Housing

Housing Agency Aims to Relocate Its DC Headquarters

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development intends to leave its aging Brutalist building in Washington, DC.

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters building, which Housing Secretary Scott Turner called the ugliest building in Washington, DC.

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development aims to leave its aging headquarters on the National Mall in Washington, DC, for new offices.

HUD spokesperson Kasey Lovett said discussions are ongoing about a potential move, but that the agency is likely to relocate within the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, which includes parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.