SKANSKA TOPS OUT $180M UNC HILLSBOROUGH HOSPITAL

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Skanska and University of North Carolina Hospitals recently topped out the new 256,000-square-foot UNC Hillsborough. Including land acquisition costs, the total project cost is $180 million for the hospital. The LEED-designated UNC Hillsborough will include 50 acute care beds, a 15-bed intensive care unit, six operating rooms and two procedure rooms. The project will also feature an emergency department, as well as outpatient medical and surgical services. The healthcare facility is slated for a September 2014 completion, while the 60,000-square-foot medical office building adjacent to the property will open in July 2013. Portland, Ore.-based Zimmers Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP and Raleigh-based BJAC formed an architectural joint venture that worked with Skanska on the development.