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Her firm is currently working on a new rehabilitation hospital on the UC Davis Medical Center campus that is a joint venture between UC Davis and LifePoint Health . The $ 60 million , 52-bed facility will provide rehabilitation care for patients recovering from stroke , brain trauma and spinal cord injuries . Construction should be finished by the first quarter of next year .
One of the largest and most anticipated of the region ’ s health care projects is a new 1.2-million-square-foot Kaiser Permanente medical complex that will replace an existing facility on Morse Avenue in Sacramento . The project could ultimately be as large as two seven-story hospitals with a combined capacity of 420 beds , in addition to adjacent medical offices spread over 18 acres . The new medical center is projected to take one and a half years to design and three to five years to construct .
Government Fueling Office Construction Despite the increasing number of people working from home , government agencies are fueling a boom in office construction , renovation and expansion . Work is halfway done on a four-building office complex for the Department of General Services on Richards Boulevard that will ultimately house 4,650 employees . After construction delays brought on by the pandemic , the $ 1 billion project is expected to be finished by 2024 .
The California State Teachers Retirement System ( CalSTRS ) is adding a five-story parking garage and five floors of offices to its iconic office building along the Sacramento waterfront . “ Compared to other projects we do , this is on the larger scale ,” says Nils Blomquist of DPR Construction . “ The structure is in place and we are trying to complete it by early 2023 .”
Like designer Stevenson , Rachael Camillo-Bennett of furnishing firm MTA starts work on the inside of a project early on . “( The design phase of the CalSTRS project ) began three years ago ,” says Bennett , whose company can order a single chair or furnish an entire building . “ The furniture should start arriving at the end of the year .” She ’ s also working on refreshing and upgrading interior sections of the Golden 1 Center , which she says should be completed before the NBA season begins in October .
Renovations Bring New Opportunities DPR ’ s Blomquist is also in the early research stages of renovating the nearly 100-yearold Jesse Unruh Building across 10th Street from the State Capitol . Initially , the project will require removing hazardous material , outdated plumbing and other infrastructure . The renovation will then require significant
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