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Demolition of Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Queeny Tower set to begin in February
The Kingshighway skyline will undergo another significant change as part of BJC’s long-term campus renewal project. Queeny Tower, an iconic fixture that has stood at the corner of Kingshighway and Barnes-Jewish Plaza 55 years, is being razed for future hospital expansion.
In early February, a 400-foot crane will begin safely chipping away at the building, which was considered contemporary in health care design when it opened in 1965.
Scaffolding, protective netting and plywood installed on three sides (north, east and west) of the building will contain debris within the site. The crane stands on the south side, where debris is loaded into trucks for removal. Demolition will conclude in late September.
Originally designed to house long-term patients, Queeny Tower also featured hotel rooms, doctors’ offices, a restaurant, a pool and expansive views of Forest Park.
As models of care have evolved, modern health care delivery calls for high-performing facilities and private inpatient rooms for maximum patient safety and comfort. Designers are creating just such a new inpatient bed tower that eventually will rise on this same corner. A construction timeline has yet to be determined.
Demolition of Queeny Tower and construction of a new inpatient facility are key components of BJC’s long-term Campus Renewal of the academic medical center campus on Kingshighway Boulevard encompassing Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital along with Washington University School of Medicine.
Demolition of Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Queeny Tower set to begin in February
The Kingshighway skyline will undergo another significant change as part of BJC’s long-term campus renewal project. Queeny Tower, an iconic fixture that has stood at the corner of Kingshighway and Barnes-Jewish Plaza 55 years, is being razed for future hospital expansion.
In early February, a 400-foot crane will begin safely chipping away at the building, which was considered contemporary in health care design when it opened in 1965.
Scaffolding, protective netting and plywood installed on three sides (north, east and west) of the building will contain debris within the site. The crane stands on the south side, where debris is loaded into trucks for removal. Demolition will conclude in late September.
Originally designed to house long-term patients, Queeny Tower also featured hotel rooms, doctors’ offices, a restaurant, a pool and expansive views of Forest Park.
As models of care have evolved, modern health care delivery calls for high-performing facilities and private inpatient rooms for maximum patient safety and comfort. Designers are creating just such a new inpatient bed tower that eventually will rise on this same corner. A construction timeline has yet to be determined.
Demolition of Queeny Tower and construction of a new inpatient facility are key components of BJC’s long-term Campus Renewal of the academic medical center campus on Kingshighway Boulevard encompassing Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital along with Washington University School of Medicine.
