Chapter 1: Compliance with Statutory Policies
E. Postal Service Facilities, Equipment, and Employee Working Conditions
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3. FACILITIES
a. USPS Real Estate Inventory

USPS Real Estate Inventory
Total owned facilities

8,313

Total owned interior square feet

222,068,232

Total owned land in square feet

900,302,842

Total leased facilities

26,319

Total leased interior square feet

102,039,015

Total GSA/other government facilities

431

Total GSA/other government intreior square feet

4,067,574

Annual rent paid to lessors

$841.1 million



b. Realty Asset Management

The Realty Asset Management function provides internal expertise to identify, analyze, and maximize the return on underutilized and surplus real property assets controlled by the Postal Service. This organization generates income from real estate assets by maximizing postal property value through its highest and best use, leasing or subleasing excess Postal Service space to government and public tenants, and selling surplus real property. During 2002, revenues totaling $86.6 million were generated by Realty Asset Management from the following sources:

Realty Asset Management
Leasing to private tenants

$ 9.2 million

Leasing to government tenants

$31.2 million

Sales of excess property

$25.5 million

rent from developmental property

$20.7 million



c. Postal Service Facilities Workload

Postal Service Facilities Workload
Projects
Completed
During 2002
Projects
Ongoing as of
End of 2002
New construction, major renovations, and expansion projects

61     

138     

Building purchases

28     

70     

New lease construction

140     

117     

Other lease actions (alternate quarters, new leases, and lease renewals)

5,023     

2,004     

Expense repair and alteration projects

6,615     

3,744     

Capital repair and alteration projects

3,551     

1,651     


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Chapter 1 Table of Contents

A.  Fundamental Service to the People

B.  Service to Small or Rural
     Communities


C.  Employee Compensation and
     Career Advancement


D.  Postal Cost Apportionment and Postal
     Ratemaking Developments


E.  Transportation Policies

F.  Postal Service Facilities, Equipment,
     and Employee Working Conditions