Concord police headquarters project reaches July construction-update stage

Concord’s planned replacement police headquarters has reached a July 2026 construction-update stage, according to the city’s official project page. The project will relocate the Concord Police Department to the former Concord Group Insurance property at 4 Bouton St.

The city held a groundbreaking ceremony for the project on April 16, 2026. While the project page includes a July construction update, the material available does not state a current completion date, final project cost or details of the update’s construction progress.

A replacement for the current headquarters

City officials are pursuing the project to replace the current police headquarters, which the city identifies as having several operational shortcomings. Those include space limitations, insufficient secure on-site parking, code-compliance issues, and an outdated design and layout.

Those conditions affect how the department uses its existing facility. The replacement project is intended to address needs involving space, security, parking, code compliance and the layout of public-safety operations.

The Bouton Street site

Concord acquired the former Concord Group Insurance property in 2024. The site is at 4 Bouton St., at the intersection of North Main and North State streets, and has access to major local and regional highways.

The property includes an approximately 38,000-square-foot mid-century-modern building. The city says the building can be preserved and renovated for reuse, though the available project information does not establish a final design decision on preservation or renovation.

The July update is the latest confirmed milestone on the city’s project page following the April groundbreaking. Residents and city officials seeking a schedule for occupancy or a final price will need further city information: neither was provided in the retrieved project material.

Part of a broader public-safety capital effort

The headquarters work is occurring as Concord advances other public-safety capital projects. In a separate project, Fire Station No. 2 was moving toward bidding in July, according to The Traveler. That fire-station project is distinct from the police headquarters replacement.

For the police project, the next publicly identified step is continued construction information through the city’s project page. The available July update confirms that the project remained active, but does not support conclusions about whether work is on schedule or when it will be complete.