The 23-story, John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse is the largest federal historic renovation project in the country aiming for a LEED Gold Certification. Built in the early 1930s in the Art Deco style, the building served as the home of Boston's federal courts and the U.S. Post Office. The building's courtrooms were the site of precedent-setting judicial decisions on New Deal legislation and civil rights. Designed by Ralph Adams Cram, the building has many unique features including a granite and limestone facade; lobbies and corridors with marble, bronze, and walnut features; and numerous highly ornamented, two-story courtrooms.
The $136.5 million dollar renovation efforts will be fully unveiled later this year when the building opens its doors to all its tenants, the largest of which is the New England headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency. Others include the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the Department of Education. |  Boston, MA
Owner:
U.S. General Services Administration
Architect:
Goody Clancy
Value:
$136,500,000 |
