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Consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP put forward eight proposals for redeveloping the VA campus, but only those with commercial and residential uses are controversial.



RESEARCH



Summary:

Light commercial and residential.


Renovations:

Research facility would be located in renovated buildings on Wadsworth campus nursing home and mental health would go into renovated buildings


Construction:

Acute inpatient tower and Veterans Administration office building on Wadsworth campus. NCA columbarium and California State Veterans Home on Brentwood campus. Medical office building, mixed-use residential, residential therapy program, open space.



EDUCATION/HOUSING



Summary:

Retains northern portion of the campus for educational uses.


Renovations:

Ambulatory care moved into renovated building, nursing home/mental heath center facilities renovated. Current Ambulatory/Hospital building renovated.


Construction:

New acute inpatient tower and Veterans Administration office building on Wadsworth campus. NCA columbarium and California State Veterans Home on Brentwood campus. North Brentwood campus redeveloped for public educational use and/or potential new mixed-use construction.



VETERAN HOMES



Summary:

Weighs heavily on construction but adds veteran housing.


Renovations:

Ambulatory care would move into renovated building; nursing home/mental heath center would be located in renovated existing facilities.


Construction:

New acute inpatient tower Veterans Administration office building on Wadsworth campus. NCA columbarium and California State Veterans Home would be built on Brentwood campus. Veteran treatment facilities, affordable veteran/family housing and nursing housing built on North Central and West Central campus.



MEDICAL INSTITUTE



Summary:

Pharmaceutical research campus, possibly a Westside location for Amgen.


Renovations:

Ambulatory care would move into renovated building, nursing home/mental heath center relocated into renovated facilities. Current ambulatory/hospital building renovated.


Construction:

New acute inpatient tower and Veterans Administration office building on Wadsworth campus. NCA columbarium and California State Veterans Home would be built on Brentwood campus. Medical research institute and medical building on the Southeast Brentwood Campus.

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