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DJC Jail (conceptual
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Name:
Denver
Justice Center
Description:
The eastern
block of the proposed 2-block Denver Justice Center complex, this block
would hold the jail, otherwise known as the Pre-Arraignment Detention
Facility, consisting of 1,503 cells in a 4-story building totaling 508,000
SF.
Developer:
City &
County of Denver
Architect:
Not yet determined
Current
status: Construction expected to begin March 2007 with completion
scheduled for August 2009. Demolition of the Rocky Mountain News
Building started in February 2007.
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This block
is currently occupied by the Denver Newspaper Agency building, formerly the
Rocky Mountain News building, until the DNA's new building is finished in
2006 (see
Block 244 & 267 in the Upper Downtown subarea). The city
purchased this block in anticipation of building a proposed new Justice
Center on the block. This block will hold the Detention facility part of the complex.
See
DenverInfill Blog 12/05/2006 for more information regarding the Denver
Justice Center plans and renderings. |
DJC
Complex (conceptual
NE view) |
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