A new option emerges in FBI headquarters search

Daniel J. Sernovitz 

Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal

A new option emerged as a possible future FBI headquarters Tuesday as Lerner Enterprises said it submitted the former Landover Mall site for consideration in the highly competitive search process.

Lerner Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Alan Gottlieb issued an email saying Lerner is on the hunt for a new use for the mall site after Sears announced plans to close its store, the last remaining on the property, there. A new FBI headquarters is among the potential uses for the 88-acre site near FedExField, Gottlieb said.

Lerner, founded by Washington Nationals owner Ted Lerner, is one of several bidders that submitted offers to the General Services Administration as part of a request for expressions of interest. The deadline for that was Dec. 17. The GSA, the federal government’s real estate arm, has not released details of those submissions.

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