CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic revealed plans Friday for $1.3 billion in capital investments – including a new 1-million-square-foot Neurological Institute building on their main campus. The plan also includes the expansion of the Cole Eye Institute building and research facilities through a commitment to the Cleveland Innovation District.
Cleveland Clinic officials say these projects will add more than 7,500 direct jobs and another 2,000 indirect jobs.
Here’s a breakdown on the plans…
NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE BUILDING
“The Neurological Institute building will include inpatient and outpatient care, along with imaging and surgical services and research laboratories to investigate the function of the human brain and innovation labs to develop the neurological treatments of tomorrow,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. “Currently, neurological services are located at several locations on main campus. This new facility will bring those caregivers and services together under one roof. This will enable collaboration between medical professionals and scientists to better serve patients, foster discovery and cures and attract the next generation of caregivers”
Work on this project will begin later this year with the first inpatient expected to be seen in 2026.
The new building will be located between East 86th and East 90th streets. This project also includes the demolition of the following locations:
- “P” building: The surgery center at the corner of East 90th and Carnegie Avenue
- The attached “PP” parking garage
- “PL” building (formerly home of the Cleveland Play House)
All operations in the P and PL buildings are being transitioned to other locations on main campus.
“Once the old Cleveland Play House building is removed, this area will initially be used to support the building of the new neurological building where all equipment and vehicles will be contained on Cleveland Clinic property during construction,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. “This will ensure that local residents have uninterrupted access to parking in their neighborhood during this time. Potential long-term plans for this portion of land include a new mixed-use neighborhood development project.”
COLE EYE INSTITUTE BUILDING
“Across campus – on Euclid Avenue, between E 100th and E. 105th – expansion of the Cole Eye Institute building will add 150,000 square feet of new space, in addition to renovations on the existing space,” Clinic officials noted. “The project will add additional operating rooms and procedure rooms.”
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on May 20, 2022. Completion of the Cole Eye expansion is expected at the end of 2025.
MORE PLANS
- Mentor Hospital: scheduled to open in 2023
- Fairview Hospital renovations: Address patient and caregiver needs
- Weston Hospital in Florida: Expansion of top floor of bed tower
- London Hospital in the United Kingdom: Previously opened in March 2022
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“These projects follow the recent State of Ohio and JobsOhio $200 million investment and Cleveland Clinic's $300 million investment in the Cleveland Innovation District,” officials said. “This is the largest research effort in Cleveland Clinic’s history and will also require philanthropic investment. Plans include adding 400,000 square feet of research space to accelerate discovery and position Northeast Ohio at the forefront of pathogen research and preparing for the next pandemic.”
Cleveland Clinic is also collaborating with community partners to bring a $52.8 million Meijer grocery market and apartment complex to the area to address food insecurity and revitalize the neighborhood.