This facility received the Public Safety Centers Bronze Award in the 2021 Officer Law Enforcement Design Awards. Find the full list of winners here.
The Rochester North Police Station and Government Service Center is an adaptive reuse project that combines the Development Services and Infrastructure Center (DSIC) and the North Station for the Rochester Police Department (RPD). As space became limited at City Hall, the City of Rochester purchased a former bank building and land to relocate the RPD and the DSIC team. The previous space used by RPD was shared with the County Sherriff and did not provide adequately sized operational and support spaces for the growing department.
The project began with renovating the 43,200-square-foot existing building to accommodate DSIC staff and RPD support spaces such as locker rooms and shared fitness area. The second phase was the construction of a 54,600 square-foot addition to house the RPD North Station. The RPD North Station provides many operational spaces that were lacking at the Department’s previous location, including a dedicated crime processing room, vehicle evidence processing bay with an in-ground vehicle lift for inspections, temporary holding facilities, and a 48-stall secure squad garage. Resources available to the community and other city departments include a divisible training room for up to 150 people.
The new facility provides kennels space with outdoor runs for three K-9s, along with a wash area and storage. Additionally, by utilizing sustainable volume-reducing stormwater best practices site area was made available to accommodate RPD’s outdoor K-9 training & exercise activities that are extremely valuable to have on-site.
The location of the Rochester North Police Station benefits the adjacent community and the department. The station is located adjacent to residential areas and a heavily utilized community park which strengthens the RPD’s neighborhood-oriented policing strategy and community partnerships. Additionally, a safe-exchange area within the parking lot is provided as a resource for the community, equipped with a blue-light emergency phone and video surveillance.
Architect/Firm Name: BKV Group
