The new Long Beach Courthouse will be more than a building with four concrete walls but one that will be sustainable, incorporate public art and be architecturally sound, state officials said Wednesday.
Officials from the state Judicial Council's Administrative Office of the Courts, the lead agency on the courthouse project, spoke with residents about the results of a California Environmental Quality Act analysis and gave more insight on what would be built on the two-block property bordered by Broadway, Maine Avenue, Third Street and Magnolia Avenue.
Currently three architecture firms are competing for the opportunity to work on the project, which would be a 545,000-square-foot building that will accommodate the 31 civil and criminal courtrooms, county office space, retail space and a basement that will include a sally port and an in-custody holding facility.
These firms are to submit proposals by Oct. 26.
Replacing the aging, dilapidated crowded courthouse has been a priority for the state judicial council, which recently set aside funds to help pay for the project.
The plan involves a land swap between the state and the Redevelopment Agency, which would give the state the West Gateway land in exchange for the property on 415 W. Ocean Blvd. for future development.
Officials from the state Judicial Council's Administrative Office of the Courts, the lead agency on the courthouse project, spoke with residents about the results of a California Environmental Quality Act analysis and gave more insight on what would be built on the two-block property bordered by Broadway, Maine Avenue, Third Street and Magnolia Avenue.
Currently three architecture firms are competing for the opportunity to work on the project, which would be a 545,000-square-foot building that will accommodate the 31 civil and criminal courtrooms, county office space, retail space and a basement that will include a sally port and an in-custody holding facility.
These firms are to submit proposals by Oct. 26.
Replacing the aging, dilapidated crowded courthouse has been a priority for the state judicial council, which recently set aside funds to help pay for the project.
The plan involves a land swap between the state and the Redevelopment Agency, which would give the state the West Gateway land in exchange for the property on 415 W. Ocean Blvd. for future development.
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It will be sustainable. It will be sustained by an ever increasing crime rate in the vicinity.