The USPS says the relocation is necessary “due to space deficiencies,” but the notice raises more questions than it answers.
The landmark Bronx General Post Office is for sale again
Welcome2TheBronx: The Bronx General Post Office is back on the market with hopes to sell the property for well over $70 million. Back in 2013, Welcome2TheBronx broke the story that the landmark Bronx General Post Office on the Grand Concourse at 149th Street was being sold off by the United States Postal Service. By the following year, developer Young Woo & Associates purchased … Read More
Morristown backs out of Post Office purchase; mayor cites renovation costs
morristowngreen.com: Municipal plans to buy the Morristown Post Office got stamped “return to sender” on Tuesday. After a closed-session briefing by the administration, the town council quietly agreed to withdraw from a $3 million contract to buy the historic 108-year-old structure across from the Morristown Green. Council members were told renovations would have cost around $24 million — about 12 times more than … Read More
Historic Sheboygan post office heads for the auction block
Last week the Postal Service issued a news release announcing the proposed relocation of retail services at the historic post office on North Ninth Street in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. According to the news release, the post office suffers from a “space deficiency” — whatever that is. The announcement doesn’t say it explicitly, but the clear implication is that the historic building … Read More
Mankato, MN post office makes long-delayed move from historic home
mankatofreepress.com: It was May of 2014 when the U.S. Postal Service announced it would sell its historic downtown Mankato home and move postal boxes and retail services to a smaller leased space. Nearly 6½ years later, the relocation happened. “It’s a shame they moved,” an elderly woman said Tuesday as she prepared to walk into the new “Main Post Office” … Read More
Postal Service losing lease at historic Roseville, CA location because of new development
ABC10: The Downtown Post Office on Vernon Street in Roseville, CA, is one of the area’s oldest buildings, but in the coming months, the usually busy location will have to make way for new development. The lease between the U.S. Postal Service and the city of Roseville is set to expire April 30, and the city wants to sell the … Read More
Historic Five Points post office in downtown Franklin, TN, will close March 1
tennessean.com: Workers at the Five Points post office in downtown Franklin, TN, confirmed Thursday afternoon the outfit will close come March 1. The operation for the mail is privately owned but has been conducting business to government standards, postal workers said. The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County helped save the building that houses the historic post office during the last … Read More
Historic Post Office in Littleton, CO accepted to National Register of Historic Places
Littleton Independent: Littleton’s 70-year-old post office at 5735 S. Prince St. will be celebrated from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 9, and Historic Littleton Inc. is coordinating with the Littleton Post Office staff by inviting the community to join in. Why? Because the 1939 red brick building has been nominated and accepted for the National Register of Historic Places … Read More
Former NFL player Josh Sitton buys downtown Pensacola post office building
Pensacola News Journal: People walk by the courtyard in front of the downtown Pensacola U.S. Post Office every day, but former NFL player Josh Sitton hopes that courtyard will soon be a place for people to stop and socialize. He and his wife, Kristen, recently bought the downtown post office building at 101 Palafox Place and plan to renovate it, turning … Read More
