RD760 - Department of General Services Report on Item C-3.50, Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I – November 1, 2024


Executive Summary:

Report on the full evaluation, details, findings, and recommendations regarding the utilization of two currently owned state properties for potential development of a new state employee office building; such properties are (i) the site originally designated in project 194-18528 at the corner of 7th and Main Streets (former site of the Virginia Employment Commission), and (ii) the site of the current Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Annex Building, located at 1401 East Broad Street, including:  (i) timeline and cost estimates for options for a new state office building on either site, to include consideration of renovating and/or demolishing any existing structure and steps and timeline of any necessary property transfers, (ii) suggested total facility size and scope requirements as they comply with cited current general industry-acceptable space standards and with consideration to any specific space or operational needs of agencies occupying the Monroe Building and the conference space offered in the Monroe Building; (iii) consideration of whether such new state agency facility requires adjacent additional parking for agency tenants; and (iv) timeline and cost estimates for necessary and critical upkeep to the Monroe Building to ensure ongoing tenant safety.