Christie's Trenton state office buildings' plan ramrodded through last minute despite no resident su
TRENTON >> Capital city residents received an unexpected early Christmas present from Gov. Chris Christie — whether they wanted it or not.
After deciding last month to hold off a plan to tear down and construct two new state office buildings in Trenton until Gov.-elect Phil Murphy takes over, the State House Commission unanimously voted Thursday morning at a special meeting to forge ahead with the $220-million project during Christie’s final month in office.
In September 2016, Christie outlined his vision to bulldoze the state’s Taxation building at 50 Barrack St. and Health and Agriculture building, which is located at 369 S. Warren St., to free up space in Trenton for redevelopment.
A new seven-story, 175,000-square-foot building will be erected at the northwest corner of John Fitch Way and South Warren Street to house Taxation, and a five-story, 135,000-square-foot Health and Agriculture building will be constructed on the southwest corner of North Willow and West Hanover Streets. Both spaces are currently state-owned parking lots.
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