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Troy planners review Corewell’s $440 million tower for a Beaumont hospital that runs above 90% capacity
TROY, Mich. — Corewell Health’s plan to add an eight-story patient tower and a five-story parking deck at its Beaumont hospital in Troy has gone before the city’s Planning Commission, an early local step for a roughly $440 million project meant to ease crowding at one of the system’s busiest emergency rooms.
Commissioners reviewed the plans at their Sept. 22 meeting, the Troy Times reported Wednesday. Most of their comments were favorable, according to the report, with members saying the work responds to real capacity problems at the hospital, 44201 Dequindre Road.
Corewell says the Troy hospital consistently runs above 90% capacity and that its emergency department handles more than 106,000 visits a year.
The new tower would cover about 423,000 square feet and hold 180 private rooms equipped for everything from general care to intensive care, according to the health system. Plans also call for a new emergency department waiting room, covered arrival areas for ambulances and walk-in patients, and a direct route from the parking deck into the emergency department.
The site covers nearly 47 acres, and the plan sets aside room for possible future expansion, the Troy Times reported.
“That’s the driver for this project: creating more space for the community to be well cared for,” Camilla Moretti of HKS Architects, the firm designing the tower, told commissioners.
Planning Commissioner Jayalakshmi Malalahalli said the current layout made a recent emergency visit with her husband harder than it needed to be. She said it took her almost eight minutes to park and get back inside to help with paperwork.
The Troy tower is part of a $1.7 billion Corewell investment announced in August that also includes a major expansion at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Barton Malow and AIMS Construction are Corewell’s construction partners in Troy, and the health system has said both projects still must clear regulatory and municipal reviews.
Work is scheduled to start in summer 2027. Corewell expects the tower to be completed in 2030, and the Troy Times reported it would open to patients by 2031.
Sources:
C&G Newspapers (Troy Times), “Commission reviews plan for hospital tower, parking structure,” Oct. 7, 2026, https://www.candgnews.com/articles/government-news/commission-reviews-plan-for-hospital-tower-parking-structure/
Corewell Health via PR Newswire, “Corewell Health Announces $1.7 Billion Investment to Build Stronger Healthcare for Michigan,” Aug. 27, 2026, https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/corewell-health-announces-1-7-billion-investment-to-build-stronger-healthcare-for-michigan-302861867.html
Photo: 42-BRT, “William Beaumont Hospital,” Dec. 6, 2025, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), cropped and color-corrected; derivative under the same ShareAlike license, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Beaumont_Hospital.jpg
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