Broward County Courthouse

Project Details

TUTOR PERINI AFFILIATES

Tutor Perini Building Corp.
Construction Manager
Contract Amount: $191 Million

Nagelbush Mechanical
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 LEED® Silver certification with enhanced commissioning under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system.