WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Atlas Healthcare medical building in Richmond Hill on hold

Building supposed to house postpartum 'hotel' for new mothers to transition between hospital and home

Yorkregion.com
April 12, 2019
Simone Joseph

If you have travelled Leslie Street in Richmond Hill, just north of Sixteenth Avenue, you may have seen this partially-completed building …

JUST THE FACTS

What’s happening: Atlas Healthcare has worked to create a six-storey medical building in Richmond Hill. On Dec. 3, 2018, Atlas was placed in receivership on application by Romspen (nonbank mortgage lender), owed approximately $81 million.

Background: Atlas owns 5.59 acres of land (frontage on west side of Brodie Drive and east side of Leslie Street).

Construction: Dineen Construction was the construction manager. Construction began 2015; estimated completion was February 2018.

Plan: Second floor surgical space, up to eight operating rooms. Fifth-floor suite and entire sixth floor dedicated postpartum hotel for new mothers to transition between hospital and home. Three-level parking structure.

Issues: Main floor slab-on-grade and challenges receiving drawings for items to be embedded in the cast in place concrete. Project behind schedule, over budget by approximately $39 million.

Cost: Net budget for project increased by about $36,842,000, (from $83,180,000 to $120,022,000 including holdback and reserves), based on cost consultant Pelican Woodcliff Inc.’s report.

Town’s response: Project is on hold with the applicant and we can’t comment at this time.