Aurora’s Fitzsimons is a key component of Colorado's bioscience industry. The Anschutz Medical Campus and Fitzsimons Life Science District redevelopment project consists of one square mile undergoing a $5.2 billion transformation at the northwest corner of I-225 and Colfax Avenue. The site will eventually employ more than 44,569 people.

As one of the largest medical-related redevelopment projects in the country, the Fitzsimons master plan calls for up to 18.5 million square feet of new construction dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, and research.  15,900 employees currently work at the site. In the next four years, that number will grow to 21,041 people. At full development, the site will have 44,569 direct jobs (not including surrounding development of retail, hospitality and services).

Approximately 6.4 million square feet of new and renovated building space has been constructed with another 3.3 million square feet coming online between 2008 and 2013. An additional 8.8 million square feet will be developed over time in response to private sector demand for bioscience research facilities and public demand for health care delivery and research.

A new Veteran's Administration Hospital is currently being planned at the southeast corner of Fitzsimons. 

The Anschutz Medical Campus is the largest academic health redevelopment projects in the country. The campus is home to the health sciences programs of the University of Colorado Denver as well as University of Colorado Hospital. UC Denver researchers have a proven record of success and expertise in innovation, discovery and commercialization of therapies, drugs and medical devices.  The Anschutz Medical Campus stands as a model across the nation for a successful redevelopment of a decommissioned military base.

According to U.S. News & World Report, the University of Colorado Hospital is among “America’s Best Hospitals,” in 2009 for endocrinology, gynecology, kidney disease, rehabilitation, respiratory disorders and rheumatology. www.cudenver.edu www.uch.edu

The Children's Hospital

The Children's Hospital relocated to its new $567 million, 1.5 million square foot facility in 2007.  The Children’s Hospital was ranked 7th in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” issue which features a detailed ranking of the finest pediatric facilities in the United States.  The Children’s Hospital is the only pediatric Trauma Level I facility in the state. www.thechildrenshospital.org

 

Private Development
Additional development includes commercial, hospitality, retail, and residential development.  Forest City Science + Technology Group broke ground in late 2008 on the 184-acre Colorado Science + Technology Park at Fitzsimons to begin a 6.5 million square-foot of corporate and research space for companies focused on the science and technology sectors.  www.fitzscience.com

 

 
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