Gensler joins a team led by Gruzen Samton LLP, which is on board as master planner for the project; which will include the addition of nearly 93,000 sf of space to the existing 654,000-sf facility. Construction could cost as much as $50 million.

Located at 500 Indiana Ave., the Moultrie Courthouse, along with the Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters, occupies an entire city block at Judiciary Square. Renovation of the courthouse will include a 79,000-sf addition to the Family Court portion of the building, and a 13,900-sf supplement to the main entrance in the form of a pavilion.

These upgrades and additions represent just one component of a larger plan to refurbish the Judiciary Square campus. Gruzen Samton is not only overseeing the Moultrie project but is also serving as the master planner for the Judiciary Square courts in general.