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J. Reese/Kitchell Joint Venture breaks ground on new cancer center at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

NTD Architects, J. Reese Construction, Kitchell part of Makena team

Sharp HealthCare officials, Makena Medical Buildings LLC and the J. Reese/Kitchell joint venture recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a cancer center and medical office building at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center.

The proposed center, developed and managed by Makena Medical Buildings LLC, was designed by NTD Architects and will be constructed by a joint venture of J. Reese Construction and Kitchell. The facility will measure 45,000 square feet over three stories. The first level will feature the Cancer Center. Features of the 15,220-square-foot center will include patient lobby and waiting areas, exam rooms, a resource center, doctor offices, conference rooms, nurse stations, CT scan rooms, radiation therapy chambers, and indoor and outdoor healing gardens.  The design features extensive use of natural lighting, rock gardens and interior atriums to provide a comfortable spa-like ambiance in waiting, exam and treatment areas. A dual entrance design is featured to provide privacy for cancer patients receiving treatments.

A 2,000-square-foot Infusion Center may be included on the second floor as part of the Cancer Center. The Infusion Center as designed can care for as many as 10 patients with the option of lounge or private room environments. A roof garden will be constructed on a second-story deck.

The second and third floors will feature more than 10,000 square feet each of medical office space available for leasing. Each space will be built to suit for each tenant. The proposed medical office building features a unique and separate entrance from the Cancer Center.

The new building will be constructed adjacent to the existing Sharp Chula Vista Outpatient Surgery and Imaging Center. The construction team has developed plans to mitigate disruption to utilities, traffic and pedestrian flow for the functioning center, which will remain open throughout construction.

Seasoned business development professional joins Kitchell’s healthcare practice

Valerie Kelly has joined Kitchell as Director of Client Services for the Healthcare Division. A 20-year veteran of the local construction and development community, Valerie was most recently with McCarthy Building Companies where she led business development efforts for the southwest region.

“Valerie’s insights and experience will be invaluable as we look to parlay our vast healthcare industry experience into markets both inside and outside of Arizona,” said Kitchell Vice President of healthcare marketing Dick Crowley.

Previously Kelly was Business Development Director for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), where she worked with high-level executive, political and local community leaders from both the private and public sectors. Prior to GPEC, she worked for four years as Marketing Manager for Evans Withycombe, the largest multi-family residential real estate developer in Arizona (now known as Equity Residential).

Kelly was instrumental in creating and launching the Central Arizona Society of Healthcare Engineering (CASHE) and served as a board member of the organization in 2009. In 2006, she received the 2006 Pinnacle Achievement Award for “exemplary leadership in construction sales and marketing.” She is active in Valley Partnership, Urban Land Institute (ULI), Valley Forward (former board member), the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Kelly studied English literature at UCLA and is a published writer whose articles have been featured in magazines including ‘TEEN, Self and Ms.