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Commission asks staff to signal interest to GSA in education and affordable‑housing options for federal courthouse site
Summary
Staff briefed the commission on the GSA predisposal process for the federal courthouse at 299 East Broward (2.08 acres; building ~257,000 SF; appraised total about $36M). Commissioners asked staff to pursue predisposal research on public‑benefit conveyances (education and affordable housing) and return with feasibility and covenant details.
Assistant City Manager Ben Rogers told the commission that GSA will complete a new federal courthouse this year and begin predisposal outreach for the existing courthouse at 299 East Broward. Staff provided building facts: constructed 1979, 2.08‑acre site, 257,000 gross square feet, roughly 169,000 rentable square feet and 226 basement parking spaces. Broward County property appraiser values cited in the briefing estimated the land at just under $10 million and the building at approximately $27 million for a total…
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