Landover, Greenbelt, and Franconia??? The folks on the site selection committee sure have a high tolerance for traffic gridlock and a systematic contempt for their employees’ quality of life.
I wonder if there is enough space left at the old St. E’s site. Homeland Security is in the process of moving there, so organizationally it would be a good fit for collocation. The St. E’s site is convenient, close in, and at least for a few more years will offer nearby affordable housing in a part of town where one could do extensive remodelling or new construction without being blocked by historic preservation rules. Gentrification is spreading even in Anacostia and the move by DHS will accelerate it in the vicinity of the campus. The first generation of DHS employees who move into the area will be real estate millionaires in 20 years.
Or, the FBI can settle for life in gridlock and commutes that are brutal on the good days and impossible on the rest.
In the very beginning of this project, the FBI had Fairfax on the list. Way out of the beltway....but the new Grayline was going to be a part of Metro out there....so it made sense. Then, Maryland pressure got tossed on this, and I think now....it will have to be put into Maryland, period....to make them happy. If in Greenbelt....I think they would have to have a minimum of dozen cops walking the perimeter of the parking lot....twenty-four hours a day. And I’d be fearful of being called out to the site after dark....wondering what I might encounter just to get into work.