The Framingham Justice Center is a new multi-court facility on the site of the former Danforth Museum. Designed to accommodate up to ten courtrooms, the building serves the District, Probate and Family, Juvenile, and Housing Courts.

The facility includes a full range of support spaces such as mediation rooms, jury assembly and deliberation areas, attorney-client meeting rooms, office space for staff and clinicians, and a Court Service Center. It is organized around secure and separate circulation paths for judges, staff, the public, and detainees, including a sallyport.

The project incorporates high-performance HVAC and envelope systems to reduce energy use and operating costs. The site scope includes the demolition of the existing museum building and additions.

The intention of this project is to produce a Massachusetts LEED Plus certifiable facility.

PeoplesBank Arena is the home of the Hartford Wolf Pack and a premier entertainment venue in downtown Hartford, managed by the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA). The arena hosts over 80 events annually, including hockey, concerts, and community programming, and is situated in a dense urban setting requiring close coordination with state and Hartford authorities throughout construction.

Dimeo has served as CRDA’s construction partner for all major renovation and addition work at the arena over the past 12 years. The multi-phase project included the full replacement of all locker rooms and restrooms, concourse-level renovations, upgrades to audio/visual and security systems, a new security room, and replacement of the ice rink structure, dasher boards, and scoreboards. Additional scope included elevator and escalator replacements, roofing enhancements, MEP equipment and electrical upgrades, increased electrical capacity, a new generator room, and a 4,000 sq ft expansion for a Sports Betting Lounge.

Arena restructuring involved a new seating layout, stage repositioning, theatrical rigging, and replacement of fixed and retractable seating. The project also delivered new star dressing rooms, lounge areas, preparatory kitchens, upgraded concessions, under-slab utility replacements, a new data room, premium event seating, and upgrades to upper-level suites. A new fan zone experience was introduced at the end of the Concourse level seating area.

Work throughout each phase was carefully sequenced around the active event calendar, with construction paused and resumed for each event, and safety measures in place for arena staff, guests, and ticket holders.

Photography: Courtesy of Oak View Group

The Southern Public Safety Complex consolidates essential services for the Rhode Island State Police in the southern region. The complex includes police barracks, a 2,500-square-foot support outbuilding, and comprehensive site upgrades with utilities across the 16-acre campus.

It features master-planned utility infrastructure and modern training spaces, including classrooms, challenge courses, a shooting range, overnight accommodations, and a dedicated K-9 facility.

Replacing facilities originally constructed in the 1930s, the new complex supports increased operational efficiency and enhanced community service.

The redevelopment of 16 acres included converting an existing Bank of America building into a modern regional facility for Providence Water. The project comprises administrative offices, a 45,000-square-foot indoor parking garage, an automotive service and maintenance center, and a warehouse.

Site improvements encompassed a new entrance and guard shack, upgraded roadways, enhanced storm drainage systems, building facade renovations, and the installation of numerous new windows and skylights. Several sustainable features were integrated, including 2,000 solar panels, three fully electric vehicles, LED lighting, and motion sensors.

To protect the adjacent Mashapaug Pond, Providence Water incorporated specialized landscaping, such as rain gardens and a sand filter, to mitigate stormwater runoff. The facility also features a small museum showcasing artifacts from the city’s water delivery history, including a wooden pipe segment dating back to the 1770s.

The new, centrally located regional office and board headquarters provide easy customer access, uncongested parking, and a laboratory for water sample testing.

Located adjacent to the Garrahy Courthouse, the seven-level parking structure provides one level of secure underground parking for judges and six levels of above-grade parking for court personnel and the public. The project also features ground-floor mercantile space along Richmond Street.

Major scope items included deep excavation, ground improvements, precast concrete construction, curtain wall systems, decorative stainless steel mesh screens, and a phenolic wall panel façade. Designed by Walker Parking Consultants, the garage plays a key role in the continued revitalization of downtown Providence.

Photography:  © Josh Edenbaum Photography

The Cornelius F. Kiernan Judicial Center sets a new standard for courthouse design, emphasizing sustainability, accessibility, and a modern user experience. The building features seventeen courtrooms with advanced security and technology systems and integrates public art in its glass curtain wall that reflects Lowell’s architecture, diversity, and judicial legacy.

The facility consolidates the operations of the District, Housing, Superior, Juvenile, Probate, and Family Courts and includes office space for court staff, a Law Library, a detainee holding area, the Registry of Deeds, the District Attorney’s office, and the Grand Jury Room. As the first building constructed under Lowell’s Hamilton Canal District master plan, the courthouse anchors the area’s revitalization.

The recipient of the BSA Accessible Design Award and the AIA Justice Facilities Review Award, it is the first courthouse in the country to earn LEED Platinum certification.

Photography: © Anton Grassl

National Grid/Eversource Energy Optimization Award

Design Excellence

The LEED Gold courthouse combines the operations of the Fall River Superior and District Courts and houses a law library as well as various public and staff functions. With five main floors, each approximately 30,000 sf, and a mechanical penthouse, the building is steel framed with metal stud back-up of a cast veneer material. The building includes associated holding facilities, administrative areas for the court proceedings, and limited indoor parking.

Photography: © Anton Grassl

The courthouse in downtown Boston provides modern accommodations for four specialized courts: the Massachusetts Land Court, Boston Probate and Family Court, Boston Juvenile Court, and Boston Housing Court. The seven-story building includes eighteen courtrooms, transaction offices, judges’ lobbies, and shared support spaces such as libraries, lounges, jury pools, security, and information services.

Additional features include public transaction and waiting areas, the Suffolk Registry of Deeds, a cafeteria, and underground parking for 100 vehicles. The project scope encompassed foundations, concrete basement structure, steel superstructure, exterior stone cladding on CMU backup walls, interior and exterior finishes, fire protection, plumbing, and heating systems.

The facility supports Boston’s commitment to accessible, secure, and efficient judicial services, contributing to the city’s infrastructure and public service needs.

Craft Award for Best Dimensional Stone Project

Build Massachusetts Merit Award