The project site acts as the gateway to the entire medical center campus, including the affiliated Strong Memorial Hospital. A central spine connecting the medical school and hospital link to the new building entrance.

Project Information
Building Owner:		University of Rochester
Owner Contact:		Jack Dempsey
Building Location:		Rochester, NY UNITED STATES
Project Type:		New Construction
Principal Building Function:		Biomedical Research Facility
Project Delivery Method:		Construction Management
Project Timeline		Dec 1996 Planning Start Dec 1996 Design Start Jun 1997 Construction Start Oct 1999 Target Completion Last known status: Construction
Construction Cost:		$60,000,000
Cost Per Sq. Ft:		$207
		About These Cost Figures
Building Information
Project Includes:		Education Education: Classroom Laboratory: Biomedical Research Laboratory: Research Office: Researcher Research Vivarium
Total GSF:		145,000
Total NSF:		230,000
Efficiency:		63%
Building Services:		C02, N2, 02, compressed air, vacuum
Office Size:		120 NSF
Structure/Foundation:		Braced steel frame with driven pile and concrete spread footings.
Laboratory Parameters
Lab Module:		10'4" x 30'6"
Casework Mat'l:		Wood with epoxy resin countertop and sink
Fume Hoods:		4', 6'
Biosafety Cabinets:		Level II cabinets with provisions for future Level III
Project Team
Architect		Perkins+Will
Consultant - Laboratory Planner		GPR Planners Collaborative, Inc.
Consultant - MEP Engineer		BR+A/Bard,Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers Inc.
Profile Created 10/01/1999
Last Updated 05/20/2006
About the Reported Cost Figures The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders. Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost adjustments. Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model. Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which others do not.