General Services Administration puts ‘For Sale’ sign on Fort Worth downtown building
Fort Worth’s Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building has hit the market again.
The U.S. General Services Administration on Sept. 10 announced plans to sell the 14-story, 669,264-square-foot building at 819 Taylor St., along with the adjacent parking garage, as part of the agency’s effort to cut long-term costs. The GSA estimates it would save $384 million by selling the properties.
“The federal government’s real estate portfolio must evolve with mission demands, workforce needs, and taxpayer expectations,” said Edward C. Forst, GSA administrator, in a news release. “Today’s announcement regarding the Fort Worth property dispositions represents advancement of GSA’s productive and efficient shared‑campus model for agency workplaces.”
The federal agencies in the building will not be relocating out of the central business district, according to a GSA spokesperson.
“GSA is coordinating with tenant agencies to evaluate future space requirements and guarantee continuity of operations,” said the spokesperson.
It’s not the first time the building has been listed for sale this year. The Fritz G. Lanham building was one of two dozen Texas properties listed for sale on the GSA’s website in March, but the list disappeared the next day.
The Fritz G. Lanham federal building serves as GSA’s regional office for the Greater Southwest and houses regional offices for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The GSA said it has sold over 127 properties since January 2025, generating $614 million. In Texas, the GSA sold a federal property in downtown San Antonio for $30 million to make way for a new arena to house the Spurs, the city’s National Basketball Association franchise.
The Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building is not the only Fort Worth federal building up for sale. The agency in April 2025 listed the 893,565-square-foot federal building at 501 W. Felix St. in south Fort Worth for accelerated disposition. The building is part of a complex built during World War II as the Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot, a massive military supply and distribution hub for the U.S. It was later home for several federal agencies, including the National Archives.
The Lanham building is named after Fritz Garland Lanham, a congressman who was born in Weatherford and served in the U.S. House from 1919 to 1947. Designed by Wyatt C. Hedrick and Thomas E. Stanley, the building was completed in 1966. The lobby features “Challenge of Space,” a 14-by-32-foot abstract painting by Seymour Fogel.
Bob Francis is business editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at bob.francis@fortworthreport.org.
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