HOUSTON – Baylor College of Medicine has started construction on The Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower, a 503,000-sf, 11-story medical education and research building.
The development will include a 35,000-sf simulation lab, a 500-seat classroom and event center, small-group and studio classrooms, dedicated space for big data analytics, lecture halls, and a student wellness center.
The 11th floor will house the new offices of Baylor executive leadership.
The Cullen Foundation, The Cullen Trust for Health Care, and The Cullen Trust for Higher Education contributed a combined $30 million for the project with an additional $100 million donated.
The construction manager for the project is Linbeck Group. The project manager is JLL.
The building is expectd to open in 2026.