Public Defender's Office begins move today, will save city $70,000 a month

[thelakelander]

The current Public Defender's Office is located in the historic Groover-Stewart Drug Company warehouse building behind Olio Market.

The 4th Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office in Duval County will begin moving today to its new location three blocks from the new courthouse, a move that will save the city some money.

The office will be one of the first, if not the first, county-based judicial entities to begin its transition to the new courthouse, which is still under construction. The office's new location will be inside the Jake Godbold City Hall Annex Building at 407 N. Laura St.

The move from the its current location at 25 N. Market St. will eventually save the city the $70,000 rent it currently pays for that space, the city's largest rental payment, according to Public Defender Matt Shirk.

Full article: http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/422234/charles-broward/2011-10-17/public-defenders-office-begins-move-today-will-save

[tufsu1]

interesting...I thought they were going in the Ed Ball Building, which would make more sense....of course that might have erquired shifting 2 or more agencies, so I guess the cost would have been higher.

[Dashing Dan]

I'm not in the downtown office space business, but $70,000/month sounds like a lot to pay for rent in that area of downtown.

[billy]

So the Market Street building will be empty?
Is it still listed for sale?

[ProjectMaximus]

I'm not in the downtown office space business, but $70,000/month sounds like a lot to pay for rent in that area of downtown.

I can't help but wonder if that's a typo. In fact, the statement is $70,000/month in savings! Assuming the new rate can't be more than half the price of the old space (pretty significant already) that means they were paying $140k/month??