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Jefferson City Courthouse
Plans for the new Jefferson City U.S. Courthouse were announced in January 2006 following an appropriation from Congress to begin designing the building. The selected site, Old Prison Site-West at the northwest corner of Lafayette and State Streets, was also announced at that time.
This new facility will be the home of the U.S. Courts family in Jefferson City, which is part of the 8th Circuit Court in the Western District of Missouri. It will provide space for two district courtrooms and two magistrate courtrooms. In addition to the courtrooms and chambers, there will be space for a bankruptcy chamber, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Attorney, Probation, and Pretrial Services. There will also be space for GSA and local congressional offices.
The new courthouse is currently scheduled to open in 2011.
Project Location
Old Prison Site – West (Corner of Lafayette and State streets)
Project Scope
118,294 gross square feet
Interior and exterior parking spaces
Two District Courtrooms and Chambers
Two Magistrate Courtrooms and Chambers
Bankruptcy Chamber
Future Tenants
U.S. Marshals Service Offices
U.S. Attorney Offices
Probation Offices
Pretrial Services
GSA
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representative
Total Estimated Project Cost (subject to change)
$70 million
Project History
March 1999: Congress requests evaluation of security needs, consolidation needs, and space issues in existing federal court facilities.
September 2001: GSA completes a study that concludes Jefferson City court facilities require substantial updates.
November 2005: Design funding in the amount of $5.2 million was appropriated for a new courthouse in Jefferson City.
January 2006: Federal, state, and local officials announce that an agreement was reached with the Missouri State Penitentiary Redevelopment Commission to receive eight acres of land at “Old Prison Site — West,” the corner of Lafayette and State Streets, on which to locate the new courthouse.
May 2006: GSA selects Kallmann, McKinnell and Wood Architects, Inc., as the lead
designer for the new courthouse.
February 2007: GSA selects J.E. Dunn Construction as the Construction Manager
(as constructor) for the new courthouse.
May 2007: GSA completes environmental and cultural assessments on the new
location.
December 2007: Federal, state, and local officials unveil the preliminary design and
renderings of the new courthouse.
October 2008: Land is transferred from the state of Missouri to GSA. Federal, state, and local officials break ground on the construction of the new courthouse.
November 2008: Construction begins on the building’s structure.
Design Partners
Kallmann, McKinnell and Wood Architects, Inc. (Boston, Mass.)
Consultants: Shaughnessy, Fickel & Scott Architects (Kansas City, Mo.); Walter Moore and Associates (Kansas City, Mo.); and BGR Consulting Engineers (Kansas City, Mo.)
Construction Partners Construction Manager as Constructor: J.E. Dunn Construction (Kansas City, Mo.)
Construction Manager as Agent: Don Todd and Associates (Oakland, Calf.)
Last Reviewed 12/31/2008