Framingham District Court Parcels OK'd For Future Transfer To The City

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Parcel transfers from the state to the City of Framingham were included in the state Legislature’s Fiscal Year 2025 closeout supplemental budget conference committee report, something Senate President Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland) was a major win for the city.

“Framingham is in the heart of the MetroWest region, and serves as an important economic, cultural, and administrative hub for many communities,” said Spilka. “The landscape of Framingham is changing with the times, and I’m thrilled that the city will finally have the ability to determine for itself how best to maximize the potential of key sites previously utilized by the Commonwealth. I’d like to thank Mayor Sisitsky, the Framingham City Council, and my partners in the House for helping to get this done.”

When signed into law, the bill, passed as part of the closeout supplemental budget, will eventually allow parcels at 600 and 602 Concord St., in Framingham, currently utilized by the Framingham District Court, to be transferred to the City of Framingham.

The Framingham District Court, which serves Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Sudbury and Wayland, will be replaced in 2029 by a new Regional Justice Center at the site of the former Danforth Museum in downtown Framingham.

This legislation contemplates the transfer to Framingham occurring after the Regional Justice Center is built, officials said.

Senate President Spilka has also played a key role in bringing the Framingham Regional Justice Center (FRJC) online, her office said.

The new FRJC will combine multiple courthouse functions to create a regional justice center for District, Juvenile, Probate & Family, and Housing Court in Framingham.

The new building will house seven courtrooms, five hearing rooms, a jury pool room, two deliberation rooms, the District Attorney’s Office and a Court Service Center.

Once the conference committee report is accepted by both the Senate and House in formal sessions, the bill will go to Governor Healey for her signature.