26 Central Avenue, Staten Island
A Project of the Mayor's Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator, the New York State Office of Court Administration, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Polshek Partnership Architects
Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects

The court complex will accommodate a courthouse, a garage and a public memorial space above the 19th-century burial grounds for the former St. George Quarantine Hospital. The state-of-the-art facility will fulfill the modern programmatic requirements of the Supreme and Criminal Courts while respecting the site's historical significance.

The overall design and massing of the courthouse reinforces its civic role and connections to the existing urban fabric of St. George. The central concept of the courthouse building revolves around the four equal "towers of justice", representing equality under the law. The rhythm and order of these four vertical towers serves as a contemporary interpretation of the historic Corinthian portico of Carrere and Hastings' early 20th-century Richmond County Courthouse. The towers also express the internal program organization of courtroom modules within the building.

The project is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification, including a high-efficiency building envelope; green spaces and green roofs with native and adaptive vegetation; rainwater collection and storage system for irrigation needs; water-efficient landscaping and plumbing fixtures; maximum daylight and views.

Project Team

Polshek Partnership Architects
Design Partner Susan Rodriguez 
Managing Partner Joseph Fleischer 
Project Manager Joanne Sliker 
Project Architect Ryan Hollien 
Senior Technical Detailer Gary Anderson 
Senior Designer Marc Schaut
Designer Harry Park
Designer Nicholas Hunt

Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects
Principal Kim Mathews 

Jacobs Engineering
Senior Project Manager Clinton Jackson 
Design Manager Seppo Simes 
Project Executive William Gove 

Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Principal Dan Sesil

Lakhani & Jordan Engineers
Principal Harshad Lakhani  
Principal Tom Jordan  

Brandston Partnership
Partner Scott Matthews 

Poulin + Morris design
Principal Richard Poulin 

Langan Engineering & Environmental
Senior Principal George Leventis 
Senior Associate DJ Hodson  
Senior Associate Alan Poeppel  

R.A. Heintges & Associates
Principal Robert A. Heintges 

Viridian Energy & Environmental
Partner Dave Lahiri 

Desman Associates
Vice President Timothy Tracy 
Senior Associate Thomas Basile

Ricci Greene Associates
Partner-in-Charge Frank Greene 
Principal of Programming/Planning Rob Fisch 
Project Manager Jeffery Hyman 
Project Architect Kristy Gasparino
Technical Consultant Ruben Caro
Junior Designer Min Cho
Designer Tatyana Epstein
Courts Programmer-Planner Brett Firfer

Mayor's Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator
Criminal Justice Coordinator John Feinblatt
Former First Deputy Criminal Justice Coordinator Scott Sigal
Construction Coordinator and Facilities Liaison Alison Silberman 
Assistant Planner Joanna Hess 

New York State Office of Court Administration
Chief of Operations Ron Younkins 
Chief Architect Ed Rodman 
Architect Dave Patterson 

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
Director of the NYC Courts Program John Andrus 
Senior Assistant Project Manager Julia Garzon 
Field Rep III Ben Hernandez 
Office of Environmental Affairs Director Jack Homkow 
Senior Environmental Manager Matthew Stanley 

Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Commissioner Martha K. Hirst
Division of Facilities Management and Construction Deputy Commissioner Joseph Wagner 
Director of Court Programs Denn Lomotan