This article originally appeared on AL.com.
Birmingham’s Hoar Construction has reached a milestone on UAB’s new $128 million Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility.
The company announced the topping out – or completion of its highest point – of the 11-story building, which broke ground in May 2022. It is expected to be completed early next year.
The building on Seventh Avenue South occupies 346,000 square feet near Spain Rehabilitation Center (SRC).
Once completed, the facility will include seven floors of hospital space, four floors of parking deck and connect to an existing pedestrian walkway. It will have 136 patient beds and two levels of administration, conferencing and mechanical space.
At one point, according to Hoar Senior Superintendent Mike Broadaway, there were five tower cranes within a three-block radius of the construction site. To get to this point required “constant collaboration,” he said.
Gresham Smith as the architect. SSOE Group is overseeing mechanical, plumbing and electrical engineering, while MBA Engineers, Inc is the structural engineer partner. BHATE Geosciences served as the geotech engineer.
Hoar is using building information modeling (BIM) in the preplanning phase, a technology used to create a digital representation of the project. This assists in planning processes and coordinating schedules ahead of construction.
“Completing a healthcare project of this size in a tight, urban setting is no easy feat,” Hoar Project Manager Patrick Rumore said. “Our number one priority is to build this project with the highest of standards while also ensuring that nearby hospitals stay open and active without disruptions, and staff and patients remain safe.”
