New Police Department Facility, Gaithersburg, MD

SCHRADERGROUP provided architectural and engineering services for the renovation, additions, and new building for the City-owned facility located at 16 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD, to be utilized for Police Services, Mayor and City Council, and other departmental requirements. The new police facility is designed to meet all modern policing standards, codes, regulations and current needs, as well future growth of the agencies through at least 2027.

The original building has been fully renovated to house the Gaithersburg Police Department. The City will also consider relocating the Mayor and City Council Chambers, community gathering space, and other City Departments into the building.

The Building is located at the corner of South Summit and Olde Towne Avenues, with the primary facades facing these two streets. It also abuts Fulks Corner Avenue at the west of the property. Primary parking is in the rear (southwest) of the Building and is accessed via three curb cuts: one along Old Towne Avenue, one along Fulks Corner Avenue, and one at the southeast of the property on South Summit Avenue. The existing parking area will be divided into secure and non-secure areas to support the public safety environment. A new sally port, ammunition storage and generator addition have been constructed at the South Summit Avenue entrance.

The previous police department building was located adjacent to the building at 14 Fulks Corner Avenue and was housed in a converted three-unit townhouse complex. That site is a 0.39-acre parcel that shares the majority of its parking with the 16 South Summit Avenue complex, and has become contiguous to the new police facility.

Client

City of Gaithersburg

Location

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Project Type

New Facility, Additions + Renovations

Size in SF

1,695 SF additions
40,000 SF renovations
2,165 new building total SF

Construction Value

$17.9 million

Year of Completion

2024