The Value of Children's

Children's 10-year expansion plans

Children's Hospital Boston's Institutional Master Plan (IMP), which describes the need for several LMA campus development and improvement projects over the next ten years to sustain Children's mission, was amended on April 28, 2009, with the proposal of a replacement Large Project.

This proposed project is a lateral expansion of the Main Building, on the site of an existing building at 57 Binney Street. The "Main Building Addition" will:

• Provide the Hospital with 20 'short stay beds'. (i.e. 23-hour Observation beds)
• Allow the Hospital to better utilize our existing DPH-licensed beds.
• Allow for critical expansions of the Emergency Department.
• Provide an increase in Radiology capacity, additions to Surgical areas and provision
  of new inpatient support spaces.
• Provide as many as 34 single bed Inpatient rooms to meet future needs for specific subspecialties.

The hospital looks forward to continuing to work with the BRA, city officials and agencies,
and members of our community, on the review and approval of this IMP amendment.
Further details and architectural renderings will follow as the approval process continues.
The BRA approved the 1st Amendment on February 16, 2010. The Public Improvement Commission (PIC) formally heard the project on February 18th. A follow up PIC hearing was held on March 4th. The final regulatory approval in the City will come from the Boston Zoning Commission, now scheduled for March 24th.

Enabling work will begin in the next few weeks which began with the razing of the existing wood structure on the weekend of March 6-7th. An Application for a Determination of Need was formally submitted to the Department of Public Health on February 2nd and DPH approval is expected late summer/early fall, then a building permit will be requested and the work can begin in earnest. The work requires close coordination with our neighbors to ensure that Binney Street activities continue with minimal interruptions.

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The Main Building Expansion as seen
from the intersection of Binney Street
and Children's Way.

The Main Building Expansion as seen
from the intersection of Binney Street
and Longwood Ave.

Institutional master plan amendment

The following is a description of Children's 10-year building plans as outlined in the IMP, PNF, and NPC submitted to the Boston Redevelopment Authority on November 17, 2009:

Institutional Master Plan Amendment by chapter in PDF format:

Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction/Overview
2.0 Project Description
3.0 Zoning
4.0 Benefits
Appendix A: The Office of Child Advocacy's Kidvocate

Supplemental Materials by chapter in PDF format

Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction/Background
2.0 Urban Design
3.0 Transportation
4.0 Infrastructure
5.0 Fire Safety
6.0 Groundwater
7.0 Construction
8.0 Response to Comments
Appendix A: Floorplans
Appendix B: Transportation