Aerial
view of Fitzsimons A
life sciences city takes shape With a capital cost of $4.3 billion, Fitzsimons
is the largest medical-related redevelopment project
in the nation. And, what greater investment can society
make than to advance the knowledge, technologies and
delivery of health care for the citizens of Colorado
and the world? The following aerial map provides an
overview of the impressive developments now taking
place across the 578 acres of Fitzsimons. Please scroll
over on the numbers on the map for detailed information
about a specific area.
9.
The
new Central Utility Plant is now fully operational.
It will provide central heating and cooling
to most buildings on the 227-acre Health Sciences
Center campus.
10.
The
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building offers
the latest in telemedicine systems to provide
specialized treatment to Native American populations
at remote sites, in addition to serving rural
Colorado and the region.
11.
Construction
for The Children’s Hospital is scheduled
to begin during 2003 and be completed by 2006.
The hospital will build 900,000 square feet
of clinical, research and administrative space
on 37 acres at an estimated cost of $400 million.
13.
General’s
Park, with its historic Guard Houses and pond,
is now part of the City of Aurora parks system.
It is a popular recreation amenity at Fitzsimons,
utilized for picnics and outdoor group social
activities.
14.
Fitzsimons
Golf Course, open to the general public, is one
of many recreational amenities at Fitzsimons.
The Fitzsimons Redevelopment Plan calls for the
Golf Course to eventually become part of the bioscience
park.
15.
The
Anschutz Centers for Advanced Medicine and Rocky
Mountain Lions Eye Institute form the outpatient
clinical complex of University of Colorado Hospital,
completed in 2001.
16.
The
I-225 corridor at the campus’ eastern edge
will serve as the gateway to commercial development.
17.
Colfax
Avenue borders the southern edge of Fitzsimons
and offers easy access as a major thoroughfare
to the site and surroundings.
18.
Peoria
Street, running north/south, serves as the site’s
western border and provides convenient access
to I-70.
1.
The
Anschutz Centers for Advanced Medicine and Rocky
Mountain Lions Eye Institute form the outpatient
clinical complex of University of Colorado Hospital,
completed in 2001.
2.
The
first phase of the 12-story Anschutz Inpatient
Pavilion is now under construction, including
100 patient beds and an emergency department.
3.
The
two-building Phase I Research Complex--now under
construction--will add 600,000 square feet of
basic-science laboratory space by mid 2004,
doubling the research capacity of the University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Project
cost is $216 million.
4.
The
Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home serve the
area's veterans population with a 180-bed skilled
nursing component, adult day careand a special
unit for dementia and Alzheimer’s disorders.
The facility was designed to have a noninstitutional,
residential character.
5.
Phase
I of Colorado Bioscience Park Aurora is anchored
by the Bioscience Park Center, completed in
October 2000. This university-affiliated research
park can accommodate up to four million square
feet of R&D activity.
6.
One
million square feet of development is planned
for Fitzsimons Commons, a 30-acre zone in the
center of the site. The Commons will contain
the medical library, bookstore, student center,
600 units of mid-rise residential rental housing,
restaurants, convenience commercial and a light
rail station.
7.
A
new Xcel Energy electrical substation with an
eventual capacity of 100 megawatts was completed
in 2001, in time to serve the rapidly growing
clinical and research presence at Fitzsimons.
8.
Renovation
of 80 percent of the historic Fitzsimons Hospital
was completed in 1999 at a cost of $20 million.
The building now houses administrative offices
for the University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center and University of Colorado Hospital.
