Moss Construction & Associates is well underway with the construction of the Dr. Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences in Clearwater, Fl, slated to open in August of 2019.
Last year, the Patel Family Foundation announced that they would commit $200 million to NSU for future development. Part of that investment involved an $150 million real-estate investment to develop the NSU Tampa Bay Regional Campus in Clearwater, Fl to replace the pre-existing campus in Sabal Park.
This new 27-acre campus will replace the current facilities of the NSU Tampa Bay Regional Campus. There are approximately 1,100 students and 90 faculty members at the existing Tampa Bay campus. Current students will not be affected until the new NSU Tampa Bay Regional Campus in Clearwater is operational.
This new campus will host the existing 29 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs at the Tampa Bay facility. The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) has granted approval for this new facility and the college plans to accept an incoming class of 150 D.O. students.
“It’s a tremendous expansion of our universities reach,” said Daniel Alfonso, vice president of facilities management.
According to a media statement on Sept. 20, “The structural steel is approximately 65 percent complete and on track to be completed by the end of October,” said Michelle Daniels, communication specialist at Moss.
As of last month, the construction of the multi-level parking structure has begun. It will hold 1,377 spaces and be located on the south side of campus. There are future talks with the city of Clearwater to widen the access road due to the expectation of higher traffic conditions once the campus is open.
The 325,000 sq. ft. site sits on an area of lan surrounded by wetlands, mangroves and bird nests. Because of this, NSU and Moss construction have been working with environmentalists to make sure any environmental concerns for the site are addressed and not disturbed in any way.
“It’s a very interesting project since not only it is nestled in the bay but it is nestled within surrounding area that is environmentally sensitive. We have been working with the environmental protection of the city and county government which has been an important part of this project as well,” said Alfonso.
Based on the most recent update from the construction site, the site is currently scheduled for a certificate of occupancy by June 21, prior to the start of classes.
