New Medical Office Building Underway

Pro Con  Architect of Record and CM    Designed by Doonan
Chelmsford, MA – The brick façade and windows are currently being installed for Lowell General Hospital’s new 30,000sf medical office building complex at 14 Research Place. The new building and parking garage complex is significantly expanding the hospital’s suburban campus. The initial conceptual design was provided by Doonan Architects of Westford.and Pro Con, Inc of Manchester, N.H. is the architect of record and construction manager for the new design build facility
The medical office building will have a two-story, 347 car parking garage and deck to accommodate medical and physician practice space. The building, which is being built between two existing facilities in use by the hospital at 10 and 20 Research Place, has tenants preparing to take occupancy in spring of 2012 when the facility is complete.
Merrimack Valley Cardiology and Orthopedic Surgical Associates of Lowell use the diagnostic and surgical services at the current Lowell General Chelmsford campus.
Pro Con Inc began site work for the project in May 2011 and the steel framing was completed in
September. A portion of the top level of the parking deck will be turned over to the hospital 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.