The fight over the building came to light Monday through court documents in a lawsuit filed by former USIP staffers against Cavanaugh, DOGE, Donald Trump, and other members of the administration.

The 1,046-foot-tall Chrysler Building, completed in May of 1930, was the pinnacle of both the then-unnamed Art Deco period and the skyscraper boom that rapidly transformed New York City’s skyline.

Houston, Texas, leads the nation in new-home development, with more than 11,000 building permits issued and over 1,300 newly constructed homes sold in the first two months of 2025. Jump to insight ...