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A ground-breaking ceremony was held Tuesday for a major expansion at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland, the first on the campus since the completion of Randall Children’s Hospital in 2012. The $210 million project will include an approximately 300,000-square-foot building with four levels of programming over two levels of parking, as well as the renovation of 80,000 square feet of existing space.

Andersen Construction is serving as the general contractor for the project, which was designed by Seattle-based NBBJ. Crews are currently performing precursory work, including installation of a new air handler, work to reroute electrical lines, and installation of new generators. Andersen will seek foundation permits next month, and hopes to get the project going in full swing by the end of this year.

The project is tentatively expected to last around 36 months. The new building, called Emanuel West, will be constructed first; then programming will be shifted into it while existing space is renovated. The new and upgraded facilities will include larger operating suites, an expanded cardiovascular intensive care unit, a new space for the Legacy Oregon Burn Center, and more than 100 new parking spaces for motor vehicles and bicycles.