Reno Gazette Journal to move offices to downtown's Palladio building in early 2020
Anjeanette Damon
After nearly 40 years in its building on Kuenzli Street, the Reno Gazette Journal is moving its news and advertising operations to downtown Reno.
The newspaper has signed a lease for 5,200 square feet of office space on the second floor of the Palladio building on First and Sierra streets. It plans to complete the move in March.
“The Reno Gazette Journal has been a proud member of this vibrant community for nearly 150 years and relocating our newsroom back to downtown Reno is an exciting opportunity for us,” Executive Editor Brian Duggan said. “Just as our city has changed over the last century and a half, so has our news organization as it’s moved into a digital future."
Prior to moving into its headquarters on Kuenzli Street in 1981, the newspaper, then the Nevada State Journal and Reno Evening Gazette, was located on West Second Street in downtown Reno.
The Palladio is a 14-story condominium building owned by Reno Land and Cattle LLC. Construction was completed in 2007 just as the real estate market crashed. The condominiums finally sold out in 2011.
The first floor is occupied by bars and restaurants such as Campo, Blind Dog Tavern and Old Bridge Pub. The second floor office space has been home to a variety of tech businesses and was once marketed as Start-Up Row.
Duggan said the newspaper was attracted by the building's central location and riverside views.
"Being downtown will not only give our news organization a scenic view of one of our city’s most vibrant neighborhoods along the Truckee River, it will put us right in the middle of our civic hub with short walks to Reno City Hall and the Washoe County courthouse.”
The city of Reno purchased the newspaper's existing building at 955 Kuenzli Street in August for $7 million. The city plans to spend a total of $33 million retrofitting it to become a new police headquarters.
The city's current police headquarters was built 70 years ago and is in need of more than $8 million in repairs. For example, a sign in the detective lieutenant's office warns visitors that asbestos is present.
The newspaper plans to move into its new office space directly above Campo in March.
The city hopes to have its police headquarters completed on the 7-acre Kuenzli Street site by June 2021.
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Anjeanette Damon is the government watchdog reporter for the RGJ. You can reach her at adamon@rgj.com or follow her on Twitter @AnjeanetteDamon. If you care about shining a bright light on decisions made by your elected officials, please consider subscribing to the Reno Gazette Journal.