Sherida Paulsen, the commission chairwoman, said that "in both surveys, many buildings were called out as being of significance, and the commissioners had to make priorities."

"Technology is not static," said Jennifer J. Raab, the commission chairwoman.

"It was a difficult site in its large size and location with three facades," said Jennifer Raab, the commission chairwoman.

Rosemary Giuliano, commission chairwoman, did not return phone calls seeking comment.

"She did not get our permission to do this," said the commission chairwoman, Frances Gagnon.

For another, Ms. Raab cannot escape a central fact that may have nothing to do with her or her four years as commission chairwoman.

"The presence of these countries could lead to new disorders because it has been clear they are not neutral," said the commission chairwoman, Aisyah Amini.

Sherida Paulsen, the commission chairwoman, said she hoped to hold a hearing on the property in the next year.

"That's not the kind of deterrence we can count on," said Ann W. Brown, commission chairwoman.

The commission chairwoman said as many as 100 other women had also been victims of bias within a single division since 1995.