The Malcolm X College School of Health Sciences project included a new academic building to support the college’s mission for health sciences education support and a 1,200 car parking garage. The 550,000 sf academic building contains classrooms, faculty offices, labs, administrative areas, cafeteria, daycare, conference center, and an athletics center with a gymnasium and pool. The main tower also includes a virtual hospital.

As part of the Program Management team,  Cotter provided comprehensive project management services from conceptual design through construction completion and client move-in. This included oversight of all project controls including cost estimating, budget management, schedule reviews, and change management.

Originally founded as Crain Junior College in 1911, Malcolm X College, renamed and relocated in 1968, is the first of the City Colleges of Chicago. In recognition of the school’s history, growth, and importance, City Colleges of Chicago announced its intention in 2012 to modernize the school and to promote energy efficiency and neighborhood connectivity as part of its ‘Reinvention’ initiative.