The former downtown Stockton offices of a savings and loan — distinctive with its polished brown stone and tinted windows and occupying an entire city block — will get a new life as a San Joaquin County government building.
The county has closed escrow on the $50 million building at 400 E. Main St. It’s situated near the courthouse and other government buildings that compose the city’s civic center. The building was once the home of American Savings Bank and most recently was being used as a charter school.
Now it will be offices for the county’s Human Services Agency, Department of Child Support Services, Sheriff’s Office Civil Division, District Attorney Family Justice Center and General Services Department. The charter school, Stockton Collegiate International Schools, along with Verizon Wireless, will stay…