A ceremonial beam signing marked the placement of the final structural steel beam for North Dakota State Hospital in Fargo, N.D., according to a news release.
Replacing the state hospital’s main 1980s-era building and several other aging structures, the new forensic behavioral health facility will house 140 beds across 294,756 square feet.
In addition to psychiatric inpatient care, the facility will offer forensic evaluation and restoration, psychiatric rehabilitation, a geriatric psychiatric unit, and a sex offender treatment and evaluation program.
The project utilizes a “home-neighborhood-downtown” model, with inpatient beds divided into eight-room subclusters with group living rooms and gathering spaces, as well as access to amenities such as gyms, skills classrooms, and six outdoor courtyards.
JLG Architects (Fargo) is the architect of record on the project, with Architecture+ (Troy, N.Y.) serving as associate architect and Mortenson (Fargo) as construction manager.
The project is expected to be completed in late 2027 and open in 2028.
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