How much did San José City Hall cost to build?
San José City Hall is the 18-storey, 86.9-metre Richard Meier & Partners tower, glass rotunda and council wing of about 530,000 square feet in the Civic Center, built from 2002 and opened on 15 October 2005 with a parking garage and furnishings as part of the Civic Center Project. The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury's May 2012 report 'San Jose's City Hall - A Promise Kept or a Promise Broken?' tabulated final direct costs of USD 387.3 million and a total of USD 510.2 million with bond issuance and construction interest, against a USD 325 million budget approved in 2001, while Wikipedia gives USD 384 million.
Final project cost
$387.3363 million
Cost basis: 2005
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Basis of the published figure
Final project cost2005
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Key dimensions
- Heighteardleydesign.com
- 86.9 m
- Floor areaeardleydesign.com
- 49,239 m²
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