Santa Clara Valley Health Center Milpitas and Parking Structure
143 and 93 N. Main St.
Project #C033020

Anticipated to open in Spring 2010, this 60,000 square-foot out-patient clinic will provide adult primary care, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, dentistry, ophthalmology/optometry, and a program for women, infants and children.  It will include a lab, diagnostic imaging services and a pharmacy.   Up to 70,000 patients will be served annually.

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This state-of-the-art health care center on N. Main St. will provide important and needed health care access to Milpitas and Santa Clara County residents.

The clinic will not function as a hospital; there are no emergency and overnight patient services.  It is located across the street from the Milpitas Public Library and Midtown Garage, just north of the west-bound SR237 overpass.  This close proximity of public services will serve the needs of many people.

A three-story, 275-stall parking structure will be built next to the center, inside the west-bound SR237 overpass loop onto N. Main St.

Fast Facts:

  • Development & Funding:  County of Santa Clara
  • Cost:  $48 Million
  • Size:  Center – 60,000 square feet; Garage – 105,000 square feet (three stories)
  • Architects:  Health Center - Anshen + Allen; Parking Structure - Watry Design, Inc. 
  • Construction Manager:  URS Corporation
  • Construction Contractor:  S.J. Amoroso Construction Company
  • Construction timeframe for both the health center and parking structure: 27 months, September 2007 – December 2009

Construction Photos:


December 2007:  Health center site begins grading; looking north west on N. Main St.


December 2007:  Trenching 12 days later, looking east; note library’s South Tower and portion of the Midtown Garage in the background.


December 2007: Rebar and anchor bolt templates; looking north.  Note DeVries Place and DeVries House in background.


January 2008:  Rotunda entrance takes its underground shape!


January 11, 2008:  Health Center, looking east; foundation rebar and anchor bolts.


January 16, 2008:  Health Center, looking east; placing foundation concrete.


January 24, 2008:  Health Center, looking south; rotunda rebar installation.


February 4, 2008, Parking structure location (inside the SR-237 off-ramp), looking North East:  This is tamping aggregate inside a hole to make an underground aggregate pier (instead of concrete) which is part of the foundation system.


February 11, 2008, Looking North East from project, this is an overview of pumping concrete for the rotunda’s foundation.


February 12, 2008, Health Center, looking East:  Installation of welding casing for service elevator cylinder.


February 29, 2008, Health Center, looking East:  Installing rebar for the concrete slab “on grade”, or ground level.


March 7, 2008, Health Center, looking East: Pumping concrete at the slab on grade.


March 14, 2008, Parking structure, looking East: Individual footings for structure; rebar cages will be part of the structural column supports.  These will be encased in concrete as part of the column.


March 14, 2008, Health Center, looking East; Installation of structural steel.  A crane lifts the beam which is guided by iron workers into place.  Note leg hanging from second vertical steel I-beam.


March 28, 2008, Health Center, looking West:  Overview of structural steel erection.


March 31, 2008, Parking structure, looking West:  Excavation for foundation.  Note water proofing membrane (actually a fabric, looks like paper) in foreground.


April 10, 2008:  Parking structure, looking north.  Detailed view of foundation rebar in the elevator pit.


April 10, 2008:  Health Center, looking west.  Overview of structural steel and metal decking.


April 17, 2008:  Parking structure, looking north.  Pumping foundation concrete in the elevator pit area.


April 21, 2008:  Health Center, looking south east.  Rotunda steel in progress.


April 25, 2008:  Parking structure, looking north east.  This overview shows progress on a wall and column framework.


April 25, 2008:  Health Center, looking north east.  This shows the metal decking inserts of the second floor.


April 25, 2008:  Health Center, looking west.  Installation of structural steel at roof level.

For more information, please contact:
Rudy Castelo, PE
Capital Projects Manager III
rudy.castelo@faf.sccgov.org