Construction is underway in the city on a $50 million headquarters designed to expand the Noblesville Police Department’s capabilities.
City officials, NPD officers and project partners Garmong, DCCM, GM Development and Veridus Advisors broke ground on the headquarters at 1715 Division St. Oct. 29. Expected to take 18 to 24 months to complete, the nearly 59,000-square-foot facility will be 230 percent larger than the department’s current building.
Built in 1992, the existing station can no longer support the expanding department, according to city officials. Once NPD relocates, the fire department and city court, both already housed in the building, are expected to stay in the space.
For NPD Chief Brad Arnold, the new headquarters solves operational challenges.
“(We have) 111 sworn officers and 14 civilian staff,” Arnold said. “What really was unfortunate is we had to start putting people in different locations. We have an entire division in a different location on the other side of town. On top of that, we have another unit down at one of our annex facilities at the street department. So, not having everybody in the same building is definitely difficult to be able to communicate.”...