The current post office is listed for sale through Rockford Realty locally for $465,000
Postal Service may sell historic courthouse & post office in Meridian, MS
Meridian Star: The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors are considering the potential purchase of the federal courthouse, which houses the post office on 9th Street in Meridian, Miss., as part of a permanent solution to the poor condition of the Lauderdale County Courthouse. District 1 Supervisor Jonathan Wells clarified Monday a report that appeared in The Meridian Star on Saturday, noting the county … Read More
Postal Service may relocate post office in Rutland, VT, and sell historic building
Rutland Herald: The Rutland City post office could be moving next door to make more room for federal court offices. That was the gist of a communication Mayor David Allaire said he received from federal officials. The U.S. Postal Service owns both the post office building at 151 West St., which also houses U.S. District Court offices, and the annex … Read More
Historic Post Office in Allentown, PA, may be sold, preservations fear it could be bulldozed
WFMZ-TV: Could an iconic Allentown building meet the wrecking ball? That’s what some preservationists are fearing as the post office considers selling its location at 5th and Hamilton. “It’s an iconic building in terms of Allentown’s streetscape. It’s a very high style art deco building,” described Lauren Golden of the Allentown Preservation League. Allentown’s post office was born to Roosevelt’s New Deal … Read More
Postal Service announces plan to sell historic Richmond CA post office
East Bay Times: The United States Postal Service announced Wednesday that it plans to close Richmond’s downtown post office, a historic building considered a landmark for the city, dealing a blow to efforts to attract more investment to the area. The art deco-era building at 1025 Nevin Ave. was built in 1938 as part of the New Deal program launched by President … Read More
Bronx GPO sold, no details yet
The Bronx General Post Office has been sold. There’s no word yet on who the buyer is or what the plans for the building are, but the post office was definitely sold two weeks ago. On the USPS-CBRE website, the listing says simply, "Sold." The Postal Service has not made an official announcement about the sale, and it is apparently … Read More
Dismantling the Public Realm: Post Offices for Sale
In July the Postal Service outsourced its real estate and property management business to CB Richard Ellis, the world’s largest commercial real estate company. Today the USPS-CBRE website is up and running, showing off some 90 post office buildings as well as 36 land parcels, all for sale. The Postal Service must be in a big hurry to dismantle … Read More
