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LOCATION
Address: 500 Pearl Street
City: New York
State: New York
Zip Code: 10007
Nation: United States
STATUS
Type: Government
Status: Project
TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1988
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Building Cost: $350,000,000 USD (budget)
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: United States General Services Administration
Architect: Paul Rudolph
Rudolph Staff: R.D. Chin
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Foley Square Competition to Design a U.S. COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING
The project is a competition to design a $350 million USD second United States Court House and an office building to relieve overcrowding of the existing Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse.
The courthouse site is behind the New York County Courthouse between Worth and Pearl Streets. Half of the 800,000-square-foot building will be used for Federal District, Magistrate and Bankruptcy Courts, the rest for offices. The Federal Municipal Office Building, whose 800,000 square feet of space will be shared equally by the city and the Government, will be built on Broadway across Duane Street from the Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building.
Instead of hiring a builder, the G.S.A. produced a brochure specifying its needs and sends it to over 100 developers worldwide. The winner of its competition, to be selected in January, 1989 will finance the project with a Government-secured loan.
The proposal is to have both proposed buildings completed by 1992.
William J. Diamond, regional administrator for the eastern United States, states the Government will not dictate an architectural style, but adds: ''We hope it won't look like the current Federal building.''
In November, 1988 Rudolph prepares a submission for the competition which includes an exterior rendering.
DRAWINGS - Design Drawings / Renderings
DRAWINGS - Construction Drawings
DRAWINGS - Shop Drawings
PHOTOS - Project Model
PHOTOS - During Construction
PHOTOS - Completed Project
PHOTOS - Current Conditions
LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION
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PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Thomas L. Waite. “G.S.A. Wish List.” The New York Times, 26 June 1988.