US EditionWhite House to Reveal Ballroom Project Details with Planning Group in January
The $400 million project is privately financed and will create a 90,000-square-foot space with capacity for 650 guests, despite legal and preservationist challenges.
- 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- The government produced a previously unpublished environmental assessment that details the 90,000-square-foot project's scope and preservation steps, and the White House says it is not yet far enough along to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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White House to Present Plans for Trump’s Ballroom
“The White House will unveil new details on President Donald Trump’s planned East Wing ballroom during a hearing early next month,“ Reuters reports. “The new ballroom, which Trump has said would cost $400 million and would dwarf the adjacent White House building, has been challenged in court by preservationists, while Democratic lawmakers have called it an abuse of power and are investigating which donors are supporting it.”
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der Standard DEThe US president had had the east wing torn down without having any concrete plans for the new building. Meanwhile, moderator Jimmy Kimmel warns of "Tyrannei" in the USA
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AlKhaleej TodayTrump’s US$400m East Wing ballroom plan faces lawsuit, White House to unveil plans in January
White House to present details on Trump’s East Wing ballroom planTrump’s US$400 million (RM1.6 billion) project faces legal challenge, criticism as abuse of powerPlanning commission has so far declined to review demolition of East Wing, site preparation activitiesWASHINGTON, Dec 26 — The White House will unveil new details on President Donald Trump’s planned East Wing ballroom during a hearing early next month, according to a federal commission …
Commission tees up first hearing on White House ballroom construction
The federal committee charged by Congress with overseeing federal construction is preparing to host a presentation on the White House ballroom building next month, the first public hearing for the controversial project being closely managed by President Donald Trump.
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