Washington Post to “chop” roughly half its downtown D.C. office footprint, states hoodline
The Washington Post is getting ready to chop roughly half of its downtown Washington, D.C., office footprint at One Franklin Square, reshaping its headquarters around a much smaller staff, reports hoodline.
The potential giveback, continues hoodline, “would unlock big chunks of prime K Street space just off Franklin Square Park, following months of budget tightening and staff reductions that have sharply cut the company’s on-site headcount.
“As reported by CoStar, the Post is looking to surrender roughly half of the space it currently occupies at One Franklin Square. A separate CoStar story from 2024 noted the company had recommitted to about 300,000 square feet at the property, a footprint that historically represented roughly half the 12-story tower.”
The planned space reduction, continues hoodline, “follows sweeping layoffs announced in February that cut roughly one-third of the company’s staff, Axios reported. The restructuring came alongside leadership turnover, with publisher Will Lewis resigning days after the cuts, CBS News reported, leaving the organization to rethink how much in-person real estate it really needs.”
