20 California Buildings News • Q1 2020
New Projects Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center's New Hospital Tower Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center recently opened its new $244 million 197,000-square-foot tower that will add 106 private patient rooms, six large operating rooms, including the South Bay's only hybrid room, which allows for advanced surgical and imaging procedures in the same room and a panoramic rooftop café and many more services designed to meet the needs of San Diego's fastest-growing region. "Our goal has always been to provide the people of the South Bay with the latest in proven medical technology along with compassionate experts who provide the excellence of care that defines Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center," says Pablo Velez, PhD, RN, Chief Executive Officer of Sharp Chula Vista. "The opening of the new tower is our way of continuing to ensure that world-class care will always be close to home for the entire community." The project is Sharp HealthCare's largest single investment to date and the South Bay's first new hospital in more than 40 years. It was funded through philanthropic donations to Sharp HealthCare Foundation, bonds, cash reserves, and the Medi-Cal hospital fee program. The design-build team for the project included Hensel Phelps, SmithGroup, and AVRP Studios. "The new hospital tower at Sharp Chula Vista is one of the safest hospitals in the world," says Damian Buessing, vice president and district manager at Hensel Phelps. "Embracing Sharp HealthCare's high-reliability standards, our construction design strategies provided the safest and cleanest environment
New hospital tower at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. Photo courtesy of Sharp HealthCare.
where Sharp Chula Vista employees can work, where physicians can practice medicine, and patients can receive care." As a Planetree-Designated hospital since 2014, the new tower also includes a sweeping new main entrance and lobby and additional space for support services, including pharmacy and kitchen. "Our design was inspired by the new tower's location, perched high on a hillside overlooking San Diego and the Pacific beyond," says Bonnie Khang-Keating, director of SmithGroup's San Diego and Los Angeles offices. "The Ocean View Tower at Sharp Chula Vista exemplifies its community in an accessible, transparent design that evokes a feeling of refuge and healing."
New Towers Rise Above Los Angeles Park Fifth, a 24-story high-rise building and the adjacent Trademark, a seven-story mid-rise building in now overlooks Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles. MacFarlane Partners, a real estate investment manager and developer that specializes in investments promoting smart growth, urban revitalization and sustainability, officially celebrated the completion of these two towers. “As Downtown continues to evolve as a thriving center within Los Angeles, Park Fifth and Trademark offer an ideal location with its proximity to public transit and the major office employers of DTLA,” said Victor B. MacFarlane, chairman and chief executive officer of MacFarlane Partners. “The properties provide the high-end amenities that today’s urban residents demand— alongside retail options at their fingertips.” Situated at 427 W. 5th Street, Park Fifth consists of 347 rental apartments and 5,300 square feet of retail space. Trademark houses 313 rental apartments Park Fifth, a 24-story high-rise. Image courtesy of MacFarlane Partners.
