One of the largest public developments in the state, the Frank J. Guarini Justice Complex, has been in the works for several years. The $345 million scheme will replace Hudson County’s outdated Administration Building at 595 Newark Street with a new structure across the street set to feature 24 courtrooms, jury assembly spaces, various offices, and the Sheriff’s Department.
Several parcels set for the eventual complex were cleared in late 2018 and New York City-based Rafael Viñoly Architects has drawn up a master plan for construction of the new facility. The five-story complex, which will be certified LEED Silver, will include a 75-seat public food court, a self-help law library, a children’s play area, training spaces, and a 459-space parking garage built into the design.
Exactly. Or something less ugly. This could have been a great symbol of the resurgence of the region but this is what they’ve come up with… Hopefully they tweak it a bit since this is preliminary. It’ll be a huge change for the area though, so it’s a win
don’t count on the county people to improve on this unless a whole bunch of people protest. deGise and the other freeholders have a very suburban 1960s mentality.
Can’t wait for them to tear down that old administrative building. It looks like every POS box from the 60s or 70s. I’m especially glad it’ll be a park. This area needs more green space.
So from sources, this is now out for bids. The original bids were too expensive so they opened for bids again today. So most likely, those are working conceptual renderings since I’m sure they are looking to design engineer this by a lot…I’ll update when I have news again.