What you can do
- Report a construction problem to the City ↗
Use Get It Done for problems in the street or sidewalk around the campus, such as blocked sidewalks or debris on Frost St.
- Write to Councilmember Raul Campillo (District 7) ↗
The Councilmember represents Serra Mesa on the Council and can raise construction parking and traffic problems with the City. Use the office's contact form, or call 619-236-6677.
Where it stands
Sharp is adding a hospital tower, named the McGrath Tower, at 7901 Frost St. It has seven levels and 260,000 square feet. Sharp is also adding a six-level, 95,000-square-foot expansion of the Sharp Mary Birch building.
The eight-level central and south towers will be cut down to their second-level base. The Knollwood Building will be replaced by a 120,000-square-foot office building.
The campus ends up with 113 fewer beds. The new tower has 152 beds and the Mary Birch expansion has 27, while 256 are removed from the older towers. The new tower can reach 122 to 139 feet. The zone limit is 60 feet.
The City Council approved the permits 9–0 on July 24, 2023. It also approved a small street vacation on Birmingham Way, which means that piece stops being a public street.
In January 2026 Sharp's builder reported that a new central energy plant was finished. This was an early phase of the campus plan. Sharp says the tower will open in 2030. The City's environmental review says all parts of the work would be finished in 2031.
- City environmental review (addendum)
- City Council minutes (Item 204)
- Environmental filing (CEQAnet)
- The McGrath Tower (Sharp)
- New central energy plant finished (Construction Owners)
- Expected:McGrath Tower opens
- Expected:All construction finishes
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