In the Works - Community Newsletter In the Works July 2017 | Page 39

Chief Medical Examiner Project Making Progress
Construction crews have been
making tremendous progress
on San Francisco’s new Office
of the Chief Medical Examiner
headquarters in the Bayview. The
$65 million facility at 1 Newhall
St. is scheduled to open this fall,
two years after we broke ground. to move to a new, state-of-the-
art building from its previous
location at the half-century-old,
seismically deficient Hall of
Justice at 850 Bryant St.
The project allows the Office of
the Chief Medical Examiner The project is funded by the
$400 million Earthquake Safety
The office investigates more than
1,200 deaths each year.
and Emergency Response Bond,
approved by voters in 2014.
San Francisco Public Works
oversaw design of the unique
building and its highly technical
laboratories and is responsible
for construction management.
The general contractor is Clark
Construction and the architect is
KMD Architects.
July 2017 - San Francisco Public Works Newsletter