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NEW YORK CITY — Groundbreaking has occurred for the modernization of Harlem Hospital, located in Harlem, New York City. Designed by HOK NY in association with Studio/JTA, renovations will include 180,000 square feet of new construction and renovations to 120,000 square feet of existing space. All major clinical elements will be improved, a new patient pavilion will be built and key nursing clinical units in the Martin Luther King Pavilion will be renovated. Additionally, WPA murals from existing buildings that are set to be demolished will be preserved and restored; the images will be integrated within a sustainable, high-performance curtain wall on the building’s 80-foot tall façade.