After decades headquartered in Chinatown, the Philadelphia Police Department has a brand-new home in an historic Spring Garden building. It's now known as the Philadelphia Public Services Building.
After three years and $250M, the Philadelphia Police Department opened the doors of its new Public Services Building. They believe the new digs, housed in the old Philadelphia Inquirer building, is already paying dividends.After decades headquartered in Chinatown, the Philadelphia Police Department has a brand-new home in an historic Spring Garden building.
FOX 29’s Jennifer Joyce was taken on a tour of the new Philadelphia Public Services Building on Thursday. History has been reborn at 400 North Broad Street, the former home of the Philadelphia Inquirer, built in the 1920s. Several historic features remain intact, like the nod to the Inquirer in what’s referred to as the Historic Lobby.
"The building was registered as a historic building back I 1996 and as we completed this renovation we had to maintain that historic integrity of the building," explained Andrew Brown of Talson Solutions. When you enter the building you’re greeted by a sculpture made up of more than 1,400 real police badges, and an updated seal of the City of Philadelphia shining a light on inclusivity.
The entire building is 470,000 square feet and a majority of that space is occupied. There’s a roll call room for the 6th and 9th police districts, an executive floor for top brass, and a multi-purpose room with media equipment that can fit more than 100 people.
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