New York Sun is reporting today on medical and hospital facilities seeking to expand their physical presence in NYC in order to keep up with improvements in technology and to meet the health care needs of an aging resident population but points out the lack of available land for development sites. Among the sites being considered are Roosevelt Island. According to the article:
In Manhattan, industry leaders expect the leading health care systems, including New York University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, and Mount Sinai Medical Center, to seek locations near their present campuses. Sites may include the former Bellevue Hospital site on 30th Street and First Avenue, the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing on First Avenue near Bellevue Hospital, and the Solow development site on the former Consolidated Edison property on First Avenue between 36th and 40th streets. Potential expansion may include development on Roosevelt Island, as well in the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
Not many development sites remaining on Roosevelt Island other than the North and South Campus of Coler – Goldwater Hospital. I exclude Southpoint Park from potential sites because that is going to be a park , right? Could this be Coler’s fate as part of a modern medical complex or would the existing uses and patients be tossed aside? If Coler-Goldwater becomes integrated into a more modern facility it would certainly be better for the current patients than being evicted for waterfront condos but would Roosevelt Island’s transportation infrastructure be able to handle any additional development at all.Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com.