Trump Administration Federal Construction

The White House is seeking National Capital Planning Commission approval for a 33,000‑square‑foot underground visitor screening facility to be built entirely on federal land in Sherman Park, southeast of the White House, with the project listed on the NCPC's April 2 agenda. The plan calls for multiple entry lanes for initial ID checks, a new lobby and a secondary checkpoint to accommodate large groups, could start as early as this fall with completion by July 2028, would remove and replace at least six trees while keeping the Sherman statue and restoring park landscaping, and — as White House spokesman Davis Ingle said — is intended to modernize the visitor experience and highlight history amid backlash and legal challenges over other Trump‑era projects.