Great Lakes Federal Buildings
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The GSA Great Lakes Region (Region 5) provides work space for more than 50,000 federal employees in nearly 1,200 federally-owned and leased buildings within six states bordering the Great Lakes, including:
To learn more about how GSA can provide your agency with building and real estate related services, contact your agency's regional account manager from the Customer Projects Service Center page or use the contact information provided in the upper right corner.
To contact a property manager or find updated building information, browse the proper state listing above or the state links on the left. In general, federal building hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except federal holidays). Visitors having business with specific agencies within a federal building are advised to check with that agency for its respective business hours and entry requirements (e.g., photo identification).
The GSA Great Lakes Region provides real estate and related services to nearly 100 federal customer agencies, garnering a 79 percent "more than satisfied" rating (four or above on a five-point scale) on the most recent GSA/Gallup Tenant Satisfaction Survey (spring 2011).
GSA's Great Lakes Region designs, constructs, and manages a portfolio of federal office buildings, courthouses, land ports of entry (border stations), warehouses, and laboratories. The region is focusing on creating more sustainable buildings through energy-efficient lighting, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and computerized monitoring and control of all building systems for heating, cooling, ventilating, and lighting.
GSA's Great Lakes Region also offers a full range of reimbursable real estate services and negotiates leases for federal agencies residing in privately-owned space.