ESSEX COUNTY WYNONA LIPMAN FAMILY COURTHOUSE

The New Essex County Family Courts will be an eight-story building on Branford Place in Newark, New Jersey for the Family Court Division of Essex Vicinage of State Superior Court and aimed at addressing the growing needs of the local community.

The new 267,000 SF building is currently being constructed on the parking lot on Branford Place between Washington Street and University Avenue. The lot was formally used by employees at the Essex Court Division of Family Assistance and Benefits. There will be 22 courtrooms in the building, which include 19 courtrooms for Family Court and three children-in-court courtrooms. There also are five hearing rooms, four mediation rooms and 18 interview rooms, waiting rooms with child play areas for child support, space for a domestic violence unit and non-dissolution, and offices for the prosecutor’s office, interpreters, and court appointed special advocates for children.

JINGOLI is providing complete Project and Construction Management services through construction, occupancy, and project close-out.