HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (July 13, 2009) – Leopardo recently started construction on five new healthcare projects totaling more than 130,000 square feet. The projects are located in Naperville, Itasca, Arlington Heights and Chicago.

CityGate Dermatology – Leopardo is building out a 12,000-square-foot dermatology and plastic surgery suite for DuPage Medical Group in Naperville’s CityGate Centre. Opening in July, the facility will feature eight procedure rooms, 12 exam rooms and a photodynamic therapy room. Many of the procedure rooms are fitted with cutting-edge laser treatment technology. Eckenhoff Saunders is the architect.

Gift of Hope – Leopardo is building out an 80,000-square-foot office headquarters in Itasca for Gift of Hope, an organ and tissue donor network. In addition to general office space, the facility will feature three operating rooms. The architect is Joliet-based Stromsland and DeYoung.

Northwest Community Hospital – Leopardo is building out 12,000 square feet of new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) space on the top floor of the south building at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. The NICU will feature 20 new special-care private nursery rooms and is expected to open in the Spring of 2010.

University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital – Leopardo is building out the fourth floor clinic space of University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. The $16 million, 24,000-square-foot project will deliver almost 40 new rooms for examinations, procedures, testing and radiology. Leopardo is also renovating the existing lobby, replacing the north façade of the building and installing a new five-story stair tower with two-car elevator bank. Proteus Group is the architect.

Swedish Covenant Hospital – Leopardo is remodeling the first floor of a two-story building on the Swedish Covenant Hospital campus in Chicago. The space is being built out for a new physician group’s office with five exam rooms. In addition to the medical interiors, Leopardo is constructing a new front entry, canopy, walks and ramps, as well as installing new landscaping.

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This entry was posted on Monday, July 13th, 2009 at 7:08 am and is filed under Healthcare.