1 day ago · Architect Shalom Baranes said the ballroom would have 40-foot ceilings and that the new East Wing would be the same height as the main White House building.

1 day ago · White House officials on Thursday presented their plans for the presidential ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and defended the demolition of the East Wing, citing …

1 day ago · The White House says structural issues and decay had made it unfeasible to save the East Wing. Officials shared details of President Donald Trump's planned $400 million ballroom at a public …

4 days ago · After pressure from preservationists, the administration is expected to present the plans to a planning commission and make them public for the first time.

23 hours ago · President Trump’s planned $400 million ballroom project on the White House grounds will be as tall as the main building itself, architect Shalom Baranes revealed during a Thursday …

The White House State Ballroom is part of a planned expansion of the White House which is meant to replace the demolished East Wing, torn down in October 2025. The site, in Washington, D.C., has …

President Donald Trump’s sprawling new East Wing ballroom project has attracted widespread controversy — but promises to solve a problem identified by first families and their social ...

1 day ago · Trump plans to make his ballroom addition as tall as the White House itself The president’s architect disclosed the change as federal review panels begin a fast-track review of the $400 million ...

1 day ago · The architect of a new White House ballroom told a planning commission that the Trump administration was also considering a one-story addition to the West Wing colonnade to restore …

Jul 31, 2025 · The White House State Ballroom will be a much-needed and exquisite addition of approximately 90,000 total square feet of ornately designed and carefully crafted space, with a …