On: Statement from Jerome Powell

[cosmicgadget → tds_is_real]

Definitely not his job and the renovation plans aren't a state secret.

[m0llusk → tds_is_real]

Building is much cheaper than renovation which is much cheaper than preservation. Ambitious project goals preserving unique historical assets make this project inherently expensive.

From https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/building-project-faqs.ht... which includes much more detail.

> ... complete overhaul and modernization that preserves two historic buildings that have not been comprehensively renovated since their construction in the 1930s ...