Duquesne University’s new College of Osteopathic Medicine building will be located at the intersection of Forbes and Magee in the city’s Uptown neighborhood.

Duquesne has announced an agreement to buy the site where it will construct an 80,000-square-foot building. The cost of the building and related improvements for the College of Medicine is estimated to be about $60 million. Duquesne intends to raise funds to cover a significant portion of the construction costs.

In addition to administrative and faculty offices, the building will include more than 12,000 square feet of classroom space and more than 20,000 square feet of space for labs, exam and clinical spaces, and virtual reality studios.

“This major step forward gets us more focused on our next steps with the medical college,” said John M. Kauffman Jr., dean of Duquesne’s medical college.

“As I start my work, having the site selected lets us focus on ensuring the home of the college meets the needs for future students and for Duquesne,” Kauffman said.

Preliminary designs feature glassed lobby spaces on the ground floor and a curved setback from the road, with green space to enhance the appearance of Forbes Avenue.

Demolition and site preparation will begin in late 2020, with construction getting underway in June 2021.

“This site is a perfect location for our College of Medicine,” said Duquesne University President Ken Gormley.

“It will be located just feet away from one major medical provider, UPMC Mercy Hospital, and nearby to a rich array of other top-notch health care providers and hospitals.”

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