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Brooklyn Municipal Building
Building in Brooklyn, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building, also the Brooklyn Municipal Building, is a civic building at 210 Joralemon Street in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood of New York City, built in 1924.[1] Designed by McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin,[2] it cost $5,800,000.[3] It contains a branch of the New York City Clerk's office (including a detail of the New York City Marriage Bureau)[4] and branch offices for the Departments of Buildings, Probation, Finance, and Environmental Protection.[5]
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Former names | Brooklyn Municipal Building |
Etymology | Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Government (Municipal) |
Location | Downtown Brooklyn |
Address | 210 Joralemon St |
Town or city | Brooklyn, New York City |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40.6921°N 73.9905°W / 40.6921; -73.9905 |
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Opened | 1924 |
Cost | $5,800,000 |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin |
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In July 2012, the Landmark Preservation Commission approved an upgrade to the first few stories and add much commercial signage.[6] In 2016, renovation was done on two cellar levels and two floors.[7]