Old StarNews building to house Wilmington’s federal courthouse
WILMINGTON, NC (StarNews) — The Port City’s federal courthouse will soon have a temporary home, and it’s one some of Wilmington’s journalists are very familiar with.
The federal General Services Administration (GSA), the government’s landlord, has signed a lease for as many as five years for the building at 1003 S. 17th St. — the former home of the Wilmington StarNews.
Since Hurricane Florence caused significant damage to the Alton Lennon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 2 Princess St., federal court functions have been temporarily housed at New Hanover County Court facilities several blocks away. By summer, GSA spokesman Adam Rondeau wrote in an email, the federal courthouse will be moved to the former newspaper offices.
“All court functions will relocate to the newly leased space so that the repair project at the Alton Lennon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse can proceed,” he said.
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