12 Oct. 16 - Nov. 5, 2010
City of Chandler Insider Downtown Chandler transformed by new City Hall, streetscape
provide a more open and inviting place of civic, social and business interactions for Chandler residents and customers, and will also combine with the Arizona Avenue streetscape improvement project to enhance the downtown area’s transformation into a more vibrant, inviting destination.
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ALMOST DONE: City staff starts moving into the new Chandler City Hall this month.
After more than two decades without a dedicated City Hall, the City of Chandler is about to open a beautiful new municipal complex that will make people forget the long wait and instead look forward to a bright future for the community and the downtown area in particular. Chandler’s fi ve-story, 120,000-square-foot City Hall and surrounding municipal buildings will
City staff begins moving into the facility at 175 S. Arizona Ave. starting Oct. 20. Many customer services will be offered in the new facility beginning Oct. 25, and all services will be accessible during the move- in process. Many of the most commonly accessed services will be conveniently available on the fi rst fl oor of the City Hall and other buildings in the complex, including Utility Services, Code Enforcement and the City Clerk’s Offi ce. As it does now, the City will continue its partnership with Arizona Public Service and share a customer service center on the ground fl oor and a bill payment drop-box in the median in front of the building on Chicago Street. In addition to those services and divisions, the
offi ce tower will be the new home for the Mayor & Council, City Manager’s Offi ce, City Attorney, Community Services Administration, Economic Development, Human Resources, Management Services, which includes Accounting, Administration,
Budget, Environmental Services, Purchasing, Risk Management, Tax and License, and Utility Service, and Communications & Public Affairs. Adjacent to the City Hall is the new Council Chambers, Chandler Channel 11 TV studios and the Vision Gallery. On the south side of Chicago Street is a 330-space parking garage with additional municipal offi ces on the ground fl oor, including Neighborhood Resources and Housing and Redevelopment.
Going green
While customer service was central to the site architecture from the beginning of the project, another focus in the design was to support the City’s “Green Building” initiative and incorporate as many sustainability and energy effi ciency features as possible to save long-term operations and maintenance costs. The extensive use of glass enables the harvesting of daylight, reducing the number of lights required for the building.
The facility also utilizes aesthetic and artistic shade features to help mitigate the amount of heat gain from the windows. For water effi ciency, the HVAC system
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