The 220,000 (gross) square-foot building will be adjacent to the current Kellogg Eye Center research tower on Wall Street in Ann Arbor.
72,000 net square feet will be used for Eye Center clinics, research and education.
33,000 net square feet over two floors will house the Delores S. and William K. Brehm Center for Type 1 Diabetes Research and Analysis.
11,000 net square feet will be designated for other U-M Medical School research space.
Clinical space will increase from 50 examination rooms today to 73 rooms.
Operating and procedure rooms will increase from 4 to 6.
This is the first building to be proposed following the UMHS announcement of its master plan, which names the Wall Street area, where Kellogg is located, as one of three areas for future growth of medical facilities. See www.med.umich.edu/masterplan.
