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Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner
1 Newhall St.
The technologically advanced, 46,000-square-foot Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner building is on track to become one of the
nation’s leading facilities of its kind. The building, which is LEED
Gold-designed, is equipped with state-of-the-art forensic examination
stations, a forensic toxicology laboratory and work areas for field
investigators and administration.
Public Works managed the design and construction of the project,
which was delivered on time and on budget, and significantly exceeded
Local Business Enterprise hiring goals. In fact, San Francisco residents
accounted for 37 percent of the construction team, and more than one-
third of the 170,000 working hours came from local residents. The
general contractor for the project was Clark Construction and the
architect was KMD Architects.
The structurally sound and secure building is expected to remain fully
operational in the event of a major earthquake – a marked improvement
from the Medical Examiner’s previous cramped, outdated and
seismically vulnerable offices in the 1950s-era Hall of Justice at
850 Bryant St. The office moved into its new space shortly after the
Nov. 2 ribbon-cutting event.
This transformative, $65 million project was funded by the $400
million, voter-approved 2014 Earthquake Safety and Emergency
Response Bond, which is paying for improvements to facilities that
allow San Francisco’s first responders to provide 24/7 service to
neighborhoods and stay up and running after a major disaster.
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