Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center in Denver Completed Two Months Early
The team designing and delivering the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center has delivered the project two months earlier than originally anticipated. Developed by Trammell Crow Company, designed by Fentress Architects and built by Mortenson Construction, all of Denver, the $258-million, 695,767-sq-ft Colorado Judicial Center includes a courthouse and a 12-story office tower, which will become the home of the state’s judicial and legal agencies. A 327-space parking facility was also constructed on the block to the south, adjacent to the History Colorado Center.
Struggling to meet the growing judicial needs of the people of Colorado and facing the urgent necessity to curb the ever-higher costs of maintaining its previous court building, the Colorado Judicial Dept. engaged the Urban Land Institute in 2005 to help facilitate a solution. The result is the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, located at 14th and Broadway. While the previous court building lasted 33 years, the new building has been designed and built to endure a 100-year plus lifespan. The neoclassical Judicial Center anchors the south side of Civic Center Park and is a cornerstone of the Civic Center Park master plan.