Mayo's Discovery Square starts to take shape in Rochester

November 3, 2017 at 4:27AM
Taylor Cupp with Mortenson showed Joselyn Raymundo a virtual reality walkthrough of Discovery Square in a heated tent following an outdoor groundbreaking.
Taylor Cupp with Mortenson showed Joselyn Raymundo a virtual reality walkthrough of Discovery Square in a heated tent following an outdoor groundbreaking. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

ROCHESTER — Crews broke ground Thursday on a four-story, 90,000-square-foot building heralded as the first step toward the creation of "Discovery Square," a life sciences and biotechnology hub where Mayo Clinic doctors and researchers will collaborate with private firms to create new medical technology.

The 16-block "Discovery Square" district is one of six within Mayo's $5.6 billion Destination Medical Center plan. Construction of the Mortenson building project is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

A rendering of the 90,000 square foot building being constructed at the Destination Medical Center in Rochester. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Matt McKinney writes about his hometown of Stillwater and the rest of Washington County for the Star Tribune's suburbs team. 

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