Medical offices to be built near hospital

This conceptual drawing shows a medical office building planned for Frank Martin Road across from the Bedford County Emergency Medical Service building.
(Submitted drawing by Davis Stokes Architects) [Order this photo]

Next week, Shelbyville's planning commission will consider site plans for two structures -- a 30,000-square foot, two-story medical office building to be located on Frank Martin Road across from the Bedford County Emergency Medical Service offices and a 16,000-square foot office building slated to be built on Airport Business Park Drive adjacent to Heritage Medical Center.

The site plan for the 16,000 square foot structure was submitted by Shane McFarland Construction, and is to be an addition to Heritage's medical campus that will contain testing facilities, according to Harold Segroves of Coldwell Banker Segroves Nelson Real Estate, who is working with the hospital on the project.

Green described the building as shaped like an upside down "L" with the structure opening up toward Airport Business Park.

Heritage CEO Dan Buckner said Thursday that he anticipated that the hospital will keep working with Segroves "as we continue to add medical staff to Heritage."

However, Buckner said it was too early to say exactly what was to be in the building and that more details would be forthcoming as they are worked out.

The 30,000-square-foot building is to be called Russell Plaza, after Dr. William Russell, who has requested the site plan. City planning and codes director Kip Green explained that the building is the first phase of a medical office complex.

The second phase will be constructed behind the proposed plaza, Green said.

Russell Plaza will have parking surrounding the structure and "is very nicely designed ... well landscaped, very appealing," according to Green.

"From the size of it, it would leave you to believe that it will house doctors' offices," Green speculated.

Principal architect John Davis of Davis Stokes in Brentwood confirmed that the building will be used primarily for office space for local physicians.

Buckner said that Heritage will continue to collaborate with Dr. Russell to use space in that building as well, but also added it was too early to speculate on the building's exact use.

A groundbreaking date will be announced in the future, Buckner said.

The planning commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the courtroom at Shelbyville Police Department.