A construction milestone was reached recently when the final structural beam was placed — topping off the building that will become the new home for the University of Washington School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Health Partnership’s medical and health education, research and innovation center, located in Washington.
The new four-story, 90,000-square-foot building will feature classrooms, an anatomy suite, research labs and administrative offices. These will be utilized by 120 first- and second-year UW medical students, faculty, staff and more than 500 undergraduate students from Gonzaga’s health sciences programs.
Located adjacent to McKinstry’s historic SIERR Building, the new facility is designed to connect programs and people moving between the two buildings. With a combined 145,000 square feet of space, the vision for this hub for health education and innovation is to attract private-sector medical and health research to join the UW and GU academic programs. The universities have signed long-term leases to occupy a combined nearly 60,000 square feet of space. The top floor is available for lease by public- and private-sector tenants.
Bouten Construction Company is serving as general contractor. Approximately 780 tons of structural steel and an estimated 60 construction workers and 350 craftspeople are supporting the project, which is is on schedule for completion in July 2022.
Photos by Zack Berlat.
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