New FBI headquarters finalists

Landover, Maryland One of the three sites on the shortlist for the new FBI headquarters is the site of a former mall in Landover, Maryland. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

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"It will completely change the landscape here, especially in terms of economic development," Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker says of the proposed locations in Landover and at the Greenbelt Metro station in Maryland. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

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The site of a former mall in Landover, Maryland, is one of the three places that could be the new FBI headquarters. (WTOP/Iannelli)

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The GSA will start to assess the environmental impact of building on the three sites -- including the site in Landover, Maryland. Also, the GSA will take comments from the public and solicit bids from potential developers. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

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Greenbelt, Maryland FILE -- The Greenbelt Metro station in Maryland. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli, File)

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Maryland officials say the possible FBI headquarters location in Greenbelt meets the most GSA criteria for the site. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

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Springfield, Virginia A warehouse complex in Springfield, Virginia, is among the three finalists for the new FBI headquarters. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

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Virginia officials touted the GSA warehouse facility in Fairfax County as allowing for easy access to airports, Capitol Hill and the White House. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

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"[The Springfield] site has all of the criteria," Sharon Bulova, the chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, says. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

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The FBI would hardly be the first major federal agency with its headquarters outside the city. One of the proposed sites is in Fairfax County. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

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