The Trump administration has revised a list of federal buildings it hopes to sell over the next several years, removing eight offices in Minnesota that were initially targeted by the cost-slashing effort.

The General Services Administration released a new version of the list last week that included only eight buildings in total and asked interested buyers to submit nonbinding term sheets to the agency.

An earlier version listed more than 400 buildings that could be sold, but the GSA quickly took it down.

"GSA is focused on rightsizing the federal real estate portfolio to reduce the burden on the American taxpayer," read a release with the updated list.

"This initiative aims to engage the market, attract interested parties, and inform strategies that will expedite the disposition of federal assets."

A spokeswoman didn't comment further on the new list.

The earlier list of possible disposals included the Paul D. Wellstone building in Minneapolis, the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, a historic courthouse in Fergus Falls and two Social Security Administration offices.

An internal presentation described the buildings as "non-core assets" that could require costly repairs and renovations needed down the road.

The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, which primarily houses employees for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, was last renovated in 2014.

The historic Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building houses a passport office for the U.S. Department of State and offices for Housing and Urban Development and the National Labor Relations Board. It was renamed after the late U.S. senator last year.

Experts said finding buyers for those buildings or tenants to fill them could be especially challenging. While demand for high-quality office space has been strong in some parts of the metro area, demand has generally been soft, especially in and around downtown St. Paul.

At the end of last year, nearly a third of the office space in that area was vacant, according to a quarterly report from Colliers.

The Trump administration has called federal workers back into the office five days a week, but it wasn't clear if some workers would have a building to return.

That doesn't mean Minnesota buildings won't end up on the list in the future. The GSA said it will "post additional assets regularly" going forward.

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