TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla.—Cullinan Properties is pleased to announce that the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Tampa VA Mental Health Center in Temple Terrace on Friday, January 19. The ribbon-cutting ceremony completes the construction project that consolidates multiple mental health programs into one 150,000-square-foot facility in Temple Terrace.

Stephanie Webster, Senior Vice President, Director of Development for Cullinan Properties, expressed pride in the completion of the VA clinic project, stating, “The Cullinan team and our partners on this project worked tirelessly to deliver this project on time and within budget. We were honored to be the team selected to deliver this state-of-the-art facility.”

The project team included architecture and design firm Leo A. Daly; general contractor Hoar Construction; civil engineer Prosser; and property management firm Lincoln Harris CSG.

Services provided include a full range of outpatient mental health consultation services along with focused mental health therapy, substance abuse treatment, mental health intensive case management, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) treatment, and employment and peer support services.  Domiciliary programs are also provided through the clinic.  These programs provide a safe, secure, therapeutic, home-like environment designed to facilitate attainment of each patient’s optimal level of functional independence through active participation in individual treatment plans.

The 150,000-square-foot project began construction in 2021 and is located in Hillsborough County at the SW quadrant of Temple Terrace Highway and Davis Road, the new two-story facility is conveniently situated near I-75 and accessed from Hwy 301. The site consists of approximately 20 acres of land. Several outdoor elements including gardens, courtyards and walking paths for patients, guests and employees complement the structure.

Cullinan Properties’ Chairman and Founding Partner Diane Cullinan Oberhelman stated, “This project has been an honor for our entire team.  We hold closely the sacrifice our veterans have made and what better way for our team to honor them by providing health and mental health facilities nationwide to care for them.”

Michael C. Owens, Finance, Healthcare & Government Advisor for Cullinan Properties added, “The opening of the Tampa VA Mental Health Center adds to Cullinan’s growing list of development projects in the healthcare and government sectors.”

Attendees at the Ribbon Cutting included David Dunning, Executive Director, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Rob Miller, Deputy Regional Commissioner R4 PBS – GSA, Dr. Glenn Smith, former Section Chief, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, and Dr. Michael D. Brennan, Executive Director, Construction and Facilities Management, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Also in attendance were Temple Terrace Mayor Andy Ross, City of Temple Terrace and Hillsborough County officials and congressional staff members.

Project developer, Cullinan Properties, has more than 35 years of commercial mixed-use, governmental, multifamily, and medical office development experience.  The company has specific experience working with the Department of Veterans Affairs having developed the 275,000-square-foot Austin VA Outpatient Clinic located in Austin, Texas, which opened in 2013. Cullinan also developed the 21,000 SF McLean County VA Outpatient Clinic in Bloomington, Ill. and Peoria VET Center in Peoria, Ill.

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OMAHA—McCarthy Building Companies has completed constructing the $86 million Omaha VA Ambulatory Care Center, the general contractor announced this month. The veterans care facility, which was designed by architect Leo A. Daly, encompasses 157,000 square feet of outpatient care space spread out over three floors. The new healthcare space will connect directly to an existing veterans hospital already located on the site.

Completed four months ahead of schedule, McCarthy applied an expedited delivery schedule to ensure that the care facility would be up and running in August, while also ensuring that its work fully met the specifications required by the Veterans Administration. Accordingly, McCarthy said that the Omaha VA Ambulatory Care Center is the first such project in the country to utilize funds set aside by the C.H.I.P.I.N. for Vets Act, which was passed in 2016 in Congress to allow the VA to accept private donations for construction. Furthermore, the law requires the builder to “use innovative delivery techniques that fall outside federally prescribed specifications and methods,” according to McCarthy.

McCarthy applied various techniques to ensure that the VA care center would meet its expedited delivery date and projected budget, including subsurface utility mapping and virtual design. The construction team also utilized advanced virtual design & construction (VDC) technology to keep the construction running timely. The general contractor said they used

building information modeling (BIM) as the buildout continued to ensure that, if the project wasn’t running on time and budget, necessary changes could be made on the fly. Three-dimensional virtual mapping precisely sketched out the layout of the project and ensured that “self-performing concrete” would be set within those parameters.

“Breaking from the traditional design-bid-build delivery format allowed for creative solutions, more efficiency and functionality, a shorter timeline and ultimately, greater value for the VA,” Ryan Sawall, vice president of McCarthy Building Companies at the company’s Omaha offices, said in a statement. “We were able to take advantage of the technical and economic innovations commonly used in private-sector projects, including performance specifications, modern quality assurance, and quality construction processes and strategic partnerships.”

The building’s north facade will feature a 12,000-sq.-ft. folded glass “curtain wall” in the shape and design of the American flag. Meanwhile, the western facade features 9,000 square feet of glass panes that will shine in colors reminiscent of the ribbon bars awarded to those who have served.

In addition, the facility will feature artwork specifically selected by the Omaha area’s more than 40,000 veterans. Tranquil design elements include widows that allow for better natural light as well as so-called “healing gardens.”

Seven primary care units, an outpatient surgery suite and a specialty medical unit onsite will allow for an additional 400 outpatient visits every day. The new facility also offers medical care space specifically tailored to the needs of female veterans.

Construction of the veterans care facility commenced in early 2018, and the building was officially delivered to the VA on August 1.

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