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DC’s Old Post Office building, a former Trump hotel, sold to current leaseholder

The Old Post Office, a Pennsylvania Avenue landmark now home to the Waldorf Astoria hotel and high-end restaurants, has been sold to BDT & MSD Partners, the General Services Administration announced Wednesday.

“This sale supports GSA’s ongoing effort to reduce the federal government’s real estate holdings and concentrate resources on core assets,” . Other .

GSA did not reveal the purchase price of the Old Post Office property.

The BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank and the current leaseholder, paid $80 million for the building and the land at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, and is already in discussions to sell the property for as much as $400 million.

GSA said total taxpayer revenues from the property over the last 10 years, including the current sale, are expected to exceed $110 million.

That 10-year timeline includes the Old Post Office’s time as the Trump International Hotel, which opened in 2016 after a $200 million dollar renovation. At the time, the Trump Organization had a 60-year lease with the federal government.

The Trump hotel closed in 2022, and the federal lease was sold to investors who reopened the hotel as a Waldorf Astoria, a Hilton-owned brand.

It remains business as usual at Waldorf Astoria Washington DC. Our team members continue to welcome guests with our signature hospitality,” a Hilton spokesperson told ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp.

Other tenants include Jose Andres’ Bazaar Meat and Sushi Nakazawa.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp has also reached out to BDT & MSD Partners and the restaurants for comment.

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Tracy Johnke

Tracy Johnke rejoined the ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp News family in 2026 as a reporter.

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