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DAS seeks funding to cut state office footprint 30% by 2027, cites $204 per sq. ft. reconfiguration cost
Summary
The Department of Administrative Services told the Joint Ways and Means General Government Subcommittee it aims to reduce the state's office footprint 30% from a 2021 base by the end of 2027, seeking session funding to modernize owned buildings, fold in private leases and sell unneeded assets; DAS estimates $204 per square foot to reconfigure space and $28 million in annual base‑rent savings at full reduction.
The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) briefed the Joint Ways and Means General Government Subcommittee on Monday on a portfolio‑repositioning plan that seeks a 30% reduction in the state’s administrative office footprint from a 2021 base by the end of calendar year 2027.
"Our goal is to identify a 30% reduction in the state's office footprint by the end of calendar year 2027," said Shannon Ryan, administrator of DAS’s Enterprise Asset Management Division, during the informational meeting. Ryan said the agency is requesting funding this legislative session to prepare state‑owned buildings so they can receive private‑sector leases and house collocated agencies.
DAS presented two core strategies: first, "reenergize" state buildings by folding in leases from the private market and restacking interior space; second, collocate agencies regionally where feasible. Ryan said the state’s administrative portfolio totals roughly 9,000,000 square feet, with about half in private leases, a little under one‑third owned by…
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