Walsh Brothers, Inc., in collaboration with designers
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects and Miller Dyer Spears, participated in the recent dedication ceremony for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) Yawkey Center for Cancer Care. This 275,000 s/f cancer center has a 200,000 s/f underground parking garage located on Brookline Ave.
The14-story DFCI Yawkey Center for Cancer Care is the product of a four-year, $1 billion fundraising campaign and is named in honor of the Yawkey Foundation after a $30 million gift. Walsh Bros. served as the construction manager for the project built in the midst of the Longwood Medical Area (LMA). The project features an interfaith chapel, welcome center, centralized reception area, phlebotomy lab, servery, kitchen, pharmacy, 139 private and open infusion bays, 104 exam rooms, 17 consult rooms, family and patient information center, 12,000 s/f of roof-top gardens, 2-story interior healing garden and solarium, art gallery, physician's offices, and connecting bridges to five floors of DFCI's adjacent Smith research facility.
The project is pursuing LEED Silver. In addition, the project earned an EPA Merit Award for a comprehensive and successful diesel emissions program that was put in place by the Walsh Brothers team.
The project team was confronted with a host of complex challenges throughout the 40 month construction duration.