 MCPS also says they encourage people to make reports and have made the process to do so easier. Cheyenne Curran, WTOP News. The World Off Astoria in D.C. has a new date with the auction block a month after the planned sale was called off. The auction is set for August 5th. The property was once run by the Trump Organization. It is owned by the federal government but has been under lease for operation.