The window installation and masonry work are nearly complete at Lowell General Hospital's new 30,000 s/f medical office building complex at 14 Research Place. The initial conceptual design was provided by Doonan Architects. Pro Con Inc is the architect of record and construction manager for the design build facility.
Merrimack Valley Cardiology and Orthopaedic Surgical Associates of Lowell, which currently use the diagnostic and surgical services at the Lowell General Chelmsford campus, are planning to move into the medical building when it is complete this spring.
The medical office building will have a 2-story, 347 car parking garage and deck to accommodate medical and physician practice space. The new building is being built between two existing facilities in use by the hospital at 10 and 20 Research Place. The initial base coat paving and sidewalk placement has been completed and a portion of the top level of the parking deck was turned over to the hospital in mid-December; enabling 55 parking spaces to be utilized for medical staff parking in advance of the building being completed.
The campus was designed with many landscape and aesthetic features using the services of Kim Ahern, with engineering services of Watermark Environmental. Funding has been provided by Enterprise Bank and Lowell Five.
The hospital's $10 million expansion will bring an array of outpatient services, and improve access to medical care and physician practices.