Mollo Modernization Project

Any questions or comments should be directed to Thomas Burke, GSA National Environmental Policy Act Program Manager, One World Trade Center, 55th floor, room 55W09, New York, NY 10007, or by email at thomas.w.burke@gsa.gov by April 13, 2024.

The U.S. Department of Justice - U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) Criminal Division of the Southern District of New York is currently housed at the Silvio J. Mollo Federal Building (Mollo building) located at 1 St. Andrew’s Plaza in New York, NY.

The U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) intends to design and construct a comprehensive building modernization project at the Mollo building. The current site of the Mollo building contains a 10-story building with one basement level. The building is connected by a secure pedestrian bridge, at approximately the third-floor level, to the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse (Marshall courthouse). The Marshall courthouse also is connected by a secure pedestrian bridge to the now closed Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) – an administrative security facility under the control and custody of the U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons situated northeast of the Mollo building. The Mollo building footprint occupies an area of approximately 19,100 square feet and nearly all of Manhattan Block 159, Lot 60.

The Mollo Modernization Project will involve a complete renovation of the existing building, including life safety, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) components. The project will address structural and façade issues and include the construction of a new public entry pavilion (to replace the current structure).

GSA completed a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Mollo Modernization Project. The Draft EA identified no significant adverse impact to the environment as a result of the proposed project.

This Draft EA is available for public review and comment on this GSA website (Mollo Modernization Project | GSA) at the New York City Public Library Chatham Square Branch, located at 33 East Broadway in New York, NY (10002), and at the New York City Public Library New Amsterdam Branch, located at 9 Murray Street in New York, NY (10007). A virtual meeting to inform the public about the project will be held at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The virtual public meeting can be accessed at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87654797052. The meeting is also available by telephone: 929 436 2866, (ID 876 5479 7052). Comments received via email, the U.S. Postal Service, and from the public meeting will be recorded and provided in Appendix A of the Final EA. Appendix A will include GSA’s response to all public comments.

This Draft EA for the proposed project is available in Spanish, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. During the virtual public meeting, breakout rooms will provide real-time spoken translations in Cantonese, Mandarin and Fuzhounese.

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