A list of government properties deemed "underutilized" includes Portland skyline towers and 1 million square feet of Portland office space.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has listed hundreds of federal buildings around the country that they intend to put up for sale, including several in Oregon.

Several of the buildings on the initial chopping block house agencies that Trump has long criticized and targeted, notably the FBI and Justice Department. The FBI and HUD headquarters are also prime examples of the brutalist architectural style that Trump has tried for years to eliminate, preferring traditional, neo-classical architecture instead.