When a large new medical center will be built in Quincy

Peter Blandino, The Patriot Ledger
Updated ·3 min read

QUINCY − Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has signed a lease agreement with FoxRock Properties to develop an ambulatory medical care center in downtown Quincy, according to an Oct. 17 news release. Construction is expected to begin in 2025 in preparation for a 2027 opening, the statements says.

The facility will be at 55 General McConville Way, near the Quincy Center MBTA station. Services will include primary care, urgent care, cancer care, OB-GYN, orthopedics, radiology and lab services and a retail pharmacy.

"We are honored to have the opportunity to care for residents of the Quincy area by increasing access to high-quality specialty and culturally competent care in the community," said Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center President Pete Healy in the news release.

FoxRock Properties plans to build a medical office building on this vacant lot west of McConville Way. The Stop & Shop building can be seen in the background.
FoxRock Properties plans to build a medical office building on this vacant lot west of McConville Way. The Stop & Shop building can be seen in the background.

This is the second announcement of plans to develop the site of the old Ross Parking Garage in the past week.

On Oct. 11, D.J. MacKinnon, of Atlantic Development, presented to the planning board plans for a parking garage, apartments and retail space widely rumored to include a Trader Joe's grocery store. That project would also be on McConville Way, where an IHOP now sits.

In January 2022, FoxRock abandoned plans to build a 125-room hotel, restaurant, six-story office building and 200 market-rate residential units on the site, months after receiving harsh criticism from city councilors, who said the developer reneged on promises to develop medical facilities and affordable housing.

With the new partnership between FoxRock and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a new set of plans will be drafted and presented to the planning board, said Chris Walker, Mayor Tom Koch's chief of staff.

FoxRock was given the right to develop the downtown property through a complicated land deal approved in 2019. The deal, called a land disposition agreement, was the result of two years of negotiations between FoxRock and the Koch administration. Initial plans for the space included a 200,000-square-foot medical facility, 110 apartments for low- and middle-income workers and a 140-room hotel.

Standing in front of the site of a proposed ambulatory care center at 55 General McConville Way in Quincy are, from left, Dr. David Chiu, vice president of network operations, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center President Pete Healy; Quincy Mayor Tom Koch; Jason Ward, managing director of investments at FoxRock Properties; and Rich Fernandez, president of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton.

"We've been working diligently to develop the Ross Lot in Quincy Center for several years," said FoxRock Properties Managing Director Jason Ward. "It has always been our goal to have one of Boston's very best medical providers anchor the potential development, and we couldn't be more pleased that we have been able to partner with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center."

Owned by billionaire Rob Hale, FoxRock developed the Ashlar Park apartment complex at the site of the former Quincy Medical Center. It is also working on mixed-use commercial and residential projects at the Masonic Temple and former Citizens Bank building on Hancock Street in Quincy Center.

Koch praised the announced lease agreement.

"Having one of the most well-respected medical providers in the entire world in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as an anchor tenant in our new downtown is a great step forward for our community and a testament to the work of so many making Quincy Center a thriving economic engine once again," he said.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center announced a lease agreement with FoxRock Properties to develop an ambulatory medical center on a vacant lot to the north of Generals Bridge in downtown Quincy.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center announced a lease agreement with FoxRock Properties to develop an ambulatory medical center on a vacant lot to the north of Generals Bridge in downtown Quincy.

"Most importantly, the range of services will help keep many of our residents close to home for first-class medical care," Koch said.

Councilor-at-Large Anne Mahoney, who is running to unseat Koch in this year's mayoral election, also weighed in on the announcement. Mahoney is an advisory board member for Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton.

"This project will certainly improve access to urgent medical services for our community, and I applaud any efforts to improve health care for our residents,," Mahoney said in a statement. "Like many in our community, I still believe that in a city of our size, we need hospital services. This project does not offer 24/7 emergency room care, which is a need that has been talked about for many years."

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