Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion — Memorial Sloan Kettering

Memorial Sloan Kettering has started demolition and excavation for the Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion, a 27-story inpatient tower that will rise on its main Manhattan campus. At $2.3 billion, it’s one of the largest single healthcare builds underway in New York City, and a bet that the country’s oldest cancer center needs a lot more room for the sickest, most complex cases.

Project Scope

The pavilion will hold 208 single-occupancy inpatient beds and 12 operating suites across roughly 27 stories, with a dedicated patient bridge tying it to the existing hospital. The design puts surgical robotics and digital infrastructure at the center rather than bolting them on later. A Turner and Consigli joint venture holds construction; CannonDesign is lead architect, working with Foster + Partners. Steel erection is set for mid-2027, with the building targeted to open around mid-2030.

Why It Matters

Single-occupancy rooms have become the standard for cancer care because infection control and recovery both improve when patients aren’t sharing space. Getting there in a dense urban campus means building up, not out, and threading heavy construction around a hospital that never stops running. If MSK pulls it off on schedule, the Griffin Pavilion sets a template for how legacy medical centers add capacity without leaving their existing footprint.

Project Team & Details