Market
Broward County Courthouse
Project Details
TUTOR PERINI AFFILIATES
Construction Manager
Contract Amount: $191 Million
Mechanical & Plumbing Subcontractor
Contract Amount: $25 Million
OWNER
Broward County - Construction Management Division
LOCATION
Fort Lauderdale, FL
ARCHITECT
Spillis Candela & Partners/Heery/Cartaya Joint Venture
SIZE
741,000 Square Feet
COMPLETION
2017
Project Description
The courthouse was a multi-phased project consisting of a 741,000-square-foot, 21-story civil and family courthouse facility. It includes 45 full-size courtrooms, 12 smaller courtrooms, 18 hearing rooms, and staff and support spaces. The project also included construction of pedestrian bridges between the newly constructed tower and existing east wing courthouse, construction of an exterior elevator core of the existing east wing courthouse, renovations of the existing east wing courthouse, and demolition of the existing west and central wings. Another phase included construction of a 500-car secure parking garage and public plaza. This project achieved ®Silver certification with enhanced commissioning under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system.