federal real property, disposal of unneeded real
    property is a complicated issue influenced by various laws as well as
    budgetary limitations. 23 The high- risk report pointed out that in the
    disposal area, a range of laws intended to address other objectives
    challenges agencies* efforts to dispose of unneeded property. For example,
    USPS is specifically precluded from closing small post offices solely for
    economic reasons. 24 Furthermore, agencies are required under the National
    Environmental Policy Act to consider the environmental impact of their
    decisions to dispose of real property. Generally speaking, agencies are

    responsible for environmental cleanup of any hazardous substances
    associated with the properties prior to disposal, such as medical wastes,
    asbestos, and lead paint. Despite the importance of this, cleanup costs
    can be considerable and can involve years of study. For property with
    historic designations* which is common in the federal portfolio* agencies
    are required by the National Historic Preservation Act to ensure that
    historic preservation is factored into how the property is eventually
    used.

    The high- risk report also pointed out that most agencies cannot retain
    the proceeds from the sale of unneeded property. Given that agencies are
    required to fund the costs of preparing property for disposal, the
    inability to retain any of the proceeds acts as an additional
    disincentive. The report further pointed out that public- private
    partnership arrangements can be a viable option for redeveloping obsolete
    federal property when they provide the best economic value for the
    government, compared with other options, such as federal financing through
    appropriations or sale of the property. However, most agencies are
    precluded from entering into such arrangements. The high- risk report
    recommended the development of a comprehensive and integrated real
    property transformation strategy that,

    among other things, could identify how best to realign and rationalize
    federal real property and dispose of unneeded real property assets.

    22 In a February 2000 report* U. S. General Accounting Office: Accrual
    Budgeting: Experiences of Other Nations and Implications for the United
    States, GAO/ AIMD- 00- 57 (Washington, D. C.: Feb. 18, 2000)* we discussed
    how some countries have encouraged the

    efficient use of real property assets. 23 GAO- 03- 122.

    24 39 U. S. C. 101( b).

    Continuing to hold unneeded vacant and underutilized properties is costly
    to the government and can present an image of waste and inefficiency that
    erodes taxpayer confidence. Given this, we plan to continue monitoring
    federal agencies* efforts to realign their real property portfolios. These
    efforts can help the agencies respond to changing mission needs and reduce
    the large number of vacant and underutilized properties in their real
    property inventories.

    Agency Comments and We received written comments on a draft of this report
    from GSA*s

    Our Evaluation Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service on June 23,
    2003 (see app. VI). He said that the report overstates the amount of
    underutilized space in

    GSA*s inventory. He said that the current list of GSA properties in the
    report includes vacant space that was not available for assignment because
    it is already committed, such as space being renovated for a customer
    agency. He stated that revising our list of vacant and underutilized
    properties to recognize properties committed to being occupied would
    reduce the total number of properties by 43* from 236 to 193* and the
    square footage from 18.2 million to 10.3 million. In addition, he said
    that the number of vacant and underutilized properties is inflated by the
    inclusion of 37 small support properties that were unoccupiable, such as a
    pump house or a parking lot booth, but necessary to the functioning of
    occupiable space. The Commissioner went on to say that support properties
    are small and have little impact on the square footage of underutilized
    space reported, but the inclusion of these properties does
    disproportionately affect the number of underutilized properties. He
    stated that as of March 2003, the vacant assignable space in GSA*s owned
    inventory, which he said was the commonly accepted private sector measure
    of vacancy, was 10 million square feet, which was only 5.5 percent of
    GSA*s owned inventory. He also said that this percent is well below
    industry averages. He went on to say that as GSA implements its portfolio
    restructuring initiative, which is discussed earlier in this report, it
    will further improve the performance of its real property portfolio. For
    example, phasing out GSA*s warehouses will reduce the current list of
    vacant and underutilized properties by 48 buildings.

    We did not change the total number of GSA*s vacant and underutilized
    properties in the report. One of our objectives was to identify all vacant
    and underutilized properties in GSA*s inventory as of October 1, 2002, so
    that we could provide an overview of these types of properties at a given
    point in time. According to GSA data, the 43 properties, which GSA said
    were committed to future use, and the 37 properties, which GSA said were

    support properties, met our criteria as vacant or underutilized properties
    as of October 1, 2002. Furthermore, based on updated information that we
    obtained from GSA, 37 of the 43 properties that GSA said were committed to
    future use remained vacant or underutilized as of May 1, 2003. In
    addition, 30 of the 37 support properties that GSA cites as unoccupiable
    had rentable space that GSA reported as vacant or underutilized.

    In the report, we provided specific information on the types, sizes, and
    vacancy rates for all properties reported by GSA, including committed and
    support properties, which provides transparency and context for
    understanding the nature of these properties. In addition, we stated in
    the report that the identification and disposal of vacant and
    underutilized property is an ongoing process, with the numbers of
    properties thus subject to constant change. Also, we recognized in the
    report that GSA (1) has developed plans to do repair and alteration work
    at 46 buildings and use the space in these buildings to house other
    federal agencies and (2) anticipates that 44 other buildings will
    ultimately be candidates for disposal. However, we reflected GSA*s concern
    in the report and modified appendix II* the list of all GSA vacant and
    underutilized properties as of October 1, 2002* to specifically identify
    those properties that GSA identified as committed to being used and as
    support facilities necessary to the functioning of occupiable space. We
    did not verify the data that GSA provided on committed space and support
    properties.

    We applaud GSA*s efforts to restructure its real property portfolio and
    its current progress in reducing vacant assignable space. GSA*s current
    portfolio restructuring initiative, if implemented effectively, can go a
    long way toward better aligning GSA*s properties to provide quality space
    and

    services at a cost that is competitive with the private sector and to
    reduce the number of vacant and underutilized properties in its real
    property inventory. GSA also provided technical comments that were
    incorporated in the report where appropriate.

    On June 23, 2003, we received oral comments from VA*s Assistant Secretary
    for Management and USPS*s Managers of Facilities Program Management and
    Realty Asset Management. They generally agreed with the information in the
    report and provided technical comments that were incorporated in the
    report where appropriate.

    We will send copies of the report to the appropriate congressional
    committees, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the

    Administrator of GSA, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
    and the Postmaster General. Copies will also be made available to other
    interested parties on request. In addition, the report will be available
    at no charge on our Web site at www. gao. gov.

    Contacts and staff acknowledgments for this report are included in
    appendix VII. If you or your staff have any questions, please contact me
    at (202) 512- 2834 or at goldsteinm@ gao. gov.

    Mark L. Goldstein Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues

    List of Congressional Requesters

    The Honorable Susan Collins United States Senate The Honorable James M.
    Jeffords United States Senate The Honorable Carl Levin United States
    Senate The Honorable Jack Reed United States Senate The Honorable Olympia
    J. Snowe United States Senate The Honorable Arlen Specter United States
    Senate The Honorable Luis Gutierrez House of Representatives The Honorable
    Marcy Kaptur House of Representatives The Honorable Dale Kildee House of
    Representatives The Honorable Steven C. LaTourette House of
    Representatives The Honorable Marty Meehan House of Representatives The
    Honorable Jack Quinn House of Representatives The Honorable Bart Stupak
    House of Representatives

    Appendi Appendi xes x I

    Objectives, Scope, and Methodology To meet the first objective, which was
    to provide information on how the General Services Administration (GSA),
    Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and U. S. Postal Service (USPS)
    identified vacant and underutilized real properties, we reviewed,
    analyzed, and discussed with GSA and VA officials governmentwide real
    property management laws, regulations, and

    executive orders, which established criteria for most federal agencies to
    follow in accomplishing their responsibilities regarding vacant and
    underutilized real property. Also, because USPS is exempt from most
    federal laws dealing with real property, we reviewed appropriate
    legislation that authorizes USPS to sell, lease, or dispose of property
    under its general powers and discussed this legislation with USPS
    headquarters officials responsible for real property management
    operations. In addition, we reviewed various internal GSA, VA, and USPS
    documents, such as manuals, handbooks, and bulletins, which provided
    guidance on the agencies* procedures for identifying vacant and
    underutilized real property under their control. We also discussed these
    procedures with various headquarters and field officials from GSA, VA, and
    USPS who were responsible for and most knowledgeable about their agencies*
    real property management operations involving vacant and underutilized
    property. To meet the second objective, which was to provide information
    on the

    numbers, types, and locations of vacant and underutilized real properties
    at the three agencies, we obtained data from agency headquarters officials
    at GSA, VA*s Veterans Health Administration, and USPS on their owned
    vacant and underutilized real properties* facilities and land* as of
    October 1, 2002. In addition to identifying the numbers, types, and
    locations of such properties, we also examined, analyzed, and formatted
    the data to obtain some perspective and context about the characteristics
    of the properties, including size and vacancy rate. GSA suggested using a
    property*s vacancy rate as the basis for determining whether a facility
    could be considered vacant or underutilized. GSA officials told us that
    they considered a facility as underutilized if it had a vacancy rate of 26
    percent or more.

    To establish a clearer distinction between vacant and underutilized
    facilities in this report, we considered a facility with a 100 percent
    vacancy rate to be vacant and a facility with a vacancy rate of 26 percent
    to 99 percent to be underutilized. Using vacancy rates that GSA, VA, and
    USPS provided to us, we categorized the three agencies* facilities as
    either vacant or underutilized. For the purposes of this report, all land
    properties were considered 100 percent vacant.

    The real property data provided by GSA, VA, and USPS were the only
    centralized data available that could provide some indication of the
    numbers, types, and locations of the three agencies* vacant and
    underutilized properties nationwide. We did some limited testing of the
    real

    property data by discussing with agencies* headquarters database managers
    any apparent inconsistencies or inaccuracies we found with the data. On
    the basis of those discussions, we adjusted the data to ensure that the
    inconsistencies and inaccuracies we found were corrected or clearly
    explained. We did not perform a detailed review of the three agencies*
    computer systems that generated these data to determine the extent to
    which significant errors or incompleteness in the key real property data
    elements might exist. Also, we did not consider in our analysis the
    appropriateness of how space was used in the agencies* real properties. In
    addition, we did not examine the extent to which agencies used GSA*s
    governmentwide guidelines to identify vacant and underutilized properties.
    As part of the initial request, we were also asked to develop information
    on

    the impact that GSA, VA, and USPS vacant and underutilized properties had
    on their real property operations and the local communities where the
    properties are located. As agreed with congressional staff, it was decided
    that this issue would be best pursued under a separate engagement.

    We received written comments on a draft of this report from the
    Commissioner of GSA*s Public Buildings Service and oral comments from VA*s
    Assistant Secretary for Management and USPS*s Managers of Facilities
    Program Management and Realty Asset Management. The comments we received
    are discussed near the end of the letter, and GSA*s written comments are
    included in appendix VI. We performed our work from

    November 2002 through June 2003 in accordance with generally accepted
    governmentwide auditing standards.

    List of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported by the General
    Services

    Appendi I I x Administration as of October 1, 2002 State/ entity (total
    Property location number of properties

    Property size Vacancy rate in state/ entity)

    City Address a Type of property (square feet) b (percent) c Alabama (7)
    Theodore Hamilton Blvd Depot d 0 100

    Montgomery 15 Lee St Fed bldg/ courthouse d 119, 751 96 Mobile 167 St
    Louis St Garage parking e, f 4,003 93 Gadsden 600 Broad St Fed bldg/
    courthouse d 28, 728 47 Selma 908 Alabama Ave Fed bldg/ courthouse d 20,
    373 44 Jasper 1710 Alabama Ave Fed bldg/ courthouse h 23, 812 39
    Birmingham 1800 5th Ave N Fed bldg/ courthouse d 164, 644 35 Alaska (2)
    Anchorage 2nd Ave & Christensen Motor pool d, f 0 100

    Anchorage 222 W 8th Ave Federal building d, g 64, 819 48 Arizona (3)
    Tucson 55 E Broadway St Courthouse d, g 69, 027 100

    Phoenix 230 N First Ave Fed bldg/ courthouse d, g 283, 862 99 Phoenix 314
    N Second Ave Parking lot d, f 0 80 Arkansas (1) Hot Spgs Nat*l Park
    Broadway & Reserve Post office/ courthouse d, g 66, 279 33 California (19)
    Laguna Niguel 24000 Avila Rd Support bldg d, f 12, 361 100

    Alameda 620 Central Ave Federal building h 8,470 100 Alameda 620 Central
    Ave Federal building h 8,387 100 Alameda 620 Central Ave Federal building
    h 689 100 San Francisco 5 th & Mission St Mint building h 0 100 Vallejo
    823 Marin St Federal building h 0 100 Alameda 620 Central Ave Federal
    building h 8,406 74 Alameda 620 Central Ave Federal building h 8,387 73
    Sacramento 801 I St Federal building d 170, 404 67 Alameda 620 Central Ave
    Federal building h 17, 042 63 Alameda 620 Central Ave Federal building h
    9,271 63 Sacramento 650 Capitol Mall Fed bldg/ courthouse d, g 355, 302 57
    Alameda 620 Central Ave Federal building h 22, 654 45 Alameda 620 Central
    Ave Federal building h 8,466 42 Alameda 620 Central Ave Federal building h
    0 42 i Merced 18th & K Sts Federal building h 14, 061 38 South San
    Francisco 1070 San Mateo Ave Warehouse d 571, 274 37 San Francisco 630
    Sansome St Appraisers building d, g 434, 481 35 Sacramento 2800 Cottage
    Way Federal bldg shop d, f 5,126 33

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    Type of property (square feet) b (percent) c Colorado (14) Lakewood W 6th
    Ave & Kipling St Federal building d 14, 963 100 Lakewood W 6th Ave &
    Kipling St Federal building d 8,878 100 Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling St
    Federal building d 2,083 100 Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling St Federal
    building d, f 1,541 100 Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling St Federal building
    d, f 1,541 100 Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling St Federal building d 5,128 92
    Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling St Federal building d, f 372 81 Lakewood W
    6th Ave & Kipling St Federal building d 33, 625 69 Lakewood W 6th Ave &
    Kipling St Federal building d, g 360, 797 67 Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling
    St Federal building d, f 1,957 52 Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling St Federal
    building d 10, 171 49 Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling St Federal building d
    12, 837 36 Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling St Federal building d 5,180 36
    Lakewood W 6th Ave & Kipling St Federal building d 761 35 Connecticut (1)
    New Haven 150 Court St Federal building d 130, 629 31 District of Columbia

    Washington, DC Second & C Sts SW Federal building d, g 477, 039 100 (10)
    Washington, DC 2430 E St NW Federal building e, g 38, 945 100

    Washington, DC M St SE Federal building d 36, 717 100 Washington, DC 726
    Jackson Pl NW Federal building d, g 6,842 100 Washington, DC 716 Jackson
    Pl NW Federal building d, g 4,422 100 Washington, DC 740 Jackson Pl NW
    Federal building d 3,909 100 Washington, DC 600 Independence SW Federal
    building d, g 384, 041 98 Washington, DC Navy Yards GPO field plant d 99,
    792 85 Washington, DC 2701 South Capitol St Federal building d 51, 158 81
    Washington, DC 9th & Constitution Ave Federal building d, g 904, 858 40
    Florida (5) Tampa 611 N Florida Ave Courthouse h 92, 747 100

    Tallahassee 110 East Park Ave Courthouse d 48, 827 100 West Palm Beach 801
    Clematis St Industrial building d 14, 903 100 Pensacola 100 Palafox St
    Courthouse d 28, 083 77 West Palm Beach 801 Clematis St Federal building d
    76, 711 49 Georgia (5) Thomasville 404 Pinetree Blvd Warehouse d 8,695 100

    Albany 337 Broad Ave Post office/ courthouse h 25, 793 74 Savannah 124
    Barnard St Federal building d 14, 494 61 Athens 115 Hancock Ave Post
    office/ courthouse d 41, 487 48 Dublin 100 N Franklin St Courthouse d 21,
    120 31

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    Type of property (square feet) b (percent) c Idaho (1) Boise 304 N 8th St
    Fed bldg/ post office h 65, 950 46 Illinois (1) Danville 201 N Vermillion
    St Fed bldg/ courthouse d 52, 640 62 Indiana (4) New Haven Bldg T- 130
    Federal building d 4,960 100

    Elkhart 327 W Marion St Federal building h 0 100 New Haven Bldg T- 146
    Federal building d 0 100 Jeffersonville 1201 East 10th St Federal building
    d, f 17, 384 35 Louisiana (4) New Orleans 3819 Patterson Rd Federal
    building d, g 1,136 100

    Opelousas Union & Vine Fed bldg/ post office/ courthouse h 38, 380 54

    Harahan 400 Edwards Ave Warehouse d 201, 400 41 Harahan 400 Edwards Ave
    Pump house d, f 1,706 40 i Maine (1) Houlton 95 Interstate Animal
    inspection d 3,676 37 Maryland (37) Silver Spring 1 New Hampshire Ave
    Federal building d 407, 498 100

    Baltimore Curtis Bay Depot Warehouse d 151, 622 100 Baltimore Curtis Bay
    Depot Warehouse d 144, 685 100 Silver Spring 25 Goddard Rd Federal
    building d, g 130, 700 100 Silver Spring 20 Edison Rd Federal building d
    95, 786 100 Middle River 2800 Eastern Ave Federal building d 73, 025 100
    Silver Spring 132 Dahlgren Rd Federal building d, g 39, 202 100 Silver
    Spring 71 Maury Rd Federal building d, g 34, 323 100 Silver Spring 30 Lake
    Rd Federal building d 32, 998 100 Silver Spring 90 Bowditch Rd Federal
    building d 31, 099 100 Middle River 2800 Eastern Ave Federal building d
    25, 642 100 Silver Spring 100 Bowditch Rd Federal building d 23, 745 100
    Silver Spring 130 Dahlgren Rd Federal building d, g 22, 757 100 Silver
    Spring 70 Maury Rd Federal building d, g 22, 051 100 Suitland 4510 Silver
    Hill Rd Suitland house d 7,180 100 Silver Spring 206 Bowditch Rd Federal
    building d 5,029 100 Silver Spring 203 Bowditch Rd Federal building d
    4,346 100 Middle River 2800 Eastern Ave Flammable storage d, f 1,124 100
    Silver Spring 10901 New Hampshire Federal building d, g

    Ave 588 100 Silver Spring 203A Bowditch Rd Federal building d 120 100
    Silver Spring 108 Blandy Rd Federal building d 0 100 Silver Spring 101
    Bowditch Rd Federal building d 0 100 Silver Spring 405 Bushnell Rd Federal
    building d 0 100

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    Type of property (square feet) b (percent) c Maryland (37) Silver Spring
    402- 406 Dahlgren Rd Federal building d 0 100 Silver Spring T5 Dahlgren Rd
    Federal building d 0 100 Silver Spring 510 Sims Rd Federal building d 0
    100 Silver Spring 323 Wilkes Rd Federal building d 0 100 Suitland Suitland
    Complex Heating plant d, f 0 100 Middle River 2800 Eastern Ave Federal
    building d 493, 986 94 Middle River 2800 Eastern Ave Oil house d, f 16,
    216 67 i Middle River Eastern Blvd Boiler house d, f 6,604 67 i Middle
    River Federal Depot Flammable storage d, f 768 67 i Suitland 4401 Suitland
    Rd Federal building d 317, 545 56 Salisbury 129 E Main St Federal building
    d 28, 676 55 Middle River 2800 Eastern Ave Federal building d 1,209, 091
    54 Rockville 2 W Montgomery Ave Fed bldg/ post office d 14, 259 53
    Baltimore 103 South Gay St Appraisers building d 147, 665 27 Massachusetts
    (3) Watertown Arsenal St Depot d 101 100

    Watertown Arsenal St Depot d 72 100 Pittsfield 78 Center St Federal
    building d 27, 364 44 Michigan (3) Pontiac 142 Auburn Federal building h 0
    100

    Kalamazoo 410 W Michigan Ave Fed bldg/ post office/ courthouse d 72, 113
    37

    Lansing 315 W Allegan Federal building d 97, 161 33 Minnesota (5)
    Minneapolis 212 Third Ave S Federal building d 143, 197 95

    Fort Snelling 1 Federal Dr Garage d, f 56, 684 49 Fergus Falls 118 S Mill
    St Post office/ courthouse d 46, 573 45 Fort Snelling 1 Federal Dr Garage
    d, f 0 28 i Fort Snelling 1 Federal Dr Federal building d, g 605, 430 26
    Mississippi (3) Vicksburg 120 Crawford St Post office/ courthouse h 70,
    133 45

    Oxford 911 Jackson Ave Post office/ courthouse d 68, 193 44 Tupelo 500 W
    Main St Fed bldg/ post office d 37, 609 33

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    Type of property (square feet) b (percent) c Missouri (22) St Louis 4300
    Goodfellow Federal building d 233, 206 100 Kansas City 607 Hardesty
    Federal building h 208, 487 100 Kansas City 607 Hardesty Federal building
    h 171, 246 100 Kansas City 607 Hardesty Federal building h 88, 838 100
    Kansas City 607 Hardesty Federal building h 18, 098 100 St Louis 4300
    Goodfellow Federal building d 15, 919 100 Kansas City 607 Hardesty Federal
    building h 8,640 100 Kansas City 607 Hardesty Federal building h 540 100
    Kansas City 811 Grand Ave Courthouse d 0 100 St Louis 4300 Goodfellow
    Federal building d, g 311, 446 80 St Louis 4300 Goodfellow Federal
    building d 13, 772 75 Kansas City 8930 Ward Pkwy Federal building e, g
    191, 765 74 St Louis 4300 Goodfellow Federal building d 13, 834 72 Kansas
    City 1500 E Bannister Rd Federal building d, g 13, 918 58 St Louis 4300
    Goodfellow Federal building d 14, 315 57 St Louis 4300 Goodfellow Federal
    building d 12, 841 55 Kansas City 1200 E Bannister Rd Federal building d
    22, 077 52 St Louis 4300 Goodfellow Federal building d 15, 383 52 St Louis
    4300 Goodfellow Federal building d 13, 260 44 i St Louis 4300 Goodfellow
    Electrical substation d, f 3,070 44 i St Louis 4300 Goodfellow Electrical
    substation d, f 2,394 44 i St Louis 4300 Goodfellow Federal building d 15,
    285 50 Nebraska (1) Omaha 215 N 17th St Federal building d, g 378, 149 39
    Nevada (4) Las Vegas 300 Las Vegas Blvd S Fed bldg/ courthouse d, g 196,
    635 72

    Reno 300 Booth St Fed bldg/ courthouse d, g 121, 695 66 Carson City 705 N
    Plaza Fed bldg/ post office d, g 51, 459 60 Las Vegas 600 Las Vegas Blvd
    Federal building d, g 85, 694 29 New Hampshire (1) Concord 55 Pleasant St
    Federal building d 109, 602 80 New Jersey (1) Belle- Mead Bldg 101 GSA
    Depot Warehouse d 0 100 New Mexico (4) Albuquerque 517 Gold Ave SW Federal
    building d 211, 462 70

    Roswell Fifth & Richardson Ave Federal building d 56, 698 33 Albuquerque
    500 Gold Ave SW Federal building d, g 309, 520 27 Albuquerque 1800 Twelfth
    St NW Motor pool d, f 3,108 27

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    Type of property (square feet) b (percent) c New York (7) Binghamton 1151
    Hoyt Ave Warehouse h 200, 429 100 Scotia One Amsterdam Rd Federal building
    d, g 6,494 100 Manhattan 203- 209 Centre St Garage d, f 4,132 100 Olean
    517 North Barry St SSA Trust Fund Bldg h 0 100 Binghamton 1151 Hoyt Ave
    Federal building h 0 42 i Binghamton 1151 Hoyt Ave Warehouse h 0 42 i
    Champlain Route 9 Border station d 2,869 32 North Carolina (2) Raleigh 300
    Fayetteville St Fed bldg/ post office d 73, 787 35

    Raleigh 310 New Bern Ave Federal building d 334, 206 34 North Dakota (3)
    Dunseith US Hwy 281 at

    Border station d, f Canadian Border 1,300 100

    Portal US Hwy 52 at Border station d

    Canadian Border 937 100 Bismarck 1st and Thayer Parking lot d, f 0 39 Ohio
    (3) Sharonville 11935 Enterprise Dr Depot d 0 100

    Canton 201 Cleveland Ave Federal building d 73, 154 54 Cincinnati 100 E
    Fifth St Post office/ courthouse d, g 437, 808 27 Oklahoma (6) Ardmore 200
    First Ave NW Federal building h 5,284 100

    Oklahoma City 2800 S Eastern Ave Warehouse d 5,460 93 Oklahoma City 200 NW
    Fifth St Parking lot d, f 16, 732 56 Jay Whitehead & Delaware Fed bldg/
    post office h 8,907 51 Oklahoma City 2800 S Eastern Ave Maintenance bldg
    d, f 2,360 50 McAlester Third & Grand Ave Fed bldg/ courthouse e 17, 617
    31 Oregon (4) Medford North Runway Dr Fleet mgmt center e, f, g 3,230 100

    Portland 511 NW Broadway Federal building d 122, 529 49 Enterprise 201 W
    North St Fed bldg/ post office h 10, 847 46 Portland 220 NW Eighth Ave
    Custom house d 84, 316 30 Pennsylvania (3) Ambridge 521 8th St Federal
    building h 0 100

    Pittsburgh 700 Grant St Post office/ courthouse d, g 703, 986 45 Erie 617
    State St Federal building d, g 47, 538 35 South Carolina (3) Charleston
    334 Meeting St Federal building h 0 100

    Spartanburg 201 Magnolia St Federal building e, g 38, 870 31 Sumter
    Corner, Main & Caldwell Federal building h 11, 054 30 South Dakota (2)
    Aberdeen 102 4th Ave SE Post office/ courthouse d 48, 709 41

    Sisseton 205 E Oak St Fed bldg/ post office d 18, 889 32

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    Type of property (square feet) b (percent) c Tennessee (3) Greeneville 101
    Summer St Fed bldg/ courthouse h 25, 465 98 Clarksville 204 N 2 nd St
    Federal building d 12, 572 45 Lafayette 118 E Locust St Federal building h
    10, 585 43 Texas (23) Fort Worth 501 Felix St Warehouse d 261, 099 100

    Fort Worth 501 Felix St Warehouse d 144, 259 100 Corpus Christi 521 Starr
    St Courthouse h 26, 187 100 Brownsville 405 E Levee Federal building h
    7,689 100 San Antonio 651 S Main Ave Federal building e 6,643 100 Fort
    Worth 401 Texas Garage d, f 3,802 100 Fort Worth 501 Felix St Federal
    building d 2,321 100 Texas (23) San Antonio 651 S Main Ave Federal
    building d 1,211 100

    Los Indios 100 Los Indios Blvd Border station d, g 79 100 Fort Worth 501
    Felix St Warehouse d 265, 774 97 Fort Worth 501 Felix St Warehouse d 96,
    649 94 Fort Worth 501 Felix St Warehouse e 255, 736 73 Fort Worth 501
    Felix St Warehouse d, g 266, 707 60 Fort Worth 501 Felix St Shed d, f 391
    47 i Fort Worth 501 Felix St Gas meter house d, f 213 47 i Fort Worth 501
    Felix St Shed d, f 133 47 i Fort Worth 501 Felix St Storehouse d, f 92 47
    i Fort Worth 501 Felix St Oxygen storage d, f 90 47 i Fort Worth 501 Felix
    St Acetyl storage d, f 90 47 i Fort Worth 501 Felix St Storehouse d, f 86
    47 i Fort Worth 501 Felix St Shed d, f 0 47 i Fort Worth 501 Felix St
    Warehouse e 261, 034 36 Fort Worth 501 Felix St Warehouse d 218, 750 26
    Utah (3) Clearfield Clearfield Fed Depot Federal building d 128, 885 100

    Clearfield Clearfield Fed Depot Federal building d 131, 516 33 Salt Lake
    City 125 S State St Federal building e, g 307, 196 29 Vermont (5) Alburg
    Springs US Highway Border station d, g 2,873 52

    Alburg Springs US Highway Garage d, f 0 52 i West Berkshire State Route
    118 Border station d 5,379 49 Richford State Route 105 Border station d, g
    6,838 43 Richford State Route 105 Border station d, g 6,343 30

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    Type of property (square feet) b (percent) c Virginia (2) Staunton 1426 N
    Augusta St Federal building h 3,950 100 Farmville High & Main Sts Federal
    building h 7,686 89 Washington (1) Vancouver 500 W 12th St Federal
    building d 20, 677 46 West Virginia (2) Moundsville 7th & Lafayette St
    Federal building d 0 100

    Martinsburg 244 Needy Rd Unknown e, g 150, 000 81 Wisconsin (2) Wausau 317
    First St Federal building d 0 100

    Eau Claire 500 S Barstow Commons Fed bldg/ courthouse e 24, 449 32

    Total (236) 113 cities 236 properties 18,428, 566

    Source: GSA. a Some GSA properties are installations that include more
    than one structure. For such structures, GSA*s database provided only the
    address for the installation. Thus, in some cases, more than one structure
    will have the same address. b Building size is in rentable square feet.
    Some buildings, such as those scheduled for demolition, have

    no rentable square feet. c This table includes all GSA buildings that had
    a vacancy rate of 26 percent or higher.

    d GSA officials told us that as of May 1, 2003, GSA was considering
    alternatives or implementing actions aimed at enhancing the utilization of
    this property or disposing of it. e GSA officials told us that as of May
    1, 2003, this property was no longer vacant or underutilized

    because scheduled renovations for the property had been completed, and the
    property had a vacancy rate of 25 percent or less. f According to GSA
    officials, this property is a support structure necessary to the
    functioning of occupiable space.

    g According to GSA officials, this property includes vacant space that is
    committed for use. For example, in some cases, such space is being
    renovated for a customer agency. h GSA officials told us that as of May 1,
    2003, GSA had initiated actions to dispose of this property.

    i GSA did not have vacancy rates for some buildings but had a vacancy rate
    for the entire installation on which the building was located. This
    vacancy rate is the installation vacancy rate.

    List of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported by the
    Department of

    Appendi I I I x Veterans Affairs as of October 1, 2002 Property location a
    Property size State/ entity (total

    Buildings number of properties in

    (square Land Vacancy rate

    each state/ entity) City Address

    Type of property b feet) (acres)

    (percent) c Alabama (30) Tuscaloosa 3701 Loop Rd Land 55 100 Tuskegee 2400
    Hospital Rd Land 25 100 Montgomery 215 Perry Hill Rd Land 12 100 Tuskegee
    2400 Hospital Rd VA building 48, 000 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA
    building 43, 757 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 17, 298 100
    Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 10, 948 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital
    Rd VA building 10, 346 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 10, 260
    100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 9,892 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital
    Rd VA building 9,489 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 4,050 100
    Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 3,990 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd
    VA building 3,553 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 2,118 100
    Montgomery 215 Perry Hill Rd Storage 1, 800 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd
    VA building 948 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 948 100 Tuskegee
    2400 Hospital Rd VA building 948 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building
    948 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 948 100 Tuskegee 2400
    Hospital Rd VA building 948 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 948
    100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd VA building 948 100 Tuskegee 2400 Hospital
    Rd VA building 59, 188 98 Tuscaloosa 3701 Loop Rd VA building 27, 125 87
    Tuskegee 2400 Hospital Rd Linen 10, 400 50 Tuscaloosa 3701 Loop Rd Child
    care 48, 648 49 Tuscaloosa 3701 Loop Rd VA building 49, 104 48 Tuscaloosa
    3701 Loop Rd Administrative bldg 6,135 33

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Arizona (4) Prescott 500 Hwy 89 North
    Administrative bldg 1,834 100

    Prescott 500 Hwy 89 North Administrative bldg 19,153 57 Prescott 500 Hwy
    89 North Administrative bldg 6,191 44 Prescott 500 Hwy 89 North
    Administrative bldg 12,476 42 Arkansas (5) North Little 2200 Foot Roots Dr
    VA building

    Rock 21, 170 100 North Little 2200 Foot Roots Dr Storage Rock 4,542 100

    North Little 2200 Foot Roots Dr Research storage Rock 3,485 100

    North Little 2200 Foot Roots Dr Storage Rock 13, 099 44

    North Little 2200 Foot Roots Dr VA building Rock 20, 272 30

    California (65) Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Land 50 100 Mather AFB
    10535 Hospital Way Land 26 100 Oakland 150 Muir Rd Land 23 100 Fresno 2615
    E Clinton Ave Land 1 100 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St VA building 131,313
    100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd VA building 60, 000 100 Los Angeles
    11301 Wilshire Blvd VA building 60, 000 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire
    Blvd Pharmacy 55, 886 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd VA building 52,
    604 100 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St Gym 24,432 100 Los Angeles 16111
    Plummer St Mental health 22, 072 100 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St Storage
    20,000 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Chapel 8,758 100 Los Angeles
    11301 Wilshire Blvd Engineering 8,000 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd
    Repair shop 6,648 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Engineering 6,155
    100 Livermore 4951 Arroyo Rd Engineering 4,600 100 Los Angeles 11301
    Wilshire Blvd Supply 4,480 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Treatment
    center 4,187 100 Livermore 4951 Arroyo Rd Director's quarters d 4,045 100
    Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd VA building 3,600 100 Los Angeles 11301
    Wilshire Blvd Supply 3,234 100

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c California (65) Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd
    Dry clean 3, 000 100

    Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St Living quarters d 2,758 100 Los Angeles 11301
    Wilshire Blvd VA building 2,400 100 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St VA
    building 2,400 100 San Francisco 4150 Clement St Storage 2,373 100 Los
    Angeles 16111 Plummer St VA building 2,253 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire
    Blvd Garage 2,240 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Grounds locker 2,240
    100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Research trailer 1, 978 100 Los
    Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Research trailer 1, 929 100 Los Angeles 16111
    Plummer St Living quarters d 1,758 100 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St Living
    quarters d 1,577 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Mobile house 1,400
    100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Mobile house 1,400 100 Los Angeles
    11301 Wilshire Blvd Mobile house 1,400 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd
    Research trailer 1, 321 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Research
    trailer 1, 303 100 Menlo Park 795 Willow Rd VA building 1,300 100 Los
    Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Research trailer 1, 158 100 Los Angeles 11301
    Wilshire Blvd Research trailer 1, 141 100 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St
    Living quarters d 1,072 100 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St Living quarters d
    998 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Restrooms 960 100 Los Angeles
    11301 Wilshire Blvd Grounds

    maintenance 900 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd VA building 840 100
    Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Grounds

    maintenance 800 100 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Engineering 720 100
    Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St VA building 380 100 Los Angeles 11301
    Wilshire Blvd Motor pool 100 100 Menlo Park 795 Willow Rd Research 15, 200
    77 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St Administrative bldg 28,602 66 Los Angeles
    11301 Wilshire Blvd Psychiatry 33,333 64 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St
    Research/ clinic 44, 395 63

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c California (65) Oakland 150 Muir Rd Engineering
    1,978 61

    Palo Alto 3801 Miranda Ave Engineering/ laundry 20, 300 59 Mather AFB
    10535 Hospital Way Dental administration 1,440 50 Los Angeles 11301
    Wilshire Blvd VA building 40, 000 33 Palo Alto 3801 Miranda Ave Research
    60, 083 32 Los Angeles 16111 Plummer St Outpatient care 73, 350 32 Los
    Angeles 351 East Temple VA building 153,420 31 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire
    Blvd Rehab 52,099 31 Los Angeles 11301 Wilshire Blvd Administrative bldg
    65, 575 30 Palo Alto 3801 Miranda Ave Modular bldg 17, 300 29 Colorado (1)
    Denver 1055 Clermont St Chapel 1,817 100 Connecticut (12) Newington 555
    Willard Ave Administrative bldg 13, 131 100

    Newington 555 Willard Ave Warehouse 9,285 100 Newington 555 Willard Ave VA
    building 3,630 100 Newington 555 Willard Ave Research 3, 050 100 Newington
    555 Willard Ave VA building 8,277 99 Newington 555 Willard Ave Research
    22,362 92 Newington 555 Willard Ave VA building 9,032 90 West Haven 950
    Campbell Ave Administrative bldg 3,880 59 Newington 555 Willard Ave VA
    building 9,350 56 West Haven 950 Campbell Ave Administrative bldg 3,860 55
    Newington 555 Willard Ave Facilities mgmt 5,975 50 Newington 555 Willard
    Ave Boiler plant 20,000 33 Delaware (3) Elsmere 1601 Kirkwood Hwy VA
    building 13, 326 100

    Elsmere 1601 Kirkwood Hwy VA building 4,570 100 Elsmere 1601 Kirkwood Hwy
    VA building 3,736 100 District of Columbia (1) Washington,

    50 Irving St. NW Land DC 12 100

    Florida (2) Lake City 619 S Marion Ave Land 36 100 West Palm

    7305 N Military Trail Land Beach 10 100

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Georgia (14) Augusta 1 Freedom Way Land 30 100

    Augusta 1 Freedom Way Shops/ storage 48,547 100 Augusta 1 Freedom Way
    Administrative bldg 38,633 100 Augusta 1 Freedom Way Administrative bldg
    35,566 100 Augusta 1 Freedom Way Administrative bldg 26,891 100 Dublin
    1826 Veterans Blvd Nursing home care 8,920 100 Augusta 1 Freedom Way
    Living quarters d 6,328 100 Augusta 1 Freedom Way Living quarters d 6,328
    100 Augusta 1 Freedom Way Living quarters d 6,328 100 Augusta 1 Freedom
    Way Living quarters d 6,328 100 Augusta 1 Freedom Way Living quarters d
    3,239 100 Augusta 1 Freedom Way Engineering storage 1,884 87 Dublin 1826
    Veterans Blvd Inpatient bldg 18, 130 50 Augusta 1 Freedom Way Engineering
    storage 11,788 44 Idaho (2) Boise 500 W Fort St Land 5 100

    Boise 500 W. Fort St VA building 1,258 100 Illinois (20) Hines 5 th St &
    Roosevelt Ave Land 50 100

    North Chicago 3001 Greenbay Rd Land 23 100 Hines 5th St & Roosevelt Ave VA
    building 58, 000 100 Hines 5th St & Roosevelt Ave VA building 58, 000 100
    Hines 5th St & Roosevelt Ave VA building 58, 000 100 North Chicago 3001
    Greenbay Rd VA building 50, 681 100 North Chicago 3001 Greenbay Rd VA
    building 49, 670 100 North Chicago 3001 Greenbay Rd VA building 48, 742
    100 Danville 1900 E. Main VA building 14, 290 100 Danville 1900 E. Main VA
    building 13, 875 100 Chicago 820 S Damen St Outpatient social work 4,752
    100

    Hines 5th St & Roosevelt Ave Greenhouse 573 100 North Chicago 3001
    Greenbay Rd Paint shop/ union

    offices 12,449 76 North Chicago 3001 Greenbay Rd Administrative 21, 026 71
    Danville 1900 E Main Nursing home 78,295 59 North Chicago 3001 Greenbay Rd
    Recreation 56, 720 53 North Chicago 3001 Greenbay Rd VA building 89, 975
    40

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Illinois (20) Hines 5th St & Roosevelt Ave
    Admin/ office/ qtrs d 22, 446 28

    North Chicago 3001 Greenbay Rd Research 51, 535 27 Hines 5th St &
    Roosevelt Ave Nursing home 69,702 26 Indiana (28) Indianapolis 1481 W
    Tenth St Land 8 100

    Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 37,135 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA
    building 32,892 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 27,660 100 Marion
    1700 E 38th St VA building 27,660 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building
    26,452 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 26,124 100 Marion 1700 E 38th
    St VA building 24,697 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 24,116 100
    Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 20,572 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA
    building 20,550 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 20,287 100 Marion
    1700 E 38th St VA building 19,058 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building
    18,263 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 18,126 100 Marion 1700 E 38th
    St VA building 17,380 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 12,237 100
    Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 12,237 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA
    building 10,765 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 8,980 100 Marion
    1700 E 38th St VA building 8,971 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building
    5,025 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 1,020 100 Marion 1700 E 38th
    St VA building 260 100 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building 28,958 95 Marion
    1700 E 38th St Print shop 20, 139 85 Marion 1700 E 38th St VA building
    17,533 57 Marion 1700 E 38th St Hospital 63, 076 31

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Iowa (7) Knoxville 1515 W Pleasant St Land 49
    100

    Knoxville 1515 W Pleasant St VA building 43,836 100 Knoxville 1515 W
    Pleasant St Administrative bldg 28, 894 97 Knoxville 1515 W Pleasant St VA
    building 43,872 94 Knoxville 1515 W Pleasant St Recreation 14,646 52
    Knoxville 1515 W Pleasant St Canteen 46,635 37 Knoxville 1515 W Pleasant
    St Nursing home care 49, 129 36 Kansas (39) Leavenworth 4101 S 4 th St
    Trafficway Land 39 100

    Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Storage 60,846 100 Leavenworth 4101 S
    4th St Trafficway VA building 49, 124 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St
    Trafficway VA building 30, 312 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA
    building 28, 890 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA building 28,
    046 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA building 24, 284 100
    Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA building 24, 186 100 Leavenworth
    4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA building 23, 946 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St
    Trafficway VA building 23, 946 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA
    building 23, 946 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Canteen 23,946
    100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA building 23, 919 100
    Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA building 22, 190 100 Wichita 5500
    East Kellogg Research 22, 152 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA
    building 21, 764 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Theater/ library
    17, 275 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Storage 14,526 100
    Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA building 12, 028 100 Topeka 2200
    Gage Blvd Administrative bldg 10, 521 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St
    Trafficway VA building 9,700 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway
    Living quarters d 9,061 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Living
    quarters d 9,061 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Living quarters
    d 8,239 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Living quarters d 8,130
    100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Living quarters d 7,726 100
    Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Rec hall/ credit union 7,473 100
    Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Living quarters d 5,143 100

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Kansas (39) Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway
    Living quarters d 4,550 100

    Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St. Trafficway Psychology offices 4, 420 100
    Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway VA building 4,320 100 Leavenworth
    4101 S 4th St Trafficway Living quarters d 3,945 100 Leavenworth 4101 S
    4th St Trafficway Living quarters d 3,945 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St
    Trafficway Living quarters d 3,033 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St
    Trafficway Chapel 2,081 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Shelter
    1, 585 100 Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Shelter 1, 568 100
    Leavenworth 4101 S 4th St Trafficway Training center 9,920 66 Wichita 5500
    East Kellogg Outpatient care 5,074 28 Kentucky (19) Lexington 2250
    Leestown Rd Land 20 100

    Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Inpatient bldg 53, 711 100 Lexington 2250
    Leestown Rd Inpatient bldg 53, 368 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Nursing
    home care 50, 859 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Administrative bldg 16,
    714 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Rehab 6, 464 100 Lexington 2250
    Leestown Rd Living quarters d 5,082 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Living
    quarters d 5,082 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Living quarters d 4,164
    100 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Storage 3, 000 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown
    Rd Garage 2,811 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Greenhouse 2, 710 100
    Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd VA building 1,475 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown
    Rd Garage 901 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Garage 329 100 Lexington 2250
    Leestown Rd Storage 232 100 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Engineering 5,106
    50 Lexington 2250 Leestown Rd Inpatient bldg 20, 706 33 Lexington 2250
    Leestown Rd Inpatient bldg 46, 127 30 Louisiana (2) Alexandria 2495
    Shreveport Hwy VA building 4,176 58

    Alexandria 2495 Shreveport Hwy Administrative bldg 21, 102 41 Maine (3)
    Togus 1 VA Center Living quarters d 3,457 100

    Togus 1 VA Center Living quarters d 2,930 100 Togus 1 VA Center
    Administrative 56, 639 53

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Maryland (46) Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd
    Land 10 100

    Baltimore 10 N Greene St Land 2 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd
    Hospital 116,739 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd VA building 16, 680
    100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Office 15, 750 100 Fort Howard 9600
    North Point Rd VA building 12, 032 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd
    Living quarters d 11, 230 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Warehouse
    10, 380 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Boiler plant 8, 360 100 Fort
    Howard 9600 North Point Rd Living quarters d 7,797 100 Perry Point VAMC
    Perry Pt, MD

    Treatment center Division 6,868 100

    Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Living quarters d 5,954 100 Fort Howard
    9600 North Point Rd Office 5,760 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd VA
    building 5,750 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Living quarters d 5,663
    100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Living quarters d 5,663 100 Fort
    Howard 9600 North Point Rd Living quarters d 5,663 100 Fort Howard 9600
    North Point Rd Living quarters d 5,663 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd
    Living quarters d 5,663 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Living
    quarters d 5,663 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Living quarters d
    5,330 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Engineering 5,120 100 Fort
    Howard 9600 North Point Rd Theater 4,430 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point
    Rd Office 4,270 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Canteen 3, 120 100
    Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Living quarters d 3,050 100 Fort Howard
    9600 North Point Rd Theater 2,731 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd
    Engineering 2,690 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Storage 2, 450 100
    Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Warehouse 2,332 100 Fort Howard 9600 North
    Point Rd Eye clinic 2,234 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Orthotics
    lab 2, 160 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Linen hut 2, 042 100 Fort
    Howard 9600 North Point Rd Engineering 1,800 100

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Maryland (46) Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd
    Storage 1, 460 100

    Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Engineering 1,310 100 Fort Howard 9600
    North Point Rd VA building 1,246 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd
    Living quarters d 1,232 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Engineering
    1,160 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Connecting corridor 1,150 100
    Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Connecting corridor 1,100 100 Fort Howard
    9600 North Point Rd Office 924 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Canteen
    750 100 Fort Howard 9600 North Point Rd Incinerator 610 100 Fort Howard
    9600 North Point Rd Engineering 300 100 Perry Point VAMC Perry Pt,
    Administrative bldg

    MD Division 16, 372 55 Massachusetts (14) Brockton 940 Belmont St Land 5
    100

    Bedford 200 Springs Rd Storage 5, 880 100 Bedford 200 Springs Rd Storage
    4, 232 100 Bedford 200 Springs Rd Storage 3, 276 100 Bedford 200 Springs
    Rd Storage 2, 948 100 Brockton 940 Belmont St Greenhouse 2, 348 100
    Bedford 200 Springs Rd Storage 1, 714 100 Bedford 200 Springs Rd Storage
    1, 500 100 Bedford 200 Springs Rd Bathrooms 960 100 Brockton 940 Belmont
    St Theater 39, 736 99 Bedford 200 Springs Rd Research 30, 420 84
    Northampton 421 North Main St Administrative bldg 16, 438 33 Brockton 940
    Belmont St Domiciliary 71, 512 32 Brockton 940 Belmont St VA building
    13,646 32

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Michigan (8) Iron Mountain 325 East H St Land 9
    100

    Allen Park Not provided Land 1 100 Battle Creek 5500 Armstrong Rd VA
    building 14,436 100 Saginaw 1500 Weiss St Housekeeping quarters 2,444 100

    Battle Creek 5500 Armstrong Rd Learning resources 14,427 93 Battle Creek
    5500 Armstrong Rd VA building 52,897 82 Battle Creek 5500 Armstrong Rd VA
    building 50,334 37 Battle Creek 5500 Armstrong Rd Pharmacy 12, 637 35
    Minnesota (2) Minneapolis 1 Veterans Dr Land 12 100

    Minneapolis One Veterans Dr Fire stn/ warehouse 23,260 100 Mississippi (4)
    Gulfport 200 East Beach Blvd Psychiatry 27,223 98

    Gulfport 200 East Beach Blvd Psychiatry 25,789 50 Gulfport 200 East Beach
    Blvd Kitchen 35, 960 45 Gulfport 200 East Beach Blvd Storage 5, 280 33
    Missouri (5) St Louis 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr Administrative bldg 25, 527
    100

    Poplar Bluff 1500 N. Westwood Blvd Living quarters d 3,124 88 St Louis 1
    Jefferson Barracks Dr Psychiatry 100,089 82 St Louis 1 Jefferson Barracks
    Dr Research 17, 906 69 St Louis 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr Shops 21,177 31
    Montana (3) Fort Harrison Hwy 12 & William St Storage 4,698 100

    Fort Harrison Hwy 12 & William St Administrative bldg 83, 962 50 Fort
    Harrison Hwy 12 & William St Fitness center 9,984 33 Nebraska (8) Lincoln
    600 S 70 th St Land 18 100

    Grand Island 2201 N Brdwell Ave Living quarters d 3,500 100 Grand Island
    2201 N Brdwell Ave Administrative bldg 3,500 62 Grand Island 2201 N
    Brdwell Ave Living quarters d 4,464 51 Lincoln 600 South 70th St Dietetics
    24,205 51 Lincoln 600 South 70th St Living quarters d 3,315 45 Lincoln 600
    South 70th St Hospital 70, 551 34 Omaha 4101 Woolworth Ave Storage 550 32
    New Hampshire (3) Manchester 718 Smyth Rd VA building 650 100

    Manchester 718 Smyth Rd Garage 624 100 Manchester 718 Smyth Rd Garage 624
    100

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c New Jersey (7) Lyons 151 Knollcroft Rd
    Psychiatry 85,000 100

    Lyons 151 Knollcroft Rd Training 4,400 100 Lyons 151 Knollcroft Rd Living
    quarters d 3,400 100 East Orange 385 Tremont Ave Grounds unit 1,730 100
    East Orange 385 Tremont Ave Trailer 1,400 100 Lyons 151 Knollcroft Rd VA
    building 37, 994 84 Lyons 151 Knollcroft Rd Psychiatry 67,176 75 New
    Mexico (1) Albuquerque 1501 San Pedro Dr SE Land 100 100 Nevada (4) Reno
    1000 Locust St Laundry 8,227 100

    Reno 1000 Locust St VA building 4,089 69 Reno 1000 Locust St VA building
    3,904 57 Reno 1000 Locust St VA building 2,623 51 New York (38) Jamaica
    179- 01 Linden Blvd Land 1 100

    Montrose 622 Albany Post Rd Nursing home care

    Route 9- A 46, 122 100 Montrose 622 Albany Post Rd

    Nursing home care Route 9- A 45, 405 100

    Montrose 622 Albany Post Rd Substance abuse

    Route 9- A 34, 540 100 Jamaica 179- 01 Linden Blvd Radiation 6, 122 100
    Castle Point VAMC Castle Pt,

    Living quarters d NY Division 5,062 100

    New York- Kings 800 Poly Place Administrative bldg 4,880 100 Batavia 222
    Richmond Ave Laundry 4,872 100 Northport 79 Middleville Rd Living quarters
    d 4,191 100 Batavia 222 Richmond Ave Living quarters d 3,300 100 Batavia
    222 Richmond Ave Living quarters d 1,698 100 Batavia 222 Richmond Ave
    Living quarters d 1,698 100 Batavia 222 Richmond Ave Living quarters d
    1,698 100 Batavia 222 Richmond Ave Garage 1,028 100 Montrose 622 Albany
    Post Rd

    Admin bldg/ lab Route 9- A 49, 324 97

    Castle Point VAMC Castle Pt, Living quarters d

    NY Division 20, 133 95 Jamaica 179- 01 Linden Blvd Nursing home care 40,
    317 84 Northport 79 Middleville Rd Geriatrics 66,853 84

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c New York (38) Jamaica 179- 01 Linden Blvd
    Nursing home care 39, 608 79

    Montrose 622 Albany Post Rd Admin/ inpatient

    Route 9- A 43, 992 78 Montrose 622 Albany Post Rd

    Psychiatry Route 9- A 40, 400 75

    Canandaigua 400 Fort Hill Ave Patient building 57,556 73 Castle Point VAMC
    Castle Pt,

    Research NY Division 12, 736 68

    Northport 79 Middleville Rd VA building 18, 882 67 Northport 79
    Middleville Rd Mental health 42, 763 64 Canandaigua 400 Fort Hill Ave
    Patient building 52,480 59 Montrose 622 Albany Post Rd

    Admin/ inpatient Route 9- A 37, 108 52

    Northport 79 Middleville Rd Living quarters d 6,638 50 Montrose 622 Albany
    Post Rd

    Psychiatry Route 9- A 79, 577 49

    Northport 79 Middleville Rd VA building 19, 332 46 Northport 79
    Middleville Rd Mental health 37, 817 41 Syracuse 800 Irving Ave Medical
    center/

    outpatient care 80,438 41 Northport 79 Middleville Rd Mental health 35,
    586 41 Jamaica 179- 01 Linden Blvd Nursing home care 32, 414 37 Montrose
    622 Albany Post Rd

    Psychiatry Route 9- A 46, 941 36

    Castle Point VAMC Castle Pt, Nursing home care

    NY Division 28, 790 33 Northport 79 Middleville Rd Living quarters d 17,
    391 32 Batavia 222 Richmond Ave Mental health 16,488 31 North Carolina
    (16) Salisbury 1601 Brenner Ave Land 50 100

    Asheville 1100 Tunnel Rd Living quarters d 42, 619 100 Salisbury 1601
    Brenner Ave Adminstrative bldg 5,849 100 Durham 508 Fulton St Research
    5,846 100 Asheville 1100 Tunnel Rd Living quarters d 4,472 100 Asheville
    1100 Tunnel Rd Storage 2, 111 100 Asheville 1100 Tunnel Rd Garage 1,736
    100 Asheville 1100 Tunnel Rd Garage 435 100 Asheville 1100 Tunnel Rd
    Garage 435 100

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c North Carolina (16) Asheville 1100 Tunnel Rd
    Garage 435 100

    Asheville 1100 Tunnel Rd Garage 233 100 Durham 508 Fulton St VA building
    5,301 96 Salisbury 1601 Brenner Ave VA building 36,308 77 Salisbury 1601
    Brenner Ave Extended care 75,054 31 Fayetteville 2300 Ramsey St Living
    quarters d 10, 640 30 Salisbury 1601 Brenner Ave Recreation 57,687 29 Ohio
    (8) Cincinnati 3200 Vine St Land 19 100

    Chillicothe 17273 State Route 104 Patient bldg 58, 678 100 Dayton 4100
    West Third St Engineer residence 1, 915 100 Dayton 4100 West Third St
    Nursing home care 79, 377 94 Chillicothe 17273 State Route 104 Child care/
    offices 44, 419 58 Chillicothe 17273 State Route 104 VA building 16, 780
    50 Dayton 4100 West Third St Cottage 3,253 47 Dayton 4100 West Third St
    Fitness center 23, 846 29 Oklahoma (1) Muskogee 1011 Honor Heights Dr VA
    building 3,302 53 Oregon (4) White City 8495 Crater Lake Hwy Domiciliary
    16, 182 81

    White City 8495 Crater Lake Hwy Domiciliary 16, 075 50 White City 8495
    Crater Lake Hwy Domiciliary 15, 592 49 White City 8495 Crater Lake Hwy
    Storage 8, 934 38 Pennsylvania (27) Pittsburgh 7180 Highland Dr Land 168
    100

    Butler 325 New Castle Rd Land 35 100 Pittsburgh Delafield Rd VA building
    14, 674 100 Pittsburgh Delafield Rd VA building 12, 322 100 Pittsburgh
    Delafield Rd Apartments 7, 124 100 Pittsburgh Delafield Rd VA building
    7,124 100 Pittsburgh Delafield Rd VA building 6,860 100 Pittsburgh
    Delafield Rd Living quarters d 5,120 100 Butler 325 New Castle Rd Living
    quarters d 4,904 100 Butler 325 New Castle Rd Living quarters d 4,904 100
    Butler 325 New Castle Rd Living quarters d 4,904 100 Wilkes Barre 1111
    East End Blvd Living quarters d 4,865 100 Pittsburgh 7180 Highland Dr
    Administrative bldg 2,960 100 Butler 325 New Castle Rd Living quarters d
    1,518 100 Butler 325 New Castle Rd Living quarters d 1,204 100

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Pennsylvania (27) Pittsburgh 7180 Highland Dr
    Patient care 38, 900 71

    Lebanon 1700 South Lincoln Ave Canteen/ recreation 31,971 59 Pittsburgh
    Delafield Rd Engineering 29, 392 53 Butler 325 New Castle Rd Storage
    13,936 50 Pittsburgh Delafield Rd Living quarters d 6,860 50 Coatesville
    1400 Black Horse Hill Rd VA building 5,498 50 Coatesville 1400 Black Horse
    Hill Rd Administrative bldg 5,498 50 Pittsburgh Delafield Rd Living
    quarters d 5,120 50 Pittsburgh 7180 Highland Dr Living quarters d 4,600 50
    Pittsburgh 7180 Highland Dr Living quarters d 3,120 50 Wilkes Barre 1111
    East End Blvd Living quarters d 4,865 50 Coatesville 1400 Black Horse Hill
    Rd Inpatient/ support 35,939 32 Rhode Island (1) Providence 830 Chalkstone
    Ave Gym 19, 776 100 South Carolina (7) Columbia 6439 Garners Ferry Rd Land
    33 100

    Columbia 6439 Garners Ferry Rd Administrative bldg 21, 512 100 Columbia
    6439 Garners Ferry Rd Living quarters d 4,644 100 Columbia 6439 Garners
    Ferry Rd Living quarters d 3,411 100 Columbia 6439 Garners Ferry Rd Living
    quarters d 9,288 50 Columbia 6439 Garners Ferry Rd Education 1, 000 40
    Columbia 6439 Garners Ferry Rd Psychiatry 48,553 36 South Dakota (10) Fort
    Meade 113 Comanche Rd Land 12 100

    Sioux Falls 2501 W 22 nd St Land 2 100 Fort Meade 113 Comanche Rd
    Greenhouse 5, 678 100 Fort Meade 113 Comanche Rd Theater 4,942 100 Fort
    Meade 113 Comanche Rd National Guard 3, 046 100 Fort Meade 113 Comanche Rd
    Incinerator 818 100 Fort Meade 113 Comanche Rd Storage 495 100 Hot Springs
    500 North Fifth St Incinerator 920 100 Sioux Falls 2501 West 22nd St
    Mental health 5,448 83 Fort Meade 113 Comanche Rd Recreation 20, 358 30

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Tennessee (15) Johnson City Sidney & Lamont Sts
    Land 174 100

    Murfreesboro 3400 Lebanon Pike Land 60 100 Johnson City Sidney & Lamont
    Sts Administrative bldg 28, 602 100 Johnson City Sidney & Lamont Sts
    Research 28,602 100 Johnson City Sidney & Lamont Sts Chapel 6,352 100
    Johnson City Sidney & Lamont Sts Nursing education 5,760 100 Johnson City
    Sidney & Lamont Sts Morgue 2, 916 100 Murfreesboro 3400 Lebanon Pike
    Living quarters d 3,283 100 Murfreesboro 3400 Lebanon Pike Garage 547 100
    Murfreesboro 3400 Lebanon Pike Garage 547 100 Murfreesboro 3400 Lebanon
    Pike Therapy shop 8,382 58 Murfreesboro 3400 Lebanon Pike Living quarters
    d 4,756 50 Murfreesboro 3400 Lebanon Pike Water filtration 4,384 48
    Murfreesboro 3400 Lebanon Pike Medical wards 47,738 34 Murfreesboro 3400
    Lebanon Pike Storage 13,103 26 Texas (22) Houston 2002 Holcombe Blvd Land
    95 100

    Kerrville 3600 Memorial Blvd Land 17 100 Waco 4800 Memorial Dr Psychiatry
    46,288 100 Waco 4800 Memorial Dr Psychiatry 17,000 100 Waco 4800 Memorial
    Dr Administrative bldg 17, 000 100 Temple 1901 Veterans Memorial VA
    building

    Dr 12, 133 100 Marlin 1016 Ward St VA building 4,536 100 Dallas 4500 S
    Lancaster Rd Boiler plant 4, 530 100 Temple 1901 Veterans Memorial VA
    building

    Dr 4,151 100 Waco 4800 Memorial Dr VA building 3,770 100 Waco 4800
    Memorial Dr Living quarters d 3,600 100 Kerrville 3600 Memorial Blvd Rehab
    shop 2,720 100 Temple 1901 Veterans Memorial VA building

    Dr 2,535 100 Waco 4800 Memorial Dr Living quarters d 1,400 100 Temple 1901
    Veterans Memorial VA building

    Dr 19, 000 79 Waco 4800 Memorial Dr VA building 55, 644 69

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Texas (22) Temple 1901 Veterans Memorial
    Recreation

    Dr 9,267 52 Temple 1901 Veterans Memorial VA building

    Dr 18, 900 50 Waco 4800 Memorial Dr Living quarters d 5,236 50 Marlin 1016
    Ward St Living quarters d 4,080 50 Waco 4800 Memorial Dr VA building 50,
    045 38 Waco 4800 Memorial Dr Pharmacy 37, 141 33 Utah (2) Salt Lake City
    500 Foothill Blvd Research 217 100

    Salt Lake City 500 Foothill Blvd Administrative bldg 29, 104 71 Vermont
    (2) White River Jctn 215 N Main St VA building 1,148 100

    White River Jctn 215 N Main St Research trailer 864 100 Virginia (14)
    Salem 1970 Roanoke Blvd Land 41 100

    Hampton 100 Emancipation Dr Recreation 31,273 100 Hampton 100 Emancipation
    Dr Engineering 21,093 100 Hampton 100 Emancipation Dr Psychology 20,909
    100 Hampton 100 Emancipation Dr VA building 19,192 100 Salem 1970 Roanoke
    Blvd Living quarters d 5,146 100 Hampton 100 Emancipation Dr Grounds shop
    2,234 100 Hampton 100 Emancipation Dr Grounds shop 1,518 100 Salem 1970
    Roanoke Blvd VA building 38,389 54 Hampton 100 Emancipation Dr Laundry
    4,324 46 Salem 1970 Roanoke Blvd VA building 38,836 38 Hampton 100
    Emancipation Dr VA building 19,781 35 Salem 1970 Roanoke Blvd Outpatient
    care 32, 317 32 Hampton 100 Emancipation Dr Administrative bldg 19, 823 29
    Washington (23) Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA building 8,138 100

    Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA building 5,600 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th
    Plain Blvd VA building 4,795 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA
    building 2,481 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA building 4,495 100
    Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA building 4,731 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th
    Plain Blvd VA building 4,790 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA
    building 4,382 100

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Washington (23) Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd
    VA building 4,741 100

    Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA building 4,674 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th
    Plain Blvd VA building 4,408 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA
    building 4,487 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA building 4,405 100
    Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA building 4,458 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th
    Plain Blvd VA building 4,527 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA
    building 4,452 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA building 4,208 100
    Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA building 3,570 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th
    Plain Blvd VA building 3,540 100 Vancouver 1601 E 4th Plain Blvd VA
    building 3,152 100 Tacoma Veterans Dr Mental health 33, 091 59 Vancouver
    1601 E 4th Plain Blvd Office 4,724 53 Tacoma Veterans Dr Homeless program
    17,973 48 West Virginia (7) Martinsburg Rte 9/ Charlestown Rd Land 92 100

    Clarksburg 1 Medical Center Dr Land 27 100 Beckley 200 Veterans Dr Land 8
    100 Huntington 1540 Spring Valley Rd Research 13, 067 100 Clarksburg 1
    Medical Center Dr Living quarters d 3,104 100 Huntington 1540 Spring
    Valley Rd Living quarters d 5,092 89 Beckley 200 Veterans Ave
    Administrative bldg 5,669 29 Wisconsin (11) Milwaukee 5000 W National Ave
    Land 37 100

    Milwaukee 5000 W National Ave VA building 133,730 100 Milwaukee 5000 W
    National Ave Theater 21,986 100 Milwaukee 5000 W National Ave Power plant
    20,920 100 Tomah 500 East Veterans St Living quarters d 20, 193 100
    Milwaukee 5000 W National Ave Library 9,010 100 Milwaukee 5000 W National
    Ave Chapel 7,316 100 Milwaukee 5000 W National Ave Regional office bldg
    130,374 86 Tomah 500 East Veterans St Administrative bldg 23, 831 62
    Madison 2500 Overlook Terrace Laundry/ boiler plant 26, 500 50 Milwaukee
    5000 W National Ave Hospital 150,728 29

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    feet) (acres) (percent) c Wyoming (7) Sheridan 1898 Fort Rd Land 1 100

    Sheridan 1898 Fort Rd Shop 6,899 100 Sheridan 1898 Fort Rd Bowling alley
    3,444 100 Sheridan 1898 Fort Rd VA building 7,506 42 Sheridan 1898 Fort Rd
    Hospital ward 13, 269 39 Sheridan 1898 Fort Rd Homeless shelter 7, 013 36
    Sheridan 1898 Fort Rd VA building 12,769 32

    Total (577) 109 cities 577 properties e 9,420,890 1,503

    Source: VA. a Some VA properties are medical complexes that include
    multiple structures and land. For such

    properties, VA*s database provided only the address for the medical
    complex. Thus, in some cases, multiple structures and land will have the
    same address. b This table provides information that describes various
    types of VA structures, such as hospitals and

    storage facilities, when such information was available from VA*s
    database. When descriptive information on structure types was not
    available, the structure was designated as a VA building. Also, the vacant
    tracts of land that VA reported were generally located on medical
    complexes. VA officials told us that these land tracts, which had no
    structures on them, may be suitable for development. However, the
    officials said that a final determination has not been made on whether
    these land tracts can be made available for disposal. c This table
    includes all VA structures that had a vacancy rate of 26 percent or
    higher.

    d In past years, VA provided housing for some employees, such as the
    hospital director, assistant director, and director of finance. e VA
    officials told us that updated information on the planned disposition of
    these vacant and

    underutilized properties would in all likelihood be available after the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs approved the results of the Capital Asset
    Realignment for Enhanced Services process. The officials anticipated that
    this approval would occur by the end of 2003.

    List of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported by the U. S.
    Postal Service

    Appendi V I x as of October 1, 2002 Property location Property size State/
    entity (total

    Buildings number of properties

    (square Land Vacancy rate

    in each state/ entity) City Address

    Type of property a feet) (acres)

    (percent) Alabama (3) Tuskegee N Church St Land b 3 100 Point Clear N/ S
    Hwy 32 Land c Less than 1 100 Selma 723 Alabama Ave Main office c 16, 870
    100 Alaska (2) Tununak Second & D Sts Main office c 1,043 100

    Point Hope 912 Ippig Ave Main office d 843 100 Arizona (3) Phoenix 16825 S
    Desert Foothills

    Land c Pkwy 5 100

    Phoenix Northwest Corner, Land c

    McDowell Rd & 36th St 4 100 Central South side of Central Rd Land b Less
    than 1 100 Arkansas (4) Van Buren 2741 Fayetteville Rd Main office c 19,
    787 100

    McGehee 201 N Second St Main office d 14, 609 100 Stuttgart 302- 308 S
    Maple Main office c 9,663 100 Marianna 58 W Main St Main office d 7,982
    100 California (15) Lancaster Federal Way & Ave K Land b 25 100

    Santa Ana Liberty & Aliso Creek Rd Land b 17 100 Vernon/ Bell 5555 Bandini
    Blvd Land c 10 100 San

    13700 Foothill Blvd Land c Fernando/ Sylmar 5 100

    Irvine/ Northwood Farwell Ave & League St Land b 4 100 Mendocino East side
    of Lansing St,

    Land d between Palette Dr Loop 3 100

    La Quinta 79- 125 Corporate Centre Land b

    Dr 3 100 Santa Clarita Northwest corner, Parker

    Land d Rd and Old Rd 2 100

    Stockton Corner of Airport Way, Land c First & Pilgrim 2 100

    San Francisco 390 Main St Land e 2 100 Los Angeles 760 N Main St Land c 1
    100 Van Nuys 5805 White Oak Land c Less than 1 100 Danville 2605 Camino
    Tassajara Land b Less than 1 100 Los Angeles 7001 S Central Ave Land c
    Less than 1 100 Santa Monica 711 Olympic USPS building b 54, 410 100

    (Continued From Previous Page)

    Property location Property size

    State/ entity (total Buildings

    number of properties (square

    Land Vacancy rate in each state/ entity)

    City Address Type of property a

    feet) (acres) (percent) Colorado (2) Denver S Potomac Land b 44 100

    Denver 1501 Wynkoop Mail processing plant c 487,295 100

    Connecticut (3) Southbury 710 Main St S Land b 11 100 Westport 234
    Westport Ave Land b 2 100 Naugatuck 285 Church St Main office c 12, 386
    100 Florida (3) Venice US 41 & Jacaranda Blvd Land b 8 100

    Terra Ceia Southside Terra Ceia Rd Land d 4 100 Ft Pierce 500 Orange Ave
    Post office c 6,403 100 Hawaii (3) Kahalui Kahalui Airport Land b 5 100

    Kailua Kona Big Island Airport Land b 4 100 Honolulu 335 Merchant St Post
    office c 168,000 80 Idaho (1) Jerome Lincoln Ave Land b 2 100 Illinois (6)
    Schaumburg American Ln & State

    Land c Pkwy 7 100

    Island Lake North side of Newport Ct Land d Less than 1 100 Chicago 4231 W
    Washington Land c Less than 1 100 Chicago 433 W Van Buren Main office/
    mail

    processing plant/ administrative space c 2,500,000 100 Franklin Park 10750
    W Grand Ave Warehouse c 267,000 100 Forest Park 7600 Roosevelt Rd
    Warehouse c 245,782 100 Indiana (2) Lawrenceburg Short & William Sts Main
    office c 3,535 100

    Rochester 200 E 8 th St Main office d 1,578 100 Kentucky (1) Barbourville
    114 N Allison Ave Tenant residence c 1,258 100 Maine (2) Scarborough
    Mussey Rd Land b 51 100

    Eastport 2 Washington St Land b Less than 1 100 Maryland (3) Baltimore/
    Brooklyn 1500 Cherry Hill Rd Land b 4 100

    Columbia 6801 Oak Hall Ln Land d Less than 1 100 Randallstown 9113 Liberty
    Rd Main office d 5,876 100 Massachusetts (1) Bourne 54 Meetinghouse Ln
    Land c 4 100

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    Property location Property size

    State/ entity (total Buildings

    number of properties (square

    Land Vacancy rate in each state/ entity)

    City Address Type of property a

    feet) (acres) (percent) Michigan (4) Waterford North side of Highland Rd,

    Land b between Airport & Crescent

    7 100 Constantine W/ S Pigion Rd Land d 2 100 Caro E/ S M- 81 Land d Less
    than 1 100 Detroit 10325 Lyndon Garage e 24, 144 100 Nebraska (1) Lincoln
    1201 Calvert Land c 5 100 Nevada (2) Reno North Hills Blvd & Golden Land b

    Valley Rd 3 100 Ely 415 5th St Downtown retail unit d 4,998 100

    New Hampshire (1) Salem 51 S Broadway Land c 2 100 New Jersey (4) Red Bank
    307 Industrial Way West Land b 12 100

    Trenton 680 U S Highway 130 Land b 9 100 Secaucus 300 County Ave Land c
    Less than 1 100 Jersey City 312- 314 Pacific Ave Land c Less than 1 100
    New Mexico (2) Albuquerque Broadway Blvd SE Land b 52 100

    Albuquerque Montano & Tesuque NW Land b 5 100 New York (7) Hicksville/
    Plainview 1475 Old Country Rd Land b 3 100

    Great Neck 302- 308 East Shore Rd Land b 2 100 Woodstock Rock City Rd Land
    c 2 100 New York 110 E 45th St Land e 1 100 Saint James 325 Lake Ave Land
    b 1 100 Syracuse 1801 Milton Ave Land d Less than 1 100 Newfane 2748 Main
    St Main office c 1,800 100 North Carolina (2) New Bern 413- 415 Middle St
    Main office d 21, 000 50

    Clinton 109 W Main St Main office c 13, 653 100 Ohio (3) Columbus 1521
    Cassady Ave Land d 4 100

    Cincinnati 5545 Murray Rd Land c 3 100 Lorain 863 Broadway Main office c
    29, 565 100 Oklahoma (2) Oklahoma City W Reno Ave, between Land b

    Meridan & Portland 37 100 Oklahoma City 7800 Hefner Rd Land c 7 100 Oregon
    (1) Myrtle Creek Rice St, between Battan &

    Land d Maple 1 100

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    Property location Property size

    State/ entity (total Buildings

    number of properties (square

    Land Vacancy rate in each state/ entity)

    City Address Type of property a

    feet) (acres) (percent) Pennsylvania (3) Philadelphia Lindbergh Blvd Land
    b 50 100

    Swiftwater Swiftwater Rd Sr 1011 Land b 1 100 Elizabethville 25 Broad St
    Land b 1 100 Puerto Rico (3) San Juan E/ S State Rd 176 Land c 2 100

    Loiza State Rd 188 at Mediania Land d

    Baja Ward Less than 1 100 Vieques State Rd 993 opposite

    Land b Isabel Segunda Bypass Less than 1 100

    Rhode Island (3) Providence 24 Corliss St Land b 8 100 North Kingstown
    7715 Post Rd Land c 2 100 West Warwick 1190 Main St Main office c 10, 179
    100 South Carolina (3) Hilton Head Island 10 Bow Circle Land b Less than 1
    100

    Darlington 201 Pearl St Main office d 9,123 100 North Myrtle Beach 621
    Sixth Ave S Main office c 6,500 100 Texas (13) San Antonio 10410 Perrin-
    Bietel Rd Land b 10 100

    Round Rock 2250 Double Creek Dr Land d 9 100 Austin Airport Blvd Land d 6
    100 El Paso PO Box 9998 Land d 6 100 Edinburg 410 South Jackson Rd Land d
    4 100 Eastland Southwest corner,

    Land b Daugherty/ White Less than 1 100

    Dallas Bryan & Ervay Sts Post office d 163,694 75 Paris 231 Lamar Ave Main
    office c 28, 673 100 San Benito 417 N Sam Houston St Main office c 16, 342
    100 Mission 901 N Francisco Ave Main office d 10, 670 100 Austin 2620
    Anderson Ln Post office c 9,383 100 Waller Southeast corner,

    Main office c Saunders and Main 3,360 100

    Austin 3507 N Lamar St Post office c 2,877 100

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    Property location Property size

    State/ entity (total Buildings

    number of properties (square

    Land Vacancy rate in each state/ entity)

    City Address Type of property a

    feet) (acres) (percent) Virginia (5) Roanoke 1515 Courtland Rd, NE Land b
    2 100

    Arlington 3101- 3115 10th St Land e Less than 1 100 Mechanicsville 9540
    Chamberlain Rd Land c Less than 1 100 Harrisonburg 116 N Main Main office
    c 50, 423 100 Chester 4238 W Hundred Rd Main office c 6,765 100 Washington
    (1) Toppenish Old Safeway Building USPS building e 10, 700 100

    Total (114) 106 cities 114 properties 4,276,979 500 f

    Source: USPS. a This table includes all properties that had been reported
    to USPS headquarters for disposal or

    enhanced use. Land refers to real property that has no structures on it,
    and all land is considered 100 percent vacant. b As of May 1, 2003, USPS
    officials said that this property was being held for construction of a
    future

    USPS facility. c As of May 1, 2003, USPS officials said that this property
    had been sold or was under contract to be

    sold. d As of May 1, 2003, USPS officials said that this property was
    being offered for sale or it had been

    identified as unneeded for USPS purposes. e As of May 1, 2003, USPS
    officials said that this property was no longer vacant or underutilized

    because it was being used by USPS or had been leased to other tenants. f
    This figure includes a total of about 11 acres for 19 land properties,
    each of which measured less than

    1 acre.

    List of Locations with 5 or More GSA, VA, and USPS Vacant and
    Underutilized Real

    Appendi V x Properties as of October 1, 2002 Number of properties State/
    entity Location

    GSA VA USPS Total

    Alabama Tuscaloosa 5 5 Alabama Tuskegee 23 1 24 Arkansas North Little Rock
    5 5 California Alameda 10 10 California Los Angeles 52 2 54 Colorado
    Lakewood 14 14 Connecticut Newington 10 10 District of Columbia
    Washington, DC 10 1 11 Georgia Augusta 12 12 Iowa Knoxville 7 7 Illinois
    Hines 7 7 Illinois North Chicago 9 9 Indiana Marion 27 27 Kansas
    Leavenworth 36 36 Kentucky Lexington 19 19 Massachusetts Bedford 8 8
    Massachusetts Brockton 5 5 Maryland Baltimore 3 1 1 5 Maryland Fort Howard
    43 43 Maryland Middle River 8 8 Maryland Silver Spring 21 21 Michigan
    Battle Creek 5 5 Missouri Kansas City 10 10 Missouri St. Louis 12 4 16
    Nebraska Lincoln 4 1 5 Nevada Reno 1 4 1 6 New Jersey Lyons 5 5 New Mexico
    Albuquerque 2 1 2 5 New York Batavia 7 7 New York Jamaica 5 5 New York
    Montrose 9 9 New York Northport 9 9 North Carolina Asheville 8 8 North
    Carolina Salisbury 5 5 Oklahoma Oklahoma City 3 2 5

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    Number of properties State/ entity Location

    GSA VA USPS Total

    Pennsylvania Butler 7 7 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 1 14 15 South Carolina
    Columbia 7 7 South Dakota Fort Meade 7 7 Tennessee Johnson City 6 6
    Tennessee Murfreesboro 9 9 Texas Fort Worth 18 18 Texas Temple 6 6 Texas
    Waco 10 10 Virginia Hampton 9 9 Virginia Salem 5 5 Washington Vancouver 1
    21 22 Wisconsin Milwaukee 8 8 Wyoming Sheridan 7 7

    Total* 31 states and the District of Columbia 49 locations 114 452 10 576

    Source: GAO analysis of GSA, VA, and USPS data.

    Comments from the General Services

    Appendi VI x Administration We did not include enclosure 1. We did not
    include enclosure 2.

    Appendi VI x I

    GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments GAO Contacts Bernard L. Ungar (202)
    512- 2834 Mark L. Goldstein (202) 512- 2834 Gerald Stankosky (202) 512-
    5758 Staff

    In addition to those named above, William Dowdal, Anne Hilleary, and
    Acknowledgments

    Jessica Lundberg made key contributions to this report.

    (543033)

    a

    GAO United States General Accounting Office

    * GSA, VA, and USPS primarily rely on field office officials to identify
    vacant and underutilized properties. These officials make on- site
    property visits, communicate with tenant agencies about lease renewals,
    and examine agency program requirements that will affect agencies* real
    property needs. These three agencies also have ongoing nationwide

    initiatives to realign their real property portfolios. GSA officials are
    reviewing all of its properties to identify and remove all assets from its
    real property inventory that are not financially self- sustaining or for
    which there is not a substantial, long- term federal purpose. VA officials
    are in the process of identifying unneeded real property assets to reduce
    VA*s large inventory of vacant and underutilized buildings. USPS officials
    are reviewing and modifying its postal real property infrastructure so
    that USPS can enhance customer service and control costs through the
    closing and consolidation of unneeded facilities, such as some post
    offices.

     As of October 1, 2002, these agencies reported a total of 927 vacant and
    underutilized real properties* including facilities and land* located
    throughout the United States and Puerto Rico in 294 cities. VA reported
    the most properties* 577; GSA reported 236 properties, and USPS reported
    114 properties. Most of these properties* 807 of 927* were facilities that
    represented about 32.1 million square feet and ranged from office
    buildings to hospitals to post offices. Although VA reported the highest
    number of facilities, GSA facilities made up more than half of this square
    footage. The remaining 120 properties were vacant lands reported only by
    VA and USPS, most of which were 10 acres or less.

     GSA said that 236 properties is an overstatement because 43 properties
    are committed to future use, and 37 small properties support occupiable
    space. GAO did not change GSA*s total number of properties because they
    were vacant or underutilized as of October 1, 2002. However, GAO reflected
    GSA*s concern in the text and in the list of GSA*s properties. VA and USPS
    generally agreed with the information in this report.

    Examples of Vacant GSA, VA, and USPS Facilities

    The federal government has many vacant and underutilized properties that
    are no longer needed. Retaining unneeded real properties presents federal
    agencies with significant potential risks for (1) lost dollars because
    such properties are costly to maintain; and (2) lost opportunities because
    the properties could be put to more cost- beneficial uses, exchanged for

    other needed property, or sold to generate revenue for the government.

    The General Services Administration (GSA), the Department of Veterans
    Affairs (VA), and the U. S. Postal Service (USPS) hold a significant
    number

    of real property assets. GAO was asked to provide information on how these
    agencies identify vacant and underutilized real properties and the
    numbers, types, and locations of these properties.

    www. gao. gov/ cgi- bin/ getrpt? GAO- 03- 747. To view the full report,
    including the scope and methodology, click on the link above. For more
    information, contact Mark L. Goldstein at (202) 512- 2834 or goldsteinm@
    gao. gov. Highlights of GAO- 03- 747, a report to

    congressional requesters

    August 2003

    FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY

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    Appendix I Objectives, Scope, and Methodology

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    Appendix II List of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported by
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    Appendix III List of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported by
    the Department of Veterans Affairs as of October 1, 2002

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    Appendix IV List of Vacant and Underutilized Real Properties Reported by
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    Appendix V List of Locations with 5 or More GSA, VA, and USPS Vacant and
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