By Easterly Government Properties, Inc.
Easterly Government Properties, Inc.—a fully integrated real estate investment trust focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to the U.S. Government —announced it has been awarded a 20-year non-cancelable lease for a 50,777 rentable square foot Federal courthouse in Flagstaff.
JUD – Flagstaff is expected to be a state-of-the-art, three-story courthouse that is constructed according to Level III security requirements. The steel framed, natural stone clad facility is designed utilizing the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles and incorporates a number of important safety features, including perimeter fencing, natural and constructed physical barriers, required setbacks and building security.
Notably, JUD – Flagstaff is intended to be a LEED Silver, net zero facility, the first of its kind for the Easterly portfolio. The courthouse provides for secured parking under the building for the judges and U.S. Marshals and features a sallyport to transport defendants via a separate pathway up to prisoner intake and the courtrooms on the second and third floors, respectively. Three independent paths of travel are constructed throughout the entire facility to ensure defendants, judges and the public never interact with one another outside the two District and Magistrate courtrooms.
Sitework is slated to commence in late 2024 or early 2025 with an anticipated delivery date in the first half of 2026. Once delivered, a brand-new 20-year firm term lease will commence with the General Services Administration for the benefit of the United States Judiciary. (Source)
