James Cancer Center to Construct Offices at Gowdy Field

Development of the former Gowdy Field landfill will be completed late next year when the City’s Heliport site is redeveloped into a $20 million medical office building for the Ohio State University Medical Center. Two phases of the project have been completed, which has resulted in two new office buildings totaling 200,000 square feet of space, $30 million of investment and has brought more than 700 jobs to the site.

“It is easy to develop a green field in the outer edges of our city, but it is extraordinary to take a brownfield in the middle of our city and convert it into something productive,” said Mayor Michael B. Coleman. “OSU is not only expanding its medical campus, but this new facility will offer great quality health services, while helping to spur economic development.”

The City, in partnership with Daimler/Gowdy Partners, LLC, has continued to successfully implement the redevelopment of the former Gowdy Field landfill. Daimler/Gowdy Partners is working with the City to secure a Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF) Grant to clean the site.

“The JamesCare Comprehensive Breast Health Center, in addition to the nearby Ambulatory Surgery Center, will not only enhance the lives of patients and their families, but also will strengthen our city's economic base by creating as many as 200 new jobs over the next several years,” said Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee. “Columbus is one of this country's most vibrant cities, and I am proud of the ways that Ohio State contributes to its growth and vitality.”

Gowdy Partners plans to begin construction of the 103,500 square foot medical office building in November 2009 with estimated completion in late 2010.