From the Ground Up: Jordan Valley Community Health Center

Owner/developer: Jordan Valley Community Health Center

General contractor: Alberici Constructors Inc. (St. Louis)

Architect: The Lawrence Group (St. Louis)

Engineers: Anderson Engineering, civil; KPFF Inc. (St. Louis), structural; and Heideman & Associates Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Size: 70,000 square feet

Estimated cost: $8.2 million

Lender: None (funded through Missouri House Bill 16)

Estimated completion date: July 2

Project description: The health center, which caters to low-income patients, will move its West Kearney Street clinic into this space in the former L.E. Cox Building, which also houses the Springfield Crime Lab that opened in December. Contractors gutted two floors on the building's north side and are renovating the space to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification standards; for instance, glass curtain walls allow natural light to create energy efficiencies. The clinic will have 50 exam rooms initially and will house adult and pediatric medical services, the Women, Infants and Children program, behavioral health services and a pharmacy.[[In-content Ad]]Compiled by Eric Olson. Springfield Business Journal brings you new projects each week. Send project info by fax to (417) 799-0603 or by e-mail to sbj@sbj.net.