New Britain City Hall
New Britain, CT

TBI Construction Company, LLC provided design build services for the partial demolition, restoration and expansion of the New Britain City Hall.

The New York City architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White blazed the trail in bringing Italian Palazzo motif to the United States. The New Britain City Hall was constructed as a hotel in 1883 and was applauded by architects as worthy of standing along side the other notable creations of this firm such as the Boston Public Library, building on the Columbia University Campus and numerous homes in Newport, Rhode Island. TBI Construction as design builder, assembled a team that demolished an historically less important wing to the building and replaced it with a five story addition of steel, precast and brick that tastefully relates to the historic façade at the head of the city green. The result was a 120,000 square foot city hall with state-of-the art mechanical, electrical and elevator systems. The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation cited the building at its 1993 awards presentation. TBI Construction accomplished this project with Kaestle Boos Associates and the Frank E. Downes Construction Co.

Client: City of New Britain
Value: $13 Million
Status: Completed June 1993