$35M parking structure at University of Michigan would bring 570 spaces

ANN ARBOR, MI - If approved, a $35-million parking structure would bring hundreds of spaces to the Michigan Medicine campus.

The funding could be authorized at the Thursday, Oct. 17 meeting of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. The action item can be found here.

The structure would be on Zina Pitcher Place near the upcoming Kahn Pavilion, providing 570 parking spaces to support the increased patient and visitor flow from the new medical facility, officials said.

The Kahn Health Care Pavilion project costs $920 million and will add 690,000 square feet and 264 beds to the university health system’s main medical campus by fall 2025. The hospital will support intensive care, as well as specialty services for neuroscience, cardiovascular and thoracic care.

The plan is for the new parking structure to be built on the Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience building that is planned for demolition, officials said. The new structure would be connected on one level to the nearby Ann Street Parking Structure, officials said.

The funding is being provided by University of Michigan Health and the university’s Logistics, Transportation and Parking department. Initial cash for construction costs may be provided by bond proceeds, but that also would have to be approved by the regents.

The Ann Arbor architectural firm Walker Consultants will design the project, officials said. The scheduled completion is for winter 2026.

The regents will vote on the authorization of funds at the Thursday meeting, which starts at 3:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Center in Flint. The meeting is being livestreamed and can be viewed at umich.edu/watch.

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