Olympia's New City Hall

• City Administration (Mayor/Council/City Manager's Office, Legal Department, Finance and Accounts Payable/Receivable, Human Resources, Technology Services)
• City Clerk
• Community Planning and Development (Building Permits, Zoning, Neighborhood Services)
• Police Department 
• Public Works Program staff

Staff at Other City Facilities:   

• Parks, Arts and Recreation offices and program staff are located at The Olympia Center, 222 Columbia Street NW.
• The main Fire Headquarters is at 100 Eastside Street, and Olympia's 4th Fire station  is on Lilly Road will.
• Public Work operations are located at the City's Maintenance Center on Eastside Street. Please note this site is NOT open to the public.
• The former City Hall at 900 Plum Street is now the Lee Creighton Justice Center, houses Municipal Court, Court Administration, Municipal Jail, Probation Services and Day Reporting Center, and the City Prosecutors. 

Customers and Visitors:

For the convenience of City Hall customers and visitors, we have added on-street public parking spaces immediately adjacent to the building.  Parking is enforced Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Parking is free on evenings, weekends, and City holidays.

• Handicap: Pull-in angled handicap spaces are located on Cherry Street close to the front door
• 15 minute metered spaces near the front door 
• 2-hour pay box spaces on Fourth Avenue
• 3-hour metered spaces on Cherry, Chestnut and Legion Way

Deliveries:

A drive-in delivery and loading area is located on the 5th Avenue side of the building at the corner or 5th and Cherry.

Alterate Modes:

The new City Hall is on a main bus route and located near the Intercity Transit downtown transfer center.  Bicycle parking is conveniently placed near the main entrance.

Employees:

About 210 city employees have space in the new City Hall, some of whom work shifts. Employee are encourage to...

• Commute to work - bus, bike, walk and carpool. The building includes indoor and covered parking for bicycles and an employee shower/locker room.
• Park for free at theLee Creighton Justice Center - it's a quick 5-block walk.
• Pay to park on the street and in parking lots.

Art plays an important and vital role in defining Olympia and our local economy.  We are fortunate to have more than 80 City, State and privately owned works of public art in our community...public art that is inspiring, thought-provoking, functional, inclusive yet diverse.  Integrated into our neighborhoods, parks, buildings, and public spaces, including Olympia’s New City Hall. 

The Construction Of New City Hall

New City Hall Art

Olympia's New City Hall Construction Team

Hoffman Construction of Seattle and Belay Architecture of Tacoma were the developer team.

LEED Certification:

The City has applied for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification once the building is constructed. According to Hoffman-Belay, the proposed design may meet LEED Gold standards.