The City Planning Commission held a public hearing June 3, 2026 on a plan to consolidate Staten Island Family Court operations into a single campus: a new eight‑story courthouse at 10 Hamilton Avenue plus major renovations at 100 Richmond Terrace and 55 Stuyvesant Place. The proposal would centralize courtrooms, hearing rooms, a resource center, and secure vehicle access, and presenters described project sequencing, truck access constraints, and agency coordination for traffic and parking during construction. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
# What’s happening
– The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice presented a site selection application for court consolidation. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
– New eight‑story building planned at 10 Hamilton Avenue; renovations at 100 Richmond Terrace and 55 Stuyvesant Place. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
– Projected facility opening targeted early to mid 2031, pending contractor selection. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
# Why it matters
– Families and people who use Staten Island Family Court services will visit a single, consolidated campus. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
– Nearby residents and businesses face construction traffic, changes to parking, and truck staging during the build. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
# Key details
– New building: approximately eight stories and about 124,000 gross square feet at 10 Hamilton Avenue (earlier review session, March 2, 2026). Source (earlier coverage): https://youtu.be/lSZcOF_Q6Bw
– Renovations: 100 Richmond Terrace (landmarked historic courthouse) and 55 Stuyvesant Place will be fully renovated and linked by a pedestrian corridor. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
– Site area: roughly 38,000 square feet; includes city‑owned tax lots on Block 9 (earlier review session, March 2, 2026). Source (earlier coverage): https://youtu.be/lSZcOF_Q6Bw
– Zoning: applicants plan to seek a mayoral zoning override to waive certain height and setback rules (earlier review session, March 2, 2026). Source (earlier coverage): https://youtu.be/lSZcOF_Q6Bw
– Construction timing: no contractor on board yet; project team estimates an early‑to‑mid 2031 opening with a roughly three‑year build once contracted. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
– Truck access and parking: plan contains little dedicated parking; architects located large service and trash collection on Richmond Terrace because Stuyvesant Place is too narrow for large trucks. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
Cadia Sherman, Chair of the City Planning Commission, opened the June 3 hearing and the project team presented the consolidation proposal. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
**[Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice]**
– Role or jurisdiction: Lead coordinating agency for the Staten Island Family Court consolidation.
– Action taken or responsibility: Presented the site selection application and represented the state court system at the June 3, 2026 hearing.
– Relevant numbers or dates: Presentation at CPC public hearing on June 3, 2026. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
**[Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)]**
– Role or jurisdiction: State agency; selected as program and project manager for the consolidated campus.
– Action taken or responsibility: Leading project management and environmental planning coordination.
– Relevant numbers or dates: Program/project management role discussed at the June 3, 2026 presentation; design team noted building program and size. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
**[Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)]**
– Role or jurisdiction: City property owner and co‑applicant on the site selection.
– Action taken or responsibility: Co‑applicant with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice for site selection and renovation planning.
– Relevant numbers or dates: Identified as co‑applicant during CPC presentation on June 3, 2026. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
The project team described why consolidation is proposed: court functions are currently spread across multiple sites, which creates operational inefficiencies and public inconvenience. The new complex would bring courtrooms, hearing rooms, a resource center, court officer spaces, and support spaces together. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
The schematic design shows a public plaza and grade‑level, ADA‑accessible main entry where the current Richmond Terrace stairs stand today. The design team said the plaza and entry will reduce pedestrian crowding during morning arrivals. Source (earlier coverage): https://youtu.be/lSZcOF_Q6Bw
Define site selection: site selection is the City Planning Commission review for locating a city facility on a particular site; it is required for 10 Hamilton Avenue and 55 Stuyvesant Place but not for 100 Richmond Terrace, which already functions as a city court facility (earlier review session, March 2, 2026). Source (earlier coverage): https://youtu.be/lSZcOF_Q6Bw
The team described security features including a vehicular sallyport with holding rooms. Define sallyport: a vehicular sallyport is a secure vehicle entry and holding area used for detainee transport. The application shows space for Department of Correction and NYPD operations adjacent to the sallyport. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
Project sequencing and contractor coordination remain preliminary because no contractor has been selected. Project leads said they have begun agency coordination and plan regular standing meetings—quarterly or bimonthly—with city and state partners and contractors to align construction schedules and reduce conflicts with nearby work. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
Nearby projects and narrow streets are central to sequencing decisions. The design team and commissioners noted that Stuyvesant Place (also transcribed as Styvesant/Styonent/Styv… in the record) is narrow and cannot accommodate large trucks, so major service functions such as a trash compactor and large truck loading are located on wider Richmond Terrace. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
Parking policy and local concerns were raised by community members, the borough president, and commissioners. The presenters acknowledged there is little dedicated parking in the plan beyond limited spaces on Richmond Terrace and Bay Street; the project team said proximity to transit does not eliminate vehicular activity in Staten Island and that parking and traffic remain a community concern. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
Traffic management measures discussed at the hearing included locating large‑vehicle loading and trash collection where streets can accommodate them and coordinating with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYPD on staging and curb use during construction. The team said they have discussed sequencing with DOT, Economic Development Corporation (EDC), NYPD, Department of Correction, and Parks, and will continue coordination as contractors are selected. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
The City Planning Commission hearing presented project massing and zoning issues. In earlier hearings (March 2, 2026 review session), staff noted the project will seek a mayoral zoning override to waive certain height, footprint, and setback rules because courtroom programming requires specific floor plate dimensions. The March 2 presentation cited a building height figure of about 152 feet and a program size near 124,000 gross square feet. Source (earlier coverage): https://youtu.be/lSZcOF_Q6Bw
Next steps: the application remains in public review at the City Planning Commission following the June 3, 2026 hearing. The team must finalize contractor procurement, secure any required zoning overrides, and continue interagency coordination before construction can begin. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
For details from the June 3, 2026 public hearing, see the City Planning Commission recording. Source: https://youtu.be/xF6uryOXURw
For details from the March 2, 2026 CPC review session referenced in earlier coverage (design, zoning override, and site area figures), see the review session recording. Source (earlier coverage): https://youtu.be/lSZcOF_Q6Bw
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