Federal leases coming up for renewal, state by state
When a GSA lease is renewed or replaced, the build-out is bought by the building owner, not by GSA. That makes the expiration date the start of a construction opportunity — and the owner, not a contracting officer, the person to call.
Most coverage of federal leases is written for landlords and brokers. This one is written for the people who do the work: interiors contractors, general contractors and A/E firms who want to know which buildings will need a fit-out and roughly when.
The window is 12 to 48 months out, because that is the period where a conversation still changes the outcome. Inside twelve months the decisions are made; beyond four years nobody is thinking about it yet.
Leases with law enforcement, DHS or security occupants are not listed here. They are in the market and they are in the paid workbook, but publishing a public, sorted list of them is not something we will do.
| State | Leases | Rentable SF | Largest concentrations |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 181 | 3,584,446 | San Diego (22) · Los Angeles (14) · Sacramento (6) |
| Virginia | 76 | 6,746,529 | Arlington (15) · Alexandria (6) · Charlottesville (5) |
| Florida | 67 | 1,238,341 | Jacksonville (6) · Miami (6) · Tallahassee (4) |
| New York | 66 | 1,779,574 | New York (8) · Buffalo (7) · Syracuse (5) |
| Pennsylvania | 59 | 6,173,360 | Philadelphia (16) · Boyers (7) · King Of Prussia (3) |
| Texas | 58 | 849,511 | San Antonio (9) · Dallas (4) · Austin (3) |
| Ohio | 50 | 1,117,027 | Cincinnati (9) · Cleveland (6) · Columbus (6) |
| Maryland | 48 | 4,940,957 | Rockville (9) · Baltimore (5) · Silver Spring (5) |
| Arizona | 45 | 1,295,283 | Phoenix (13) · Flagstaff (6) · Tucson (6) |
| Michigan | 44 | 905,694 | Detroit (6) · East Lansing (4) · Grand Rapids (4) |
| Georgia | 42 | 1,021,460 | Atlanta (10) · Macon (5) · Savannah (3) |
| Tennessee | 41 | 606,328 | Nashville (10) · Memphis (7) · Knoxville (3) |
| North Carolina | 40 | 712,626 | Charlotte (6) · Greensboro (6) · Raleigh (6) |
| Illinois | 39 | 872,454 | Chicago (8) · Springfield (4) · Fairview Heights (2) |
| New Jersey | 39 | 610,022 | Newark (8) · Iselin (3) · Cherry Hill (2) |
| Washington | 38 | 1,572,948 | Seattle (4) · Tacoma (4) · Bellingham (3) |
| Missouri | 36 | 1,518,576 | Kansas City (9) · Independence (3) · Springfield (3) |
| Wisconsin | 36 | 961,761 | Milwaukee (10) · Madison (8) · Ashland (2) |
| Kentucky | 32 | 707,039 | Louisville (8) · Lexington-Fayette (5) · Bowling Green (3) |
| Colorado | 30 | 860,493 | Fort Collins (5) · Colorado Springs (4) · Aurora (3) |
| Massachusetts | 27 | 459,555 | Hyannis (3) · Springfield (3) · Boston (2) |
| West Virginia | 27 | 724,544 | Charleston (9) · Huntington (5) · Morgantown (4) |
| Alabama | 26 | 1,190,154 | Birmingham (6) · Mobile (5) · Montgomery (5) |
| District of Columbia | 26 | 4,038,025 | Washington (26) |
| Puerto Rico | 25 | 632,587 | San Juan (4) · Hato Rey (3) · Humacao (3) |
| Oregon | 23 | 1,187,135 | Portland (10) · Salem (4) · Eugene (2) |
| Minnesota | 22 | 810,366 | St. Paul (5) · Bloomington (4) · Minneapolis (4) |
| Alaska | 21 | 315,378 | Anchorage (12) · Sitka (2) · Fairbanks (1) |
| Indiana | 20 | 211,821 | Fort Wayne (3) · Indianapolis (3) · Bloomington (2) |
| Louisiana | 20 | 276,055 | Baton Rouge (4) · Lake Charles (4) · Shreveport (3) |
| Iowa | 19 | 157,668 | Cedar Rapids (3) · Davenport (3) · Sioux City (3) |
| South Carolina | 19 | 216,322 | Columbia (5) · Charleston (3) · Florence (1) |
| Utah | 17 | 372,697 | Ogden (5) · Salt Lake City (5) · Cedar City (1) |
| Hawaii | 16 | 157,613 | Honolulu (3) · Lihu'e (3) · Kahului (2) |
| Kansas | 13 | 272,619 | Topeka (3) · Wichita (2) · Derby (1) |
| Maine | 13 | 121,553 | Portland (5) · Houlton (2) · Bangor (1) |
| Mississippi | 13 | 329,710 | Jackson (5) · Corinth (1) · Gulfport (1) |
| South Dakota | 13 | 68,913 | Rapid City (5) · Sioux Falls (3) · Aberdeen (1) |
| Arkansas | 12 | 134,034 | Little Rock (3) · Conway (2) · Fayetteville (2) |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 369,806 | Manchester (4) · Portsmouth (4) · Concord (1) |
| North Dakota | 12 | 89,336 | Bismarck (4) · Minot (3) · Fargo (2) |
| Oklahoma | 12 | 565,396 | Oklahoma City (4) · Muskogee (3) · Tulsa (3) |
| Connecticut | 11 | 225,042 | East Hartford (3) · Ansonia (1) · Hartford (1) |
| Nevada | 11 | 149,273 | Las Vegas (6) · Reno (2) · Elko (1) |
| Montana | 9 | 96,115 | Bozeman (2) · Glasgow (2) · Great Falls (2) |
| New Mexico | 9 | 395,409 | Albuquerque (6) · Carlsbad (1) · Las Cruces (1) |
| Delaware | 8 | 94,182 | Wilmington (5) · Dover (1) · Newark (1) |
| Idaho | 7 | 70,823 | Idaho Falls (2) · Boise (1) · Coeur D'Alene (1) |
| Vermont | 7 | 71,443 | South Burlington (2) · Brattleboro (1) · Burlington (1) |
| Nebraska | 6 | 147,081 | Omaha (3) · Bellevue (1) · Lincoln (1) |
Related
The Washington DC region has its own page — it is the densest federal real estate market in the country and the one where the story is consolidation rather than construction. For the contract vehicles federal construction is ordered through, see the vehicles index and the recompete calendar.
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