Optometry Clinic and Health Sciences Faculty Office Building
Optometry Clinic and Health Sciences Faculty Office Building
The Optometry Clinic and Health Sciences Faculty Office Building demolishes three buildings at the corner of W. 11th Ave and Neil Ave to construct approximately 106,000 GSF for optometry clinics, retail, faculty offices and support spaces. The $35.9 million project serves as the key enabling project for the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Center.
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Project Timeline
- 2017
- BoT approvalNovember 20172019
- ConstructionFebruary 2019 – October 20202020
- Facility OpeningNovember 2020
A College of Optometry sign peers around the corner to admire the construction progress of its future home.
Views of the downtown Columbus skyline from the sixth floor.
Construction continues across the street, along Neil Avenue, at the site of the future College of Dentistry facility.
Mack Hall, originally built in 1923, sits at the corner of Neil and 11th Avenues, across from the future Health Sciences Faculty Office and Optometry Clinic.
Looking upward through the elevator shaft to the top of the six floor structure.
The west facade highlights a complete structure and the beginning of scaffolding installation.
The building structure is fully complete. Scaffolding installation begins to wrap the site with exterior work beginning this month.
Drone image of construction progress captured in September 2019.
Drone image of construction progress captured in November 2019.
Project Team
Project Manager
Evan Gardiner
Consultants
Architect of Record: Moody Nolan, Inc.
Design Builder: The Daimler Group, Inc.
Live Updates
Construction News
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October 2, 2020
The Optometry Clinic and Health Sciences Faculty Office Building, located at the southwest corner of W. 11th Avenue and Neil Avenue, will include optometry clinics, retail, faculty offices and support spaces. It is scheduled to open in November 2020.
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October 21, 2019
Progress continues on the Health Sciences Faculty Office and Optometry Clinic site, located at the corner of W. 11th Ave and Neil Ave. Photos taken in October highlight the completion of the steel work and the beginning of scaffolding installation. Click an image above to view larger....
August 30, 2019
Columbus Business First reports that Ohio State has approved a $2.37 billion 5-year capital plan to support Framework 2.0 and the university's strategic plan. It is an historic number for Ohio State as the university delivers on major projects identified in the campus master plan.
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