NEW YORK - COURTHOUSE REORGANIZATION AND RENOVATION PROGRAM - FINAL REPORT, APPENDIX C - SURROGATE'S COURT BUILDING - 31 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK

• NCJ Number: 34043
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 201 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-70-040; NI-71-059; DF-71-729
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Courthouse Reorganization and Renovation Program
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A FUNCTIONAL AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF THE SURROGATE'S COURT BUILDING IN THE FOLEY SQUARE COURT COMPLEX OF NEW YORK COUNTY (NY), DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE PROJECTED COURT CASELOAD AND PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS TO THE YEAR 2000.

Abstract

THE PHYSICAL PLANT IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL, INCLUDING HEATING, PLUMBING, AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. THE SPECIFIC SPATIAL REQUIREMENTS OF EACH DEPARTMENT AND COURT FUNCTION ARE DETERMINED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE TO REDESIGN AND RELOCATE AND TO RECONCILE SPACE NEEDS WITH AVAILABLE SPACE. NUMEROUS FLOW CHARTS, ORGANIZATION CHARTS, AND FLOOR PLANS ARE PROVIDED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AN APPENDIX TO THE FOLEY SQUARE COURT COMPLEX FINAL REPORT (NCJ-9779). THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING (NCJ-34041), THE CIVIL COURT BUILDING (NCJ-34042), THE SURROGATE'S COURT BUILDING (NCJ-34043), THE FAMILY COURT BUILDINGS (NCJ-34044), COURTHOUSE SECURITY (NCJ-34045), OTHER COURT STUDIES (NCJ-34046), AND THE CRIMINAL COURTS BUILDING (NCJ-34047). RELATED DOCUMENTS INCLUDE SPACE MANAGEMENT AND THE COURTS (NCJ-10429) AND ITS SUMMARY (NCJ-8740).