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E-Filing Threatens IRS Processing Operations

PHILADELPHIA-Electronic tax filing threatens IRS tenancy in up to seven buildings aggregating 982,000 sf.

By Marita Thomas | Updated on July 20, 2006

PHILADELPHIA-The public’s embrace of e-filing, submitting federal tax documents and payments electronically, has caused widespread restructuring of the Internal Revenue Service, and its paper processing operations located at seven buildings in Northeast Philadelphia are on the hit list. All of the space, which aggregates approximately 982,000 sf on 34 acres, is leased, a spokesperson for the local office of the General Services Administration tells GlobeSt.com.

The largest of the vulnerable properties are a 450,000-sf building at 11601 Roosevelt Blvd., and a 250,000-sf one at 11501 Roosevelt Blvd. Four others are adjacent properties spanning from 11620 to 11631 along Caroline Road. They range in size from 70,000 sf to 50,000 sf. The seventh building aggregates 46,000 sf at 9815 Blue Grass Road.

The buildings date back to the 1960s and “most of them were originally warehouses that have been modified and enhanced over the years for use by the IRS,” the spokesperson says. They are owned by different private entities. The specific leases and the aggregate amount of space that will not be renewed are yet to be determined. IRS administrative jobs unrelated to paper processing will remain in Philadelphia, but require less than half the current space and will not necessarily remain in the buildings already leased here by the government agency.

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