Pearl District - Atrium/Wake Forest School of Medicine

[Hushpuppy321]

On 5/20/2023 at 8:36 AM, j-man said:

im glad that they’re working on multiple structures at a time. Constructing one building at a time is so slow. 

Definitely moving at lightning fast pace.  Both buildings (18 & 10 story I think) could be topped out by years end at this pace if they continue at roughly 2 floors per month.

[DJ8hep]

Todays update; it is definitely moving fast!

 

Edited June 7, 2023 by DJ8hep

[QCxpat]

Today 9:10 a.m. - 300,000 sq. ft. med. classroom bldg. + 250,000 sq. ft. med. research bldg.;  up 4 floors on 18-story classroom bldg. /up 1 floor on 10-story research bldg.

Links:  

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/construction-begins-on-long-awaited-wake-forest-university-school-of-medicine-charlotte-pearl-innovation-district/275-55cabced-6e12-466d-8792-e9f125727339

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl_(Charlotte)

Edited June 14, 2023 by QCxpat

[jordan704]

What is the parking situation for this project?

[QCxpat]

Today 11:50 a.m.  - working on the 5th floor of the 18-story med. classroom bldg.;  starting the 2nd floor of the 10-story med. research bldg.

Edited June 26, 2023 by QCxpat

[j-man]

[Hushpuppy321]

Definitely visible from I-277 now above the tree line.

[QCxpat]

Today 9:20 a.m. - working on the 6th floor of the 18-story med. classroom bldg. + 2nd floor of the 10-story med. research bldg. - height 270 ft./82.2m

Edited July 14, 2023 by QCxpat

[KJHburg]

this seems to be going up fast which is great.  

[jednc]

Came here hoping for some info on the new Siemens partnership. Figured somebody would be all over that. It's behind a paywall on the business journal.

Edited July 14, 2023 by jednc

[J-Rob]

29 minutes ago, jednc said:

Came here hoping for some info on the new Siemens partnership. Figured somebody would be all over that. It's behind a paywall on the business journal.

Siemens Healthineers will bring surgical training center to med school as first "strategic partner." They mention that IRCAD is a French-based surgical training center that will place its North American HQ at the Pearl, and that Atrium will incorporate Siemens into its work with IRCAD. I am confused why IRCAD wouldn't be considered an existing strategic partner. 

My best guess at the difference between Siemens and IRCAD is Siemens provides training on equipment and technology, but IRCAD focuses on technique and methodology, but that is very much an uneducated guess.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2023/07/14/atrium-health-partner-siemens-the-pearl-innovation.html

[DMann]

Beat to the punch!

Edited July 14, 2023 by DMann

[CLT2014]

Here is the link below to the official press release from Atrium for those that can't access BizJournal. Likely wasn't picked up by media for a few days due to the holiday (bad timing by Atrium PR). 

"Siemens Healthineers will provide medical imaging technology, support curriculum development and enhance the overall educational experience for the surgeons and their teams who visit the new medical learning center of excellence. "

"Siemens Healthineers is also co-developing curricula and providing education support for the duration of the relationship and will also provide the latest hybrid operating room technology. This includes the ARTIS icono biplane and ARTIS pheno interventional angiography X-ray units, the Cios Spin 3D-capable mobile C-arm, the SOMATOM Edge Plus CT scanner and the MAGNETOM Free.Max wide-bore MRI scanner."

https://atriumhealth.org/about-us/newsroom/news/2023/07/siemens-healthineers-joins-atrium-health-and-ircad-north-america

Edited July 14, 2023 by CLT2014

[RANYC]

1 hour ago, CLT2014 said:

Here is the link below to the official press release from Atrium for those that can't access BizJournal. Likely wasn't picked up by media for a few days due to the holiday (bad timing by Atrium PR). 

"Siemens Healthineers will provide medical imaging technology, support curriculum development and enhance the overall educational experience for the surgeons and their teams who visit the new medical learning center of excellence. "

"Siemens Healthineers is also co-developing curricula and providing education support for the duration of the relationship and will also provide the latest hybrid operating room technology. This includes the ARTIS icono biplane and ARTIS pheno interventional angiography X-ray units, the Cios Spin 3D-capable mobile C-arm, the SOMATOM Edge Plus CT scanner and the MAGNETOM Free.Max wide-bore MRI scanner."

https://atriumhealth.org/about-us/newsroom/news/2023/07/siemens-healthineers-joins-atrium-health-and-ircad-north-america

Charlotte: The Capital of Applied High-Tech Healthcare? or The Capital of Applied Advanced Tech Healthcare?

[DJ8hep]

5 hours ago, QCxpat said:

Today 9:20 a.m. - working on the 6th floor of the 18-story med. classroom bldg. + 2nd floor of the 10-story med. research bldg. - height 270 ft./82.2m

Wow they are moving fast! I definitely need to stop by! 

[KJHburg]

with this surgical training center bringing in hundreds of doctors a year there really needs to be a hotel really close by if not apart of the Pearl or maybe down by the Canopy Realtors building.  This is going to generate a lot of heads in the beds for local hotels.  

[Blue_Devil]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

with this surgical training center bringing in hundreds of doctors a year there really needs to be a hotel really close by if not apart of the Pearl or maybe down by the Canopy Realtors building.  This is going to generate a lot of heads in the beds for local hotels.  

It’s not just the Surgical training center, the Med School itself is going to bring in visiting speakers, doctors, and prospective students and their families. Once there are more programs, like a business school, more hotel space will be needed. Duke’s business school alone has 2 hotels on site. 

[CLT Development]

I try to stay off 277, but this building looks HUGE already going around the curve over Kenilworth. I would have gotten a picture but being distracted on 277 is deadly.

On 7/14/2023 at 8:56 PM, KJHburg said:

with this surgical training center bringing in hundreds of doctors a year there really needs to be a hotel really close by if not apart of the Pearl or maybe down by the Canopy Realtors building.  This is going to generate a lot of heads in the beds for local hotels.  

There is a 500-600 room hotel planned. I believe the 150-room Tapestry by Hilton is still planned in front of the Canopy Realtors building.

[SydneyCarton]

You have to love Clt!

 

Wake Forest University School of Medicine will receive medical imaging technology and curriculum development from Siemens Healthineers.

“We will support the launch of this globally recognized medical education center that will provide the latest in surgical training,” said Siemens Healthineers President and Head of the Americas, Dave Pacitti.

Siemens Healthineers uses AI and other technologies for its work in imaging and surgery, including cancer care. The collaboration with Atrium is a step in Siemens Healthineers’ goal to improve workforce training in the medical field.

Siemens Healthineers will provide the medical school with the latest surgical technology, creating a hybrid human and robotic operating room, using robotics to increase efficiency, according to the company.

The international surgical training institute, IRCAD, will establish its North American headquarters in The Pearl with a research tower.

The organization provides training in cardiovascular, neuro- and orthopedic surgeries.

 

The Pearl’ of Midtown

Located between Baxter and McDowell streets in Midtown, The Pearl is expected to create more than 11,500 jobs, some of which will not require a college degree, according to its website. The name is an homage to Charlotte’s largest Black neighborhood, Brooklyn, said Atrium Health.

In the 1950s, approximately 1,000 families were displaced and more than 200 businesses and 12 churches were destroyed due to urban renewal. The remaining Brooklyn landmark, Pearl Street Park, remains a community gathering place.

The district’s medical school and IRCAD research tower, Phase I of the project, will total 600,000 square feet, according to The Pearl’s website. The med school will seat its first class in 2024, Atrium said.

 

Edited July 21, 2023 by SydneyCarton

[JorgiPorgi]

On 5/28/2023 at 6:59 PM, Hushpuppy321 said:

Definitely moving at lightning fast pace.  Both buildings (18 & 10 story I think) could be topped out by years end at this pace if they continue at roughly 2 floors per month.

I’m confused. I thought this building was changed and was no longer 18 stories? 

[Hushpuppy321]

On 7/22/2023 at 7:29 PM, JorgiPorgi said:

I’m confused. I thought this building was changed and was no longer 18 stories? 

I honestly don’t think anyone truly knows.  The original Tower was supposed to be 18 Stories (700K sf) but is now under construction at 600K sf so maybe it’ll top out at 14/15 Story.  Either way it’ll be commanding views in this location.  Already making an above the tree line impact as seen from I-277.

[QCxpat]

Today 9:50 a.m.

Edited July 25, 2023 by QCxpat

[CLT Development]

14 hours ago, Hushpuppy321 said:

I honestly don’t think anyone truly knows.  The original Tower was supposed to be 18 Stories (700K sf) but is now under construction at 600K sf so maybe it’ll top out at 14/15 Story.  Either way it’ll be commanding views in this location.  Already making an above the tree line impact as seen from I-277.

Here's what was approved so far. 

15 Floors, 260' Center of Education – 356,000 square feet of space
10 Floors, 189' 6" Research Building – 318,000 square feet of space

1124 parking spots serve the two buildings.

 

Edited July 24, 2023 by CLT Development

[Hushpuppy321]

5 hours ago, CLT Development said:

Here's what was approved so far. 

15 Floors, 260' Center of Education – 356,000 square feet of space
10 Floors, 189' 6" Research Building – 318,000 square feet of space

1124 parking spots serve the two buildings.

 

Wow - I guess someone does know….lol

[CLT Development]

8 minutes ago, Hushpuppy321 said:

Wow - I guess someone does know….lol

I usually know, I just don't always know everyone's questions.  What I don't know is if 260' is to the highest occupiable floor or to the parapet. If theres ever a question just put out the CLT Development signal.