Van Nuys Government Center


The Van Nuys Government Center is a cluster of buildings in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles that houses various local, state and federal government offices and services. It is an important regional hub in the decentralized city of Los Angeles, roughly by bounded by Calvert Street, Sylvan Street, Tyrone Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard.
Many of the buildings are fronted by an open plaza and garden areas established in 1966 in the area "surrounded by the Valley Police Headquarters, Van Nuys Library and county courts building under construction."
BuildingGovernment levelDescriptionAddressCoordinatesImage
Van Nuys City HallCity – Los AngelesEstablished 1932 as a "branch city hall"; location of City Council District 6 field office and the Los Angeles Mayor's Valley field office.14410 Sylvan St, Van Nuys, CA 91401
Marvin Braude San Fernando Valley Constituent Service CenterCity – Los AngelesLos Angeles City Attorney, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91401
James C. Corman Federal BuildingNational – United StatesLocal offices for U.S. government bureaus and departments including offices of the Internal Revenue Service, the State Department and the Marine Corps.6230 Van Nuys Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 91401
Van Nuys State Office BuildingState – CaliforniaAssemblymember offices, California Department of Industrial Relations, other state regulators6150 Van Nuys Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 91401
Los Angeles County Service CenterCounty – Los AngelesLos Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk; marriage ceremonies can be performed by Van Nuys office; also obtain/file birth, death, marriage certificates; documentation of real property, real estate and fictitious business name filings14340 W. Sylvan St., Los Angeles, CA 91401
Van Nuys CourthouseState – CaliforniaLos Angeles County Superior Court has two buildings across the street from one another; the older building dates to 19656230 Sylmar Ave & 14400 Erwin St Mall
Van Nuys Police DivisionCity – Los AngelesLos Angeles Police Department precinct6240 Sylmar Ave., Los Angeles, CA 91401
Van Nuys Branch LibraryCity – Los AngelesOne of the 72 branches in the Los Angeles Public Library system6250 Sylmar Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91401
Van Nuys Civic Childhood Development CenterDaycare and preschool14350 Sylvan St, Van Nuys, CA 91401

Access

A city-operated parking structure is located at 14517 Erwin Street.
Van Nuys station and the G Line Bikeway for cyclists and pedestrians are one block away from the government center.
The Van Nuys/Studio City DASH loop has served the Van Nuys Government Center since 1992.