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HUD’s controversial plan to relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Alexandria, Virginia, is sparking legal battles and business panic in L’Enfant Plaza, where small shops claim the move is already slashing their revenue and threatening their survival. Critics argue HUD’s founding law mandates it stay in the nation’s capital, while HUD defends the move as a cost-saving upgrade from a moldy, outdated building—though critics question the financial transparency. As lawmakers, unions, and watchdogs weigh in, the drama underscores how federal offices fuel D.C.’s commercial real estate—and how their departure could ripple through local economies still recovering from pandemic and remote work shifts.

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