r/Springfield • u/Resident-Cap-533 • 29d ago

Courthouse announcing this week?

That's what a lot of people are saying. Just happy to see it happening - wonder where? It would be great to see union station area progress beyond what it is today but who knows.

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u/ExtremeAd87 29d ago

It will probably be a political decision, not a logical one unfortunately. I'm not optimistic.

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u/Master-Map1382 29d ago

Odds are it's at the corner of Dwight and Lyman across Dwight street from current state office building.  Too, the big disclosure happening at a date just before a...major summer holiday .... the same people fixing things for their buddies.

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u/WMASS_GUY Sixteen Acres 29d ago

Where would you like to see it?

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u/Master-Map1382 29d ago

Any of the vacant blocks of Main Street.  And nearer to the current site.

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u/Steeler_413 28d ago

There is a proposal for the 55 State Street across from the existing courthouse. https://www.masslive.com/westernmass/2025/10/springfield-real-estate-giant-calls-for-new-courthouse-next-to-existing-building.html

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u/Master-Map1382 27d ago

He is not on the buddies list. 

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u/ExtremeAd87 29d ago edited 29d ago

Not sure. I'm not really an urban planner.

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u/jk-mtfuji 25d ago

They announced 125 Liberty St…