BJC Chooses McCarthy to Lead DB Team on Next Phase of Barnes-Jewish Campus Renewal

Date Posted: December 26, 2019

Posted In: Organizations, Projects,

by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum STL

BJC announced that a team led by McCarthy will lead the design-build team  that will begin develop the program for  Phase 2 of the Campus Renewal at Barnes-Jewish Hospital project.

The St. Louis Business Journal reported on Dec. 20 that BJC Healthcare has applied for a $1.8 million demolition permit to raze Queeny Tower The 17-story building, named for benefactor Edgar Monsanto Queeny, opened in 1965.

June Fowler, senior vice president of BJC Healthcare, issued the following statement:

“BJC HealthCare has engaged McCarthy to lead a design-build team that will explore the next phase of Campus Renewal at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, providing pre-design and pre-construction services. McCarthy has assembled a team with a strong St. Louis presence and experience with BJC, partnering with CannonDesign, architecture; BR+A, engineering; Thornton Tomasetti, structural engineering; and Castle, civil engineering.

“This phase of Campus Renewal entails the design and eventual construction of a hospital bed tower on the northeast corner of Barnes-Jewish Plaza and Kingshighway Boulevard.Design for the tower will progress through 2020. A timeline for construction has not yet been set.

“Queeny Tower, which currently occupies the site, was vacated in late 2019. Structural demolition is expected to begin in early spring and conclude by the end of 2020.

“BJC’s Campus Renewal is a long-term project to transform the medical campus by renovating and building new inpatient and support facilities that are more patient focused and improve operational efficiencies.

“Campus Renewal phase 1 was completed in early 2018 and included Parkview Tower and the St. Louis Children’s Hospital expansion.”