The Chet Holifield Federal Building, also known as the Ziggurat building, on Avila Road in Laguna Niguel, CA, is up on the auction block again, now with historic preservation requirements removed.

The Ziggurat housed various federal agencies in the past half-century, but now only 60% of its space is spoken for. And the 3,000 or so workers still assigned to the complex mostly work remotely.

The Ziggurat’s price rose to $175.8 million on Monday, Oct. 21 after new two bids, according to the GSA website. That’s roughly 1.5 times the initial $70 million asking price in an auction ...

Zeal for the pyramid-shaped federal office building known as the Ziggurat in Laguna Niguel has driven up its price to $164.4 million, more than twice the auction’s starting price.

Updated with bids on Tuesday to Friday, Oct. 8-11. The auction for Laguna Niguel’s iconic Ziggurat is now nine digits above the government’s original ask.

The Chet Holifield Federal Building nicknamed the Ziggurat, in Laguna Niguel, CA, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. The distinctive, pyramid-esque structure and its 89-acre campus, are up for auction ...

About 60 percent of the Ziggurat office building is leased. If a buyer chooses to demolish the structure, it could face up to $3 million in fees, according to the report.

Ziggurat puzzles are fascinating. You start off at the top of the ziggurat, working down by adding the indicated letter to the previous word and making the required rearrangement of the letters.

Updated with bidding of Tuesday-Thursday, Oct. 1-3. For the 34th time, the auction for Laguna Niguel’s iconic Ziggurat goes on thanks to another last-moment bid.