Phoenix Municipal Court
Valdemar A. Cordova Building
300 West Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
The Phoenix Municipal Courthouse was opened to the public on December 27, 1999. It was designed and constructed to provide attractive, comfortable, efficient space with the flexibility to meet the city's future criminal justice needs. The Courthouse houses 590 employees who work in the Municipal Court, Prosecutor's Office, Public Defender and Police Department.
The construction of the new courthouse was authorized by the City Council in December 1995, with a fall 1999 completion date. In conjunction with the construction of the courthouse, the project included the structural and exterior renovation of the historic Walker Building on the same site. The total project budget of approximately $77.8 million was funded with city of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation Excise Tax Revenue Bonds and 1988 Historic Preservation General Obligation Bonds.
An estimated $900,000 in construction costs were avoided by connecting the courthouse to the City's underground chiller system that now serves 6 downtown buildings. An estimated $90,000 in annual electricity costs were also saved by this approach to cooling.
Courthouse Facility Facts:
- 375,000 gross square feet; 330,000 net square feet
- nine stories plus a basement
- 161 feet tall
- structure contains 3,700 tons (7.4 million pounds) of steel
- 38 courtrooms
- Systems furniture is used by 75 percent of employees in the building
- Heavily landscaped public plaza space of one acre
- Building cost of $136 per net square foot, including tenant improvements
Architect:
Daniel, Manning, Johnson and Mendenhall in association with Helmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, and The Omni Group
General Contractor:
Joe E. Woods
Layout:
- Floor 1: Public assistance, payment processing, financial screening, communications, jury assembly center, screening and assessment services, security, MVD
- Floor 2: 7 arraignment courtrooms, Prosecutor Victim Services, Prosecutor Arraignment Unit
- Floor 3: Municipal Court file storage
- Floor 4: 4 traffic courtrooms, 4 criminal courtrooms, Public Defender Eligibility Office
- Floor 5: 8 criminal courtrooms
- Floor 6: 7 criminal courtrooms, Municipal Court Order of Protection Unit
- Floor 7: 8 criminal courtrooms
- Floor 8: City Prosecutor's Office
- Floor 9: Municipal Court Administration, City Prosecutor's Office
- Basement: Police Court Services, Police Judicial Process, fingerprinting, Municipal Court training, employee cafeteria, building storage, loading dock, trash
Click here to see drawings of the new municipal court facility (45k)
Click here to see enlarged layout of the first floor (93k)
Last Modified on
11/04/2008 10:50:56
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