Sacred Heart Center
Renovation of an Historic Apartment Tower and Skilled Nursing Facility
After successfully completing Maria Linden, an affordable Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC) for the School Sisters of St. Francis International Province, the US Province engaged General Capital and Grucon (Gary Grunau) to renovate an historic six-story apartment tower and single story Skilled Nursing Facility on its Sacred Heart Campus on Historic Layton Boulevard. General Capital helped the Sisters in all aspects of this renovation including managing the design process, producing detailed construction estimates for provincial approval and serving as the project’s General Contractor. The project required careful coordination throughout the construction process to allow some 60 elderly Sisters to maintain occupancy during construction. The project included a complete gut renovation of the historic tower, renovation of an historic dining room, renovation of an existing skilled nursing wing and a dramatic new entrance for the entire Sacred Heart facility.
KEY THEMES
- Historic renovation modernized an aging residential tower and skilled nursing facility while preserving the character of the Sacred Heart Campus
- Mission-driven partnership with the School Sisters of St. Francis addressed evolving residential and healthcare needs within an established community
- Complex occupied renovation required careful construction phasing to maintain a safe and functional environment for elderly residents
- Comprehensive project delivery included design management, detailed construction estimating, provincial approvals, and general contracting services
- Adaptive reuse balanced historic preservation with modern healthcare, accessibility, residential, and community-space improvements
RESULTS
- Successfully completed a renovation of the historic Sacred Heart residential and skilled nursing facility
- Modernized a 72-bed campus while approximately 60 elderly Sisters remained in residence throughout construction
- Completed a full gut renovation of the six-story historic apartment tower and improvements to the existing skilled nursing wing
- Restored the historic dining room and delivered a dramatic new entrance serving the broader Sacred Heart facility
- Executed a complex occupied renovation while maintaining continuity, safety, and essential services for existing residents
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