US EditionWhite House to Reveal Ballroom Project Details with Planning Group in January
The $400 million privately funded East Wing ballroom project will be presented to planning authorities on Jan. 8 amid legal challenges and preservationist objections.
- Judge Richard Leon ordered the White House to file construction plans with the National Capital Planning Commission and Commission of Fine Arts by the end of the month, and the NCPC will hear a presentation on Jan. 8.
- The East Wing was dismantled in October in a rapid demolition that officials did not warn about, prompting the Trust to sue for pre-demolition review and congressional approval, with Quillen saying, 'When projects like this go through these processes, the outcome ends up being better. You build more support for the project. It becomes a more lasting legacy and improvements can be made to it along the way,' Quillen said.
- The government produced a previously unpublished environmental assessment that details the 90,000-square-foot project's scope and preservation steps, and the White House says it is not yet far enough along to require typical approval.
- A follow-up court hearing is set for Jan. 15 as litigation continues after a federal judge denied the Trust's bid to halt construction and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal sought information from potential donors for the $400 million project.
- The White House defends presidential authority to alter 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, citing the project’s rising cost from $200 million to $400 million, for state dinners and large events.
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