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PENN FIRST HOSPITAL
LOCAL 158 • PHILADELPHIA, PA
More than 400 NRCC carpenters and pile drivers are constructing a new $1.5 billion hospital on the University of Pennsylvania’s West Campus. The state-of-the-art medical facility, located near the banks of the Schuylkill River, started construction in September 2016. The new medical facility will be the largest capital project in Penn’s history and Philadelphia’s most sophisticated and ambitious healthcare building project. Construction is expected to be completed in the 2021.
VILLANOVA
UNIVERSITY
EXPANSION
LOCAL 164 • VILLANOVA, PA
Approximately 80 NRCC carpenters are working on a $250 million expansion project at Villanova University. The University’s extensive renovations include modi cations to existing student halls, educational structures, along with the addition of a new 6-story parking garage that was completed earlier this year. Once completed, the project will include new residence dorms, retail and eatery spaces. Additionally,
a pedestrian bridge is also being created that will span Lancaster Ave., connecting the new dormitories with the main campus. In Spring 2018, phase 4 plans include the construction of a new $71 million performing arts center. The expansion is projected to be completed in August 2019.
EAST COVENTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOCAL 167 • POTTSTOWN, PA
Six NRCC carpenters are working on the $28 million construction on East Coventry Elementary School. The project will accommodate enrollment growth in the northern Chester County school district. The school is expected to be completed in time for the 2018-19 school year.
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