Leach Mounce completed a needs assessment for the Hartford Public Safety Facilities in 2004 which included eight development options that could be constructed depending on funding availability with scopes ranging from 118,000 sf to 185,000 sf.
The elements of the program are
Police Headquarters 124,997 sf
Dispatch 7,074
Fire Administration 15,051
Narcotics/Vice 7,421
Police Academy 22,239
Indoor Shooting Range 4,691
Credit Union 1,685
Coffee Shop 1,757
Total 184,915 sf
A redevelopment site close to downtown is under consideration for the police headquarters and fire administration. Construction would include renovation of an old historical school building.
CONTACT:
City of Hartford
Captain Joseph J. Buyak
Hartford Police Department
50 Jennings Road
Hartford, CT 06120
800.527.7300 ext. 5522
Associate Architect
David Jepson
Jeter Cook Jepson Architects
450 Church Street
Hartford, CT 06103
860.247.9226