Joseph Simone, president of Simone Development, tells GlobeSt.com that the new building will include an ambulatory surgery center, featuring 12 operating rooms, utilizing 35,000 square feet exclusively just for surgery. “It is a very important component,” he explains, noting that the property will also include four procedure rooms; an advanced imaging center; onsite laboratory services and a pharmacy.

The development continues to build on Montefiore’s footprint in the metropolitan area. The Montefiore Medical Center network – which is made up of three main campuses in the Bronx, as well as more than 100 ambulatory care offices throughout the Bronx and Westchester County – will be bumped up to four hospitals total with the addition of the Hutchinson location. In addition, the new tower will be adjacent to another building on the Simone Development site that is home to Montefiore’s Center for Orthopaedic Specialties.

Simone says one of the key features at the Hutchinson Metro Center Campus is its location. “We are adjacent to the Hutchinson River Parkway with a huge amount of exposure,” he says, noting the property’s access right off the parkway and more than 1,100 spaces. The site is also in close proximity to the Westchester Square train station, where a shuttle bus departs every 15 minutes to take people to and from campus. “It is a major, major hub,” he says.

Overall, Hutchinson Metro Center currently has more than one million square feet of new development underway, Simone says. The company is working on phase two of the project, including the 370,000-square-foot Metro Center Atrium, a new development that will be anchored by a125-room Residence Inn by Marriott, and Tower Two, a 280,000-square-foot class A office building. At the present time, the first two phases of the complex – 1200 Waters Place and 1250 Waters Place – are completed and 100% occupied by tenants like Mercy College, University Diagnostic Imaging, ENT & Allergy Associates, New York City Administration of Children’s Services, New York City Housing Authority and Visiting Nurse Services of New York.

Peter Sorokin of Hartford, CT-based Rogin Nassau LLC provided legal representation for Montefiore on the deal, and Jeff Moerdler and David Alin of Mintz Levin represented Simone in the negotiations.