The former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 5600 Monument Ave., where Virginia Physicians for Women is planning to build a new medical office. (Jack Jacobs photo)
A local medical practice focused on women’s health is expanding its presence in the West End.
Virginia Physicians for Women (VPFW) is planning to open a new location at 5600 Monument Ave., where a now-vacant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building currently stands.
VPFW bought 1.7-acre property last month for $3.5 million from the church.
The nearly 30,000-square-foot building would be razed to make way for a two-story, 32,000-square-foot medical office. CEO Ronnie Milligan said VPFW would either be the sole occupant of the building, or would be the primary user and lease a small portion of it to a tenant,
The new office is anticipated to open in spring 2027 and is expected to cost $17 million, which includes construction, equipment, land and the expense of tearing down the church. Services held at the Monument Avenue site have been moved to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 10660 Duryea Drive in South Richmond.
PSH+ is handling the architectural design of the VPFW project. NAI Dominion is the developer. VPFW secured financing through Atlantic Union Bank for the project. The property was most recently assessed at $3.4 million.
A general contractor hasn’t been selected, and Milligan said it is expected to go out to bid soon. The project would require a rezoning to allow the construction of the medical office building.
The new Monument office would replace VPFW’s current nearby location at 5875 Bremo Road on the Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital campus.
The new space would have about 30 treatment rooms and four ultrasound imagery suites. VPFW plans to provide mammograms in the new office, which isn’t offered at its St. Mary’s office, as well as conduct minor medical procedures in the new space.
A rendering of the medical office building being planned by VPFW. (Courtesy VPFW)
Milligan said the new office would be larger than the space on St. Mary’s campus, and would allow VPFW to expand its capacity in that part of town. He said five doctors work out of the St. Mary’s space, and that in the Monument space there would be room for nine or 10 providers.
The acquisition of the church property marks a milestone in VPFW’s plans for that region. The practice has been interested in such a project since before the pandemic, but had struggled to find an appropriate site that was available and close to existing outposts in the West End.
“We had been kicking the tires on this for four or five years,” Milligan said. “It’s important for us to be in proximity to the hospital, so our doctors can go over there to deliver babies.”
VPFW’s other offices are at the campuses of Henrico Doctors’ Hospital and St. Francis Medical Pavilion, West Creek Medical Park in Short Pump, Puddledock Medical Center in Prince George and a Midlothian headquarters. In the spring, VPFW plans to break ground on a new medical office building adjacent to St. Francis in Chesterfield. The group has about 40 physicians and other medical providers.
The former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 5600 Monument Ave., where Virginia Physicians for Women is planning to build a new medical office. (Jack Jacobs photo)
A local medical practice focused on women’s health is expanding its presence in the West End.
Virginia Physicians for Women (VPFW) is planning to open a new location at 5600 Monument Ave., where a now-vacant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building currently stands.
VPFW bought 1.7-acre property last month for $3.5 million from the church.
The nearly 30,000-square-foot building would be razed to make way for a two-story, 32,000-square-foot medical office. CEO Ronnie Milligan said VPFW would either be the sole occupant of the building, or would be the primary user and lease a small portion of it to a tenant,
The new office is anticipated to open in spring 2027 and is expected to cost $17 million, which includes construction, equipment, land and the expense of tearing down the church. Services held at the Monument Avenue site have been moved to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 10660 Duryea Drive in South Richmond.
PSH+ is handling the architectural design of the VPFW project. NAI Dominion is the developer. VPFW secured financing through Atlantic Union Bank for the project. The property was most recently assessed at $3.4 million.
A general contractor hasn’t been selected, and Milligan said it is expected to go out to bid soon. The project would require a rezoning to allow the construction of the medical office building.
The new Monument office would replace VPFW’s current nearby location at 5875 Bremo Road on the Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital campus.
The new space would have about 30 treatment rooms and four ultrasound imagery suites. VPFW plans to provide mammograms in the new office, which isn’t offered at its St. Mary’s office, as well as conduct minor medical procedures in the new space.
A rendering of the medical office building being planned by VPFW. (Courtesy VPFW)
Milligan said the new office would be larger than the space on St. Mary’s campus, and would allow VPFW to expand its capacity in that part of town. He said five doctors work out of the St. Mary’s space, and that in the Monument space there would be room for nine or 10 providers.
The acquisition of the church property marks a milestone in VPFW’s plans for that region. The practice has been interested in such a project since before the pandemic, but had struggled to find an appropriate site that was available and close to existing outposts in the West End.
“We had been kicking the tires on this for four or five years,” Milligan said. “It’s important for us to be in proximity to the hospital, so our doctors can go over there to deliver babies.”
VPFW’s other offices are at the campuses of Henrico Doctors’ Hospital and St. Francis Medical Pavilion, West Creek Medical Park in Short Pump, Puddledock Medical Center in Prince George and a Midlothian headquarters. In the spring, VPFW plans to break ground on a new medical office building adjacent to St. Francis in Chesterfield. The group has about 40 physicians and other medical providers.
I’m sorry to see it go. I volunteered for a number of Girl Scout events that were held there.
I don’t think it is needed now that they have built the large one out on Staples Mill.
Yeah, the article states that services have been moved to the building near Old Gun Rd off Huguenot, but I bet more people are attending services at the Staples Mill temple. That thing is massive.
I believe they built a new church along with the temple that was built on Staples Mill Road. That probably meant they no longer needed this one.
Great use of the location near the hospital.
At first glance I thought the new building was a Jiffy Lube.
someone beat me to it – looks like an oil change shop. They can do better on the design even if they only tried a little