Demolition To Begin On Portions Of Former Franciscan Health Crown Point Campus
10/24/2025
CROWN POINT, Ind. – Demolition is slated to begin as early as next week on portions of the former Franciscan Health Crown Point campus as part of the overall transformation project.
As originally announced in early July, the former bed tower and a portion of the first floor of the main hospital building are slated for demolition by Tonn and Blank Construction. Contractors on site will limit their work to daytime hours and employ dust control measures as work is underway.
The partial demolition is just one element of a collaborative project with community partners to further transform the former Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital campus. Construction fencing was erected in July around portions of the former hospital building as work took place inside to prepare the tower and a portion of the first floor for demolition. Traffic patterns were also adjusted over the last few months for safety purposes as the project progressed.
Once complete, the portions of the building slated for demolition will be converted into green space. Multiple administrative and clinical programs are slated to remain on the property, which has been used for multiple outpatient services since the new hospital opened near Interstate 65 and U.S. 231 in January 2024.
The Burrell Cancer Center, located on Court Street, will remain open to patients throughout the project. Cancer services will move to The Dean and Barbara White Cancer Center, currently under construction by Tonn and Blank adjacent to the new Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital at 12750 St. Francis Drive, when it opens in 2027.
Franciscan Alliance donated more than 12 acres of land adjacent to the former Franciscan Health Crown Point property at 1201 S. Main St. to its neighbor at the Dean and Barbara White Southlake YMCA. Work is already well underway by Tonn and Blank Construction to build the YMCA Sportscenter at Crown Point. The Sportscenter will contain dedicated courts for basketball and pickleball. The YMCA Sportscenter is expected to open in January 2026.
As originally announced in early July, the former bed tower and a portion of the first floor of the main hospital building are slated for demolition by Tonn and Blank Construction. Contractors on site will limit their work to daytime hours and employ dust control measures as work is underway.
The partial demolition is just one element of a collaborative project with community partners to further transform the former Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital campus. Construction fencing was erected in July around portions of the former hospital building as work took place inside to prepare the tower and a portion of the first floor for demolition. Traffic patterns were also adjusted over the last few months for safety purposes as the project progressed.
Once complete, the portions of the building slated for demolition will be converted into green space. Multiple administrative and clinical programs are slated to remain on the property, which has been used for multiple outpatient services since the new hospital opened near Interstate 65 and U.S. 231 in January 2024.
The Burrell Cancer Center, located on Court Street, will remain open to patients throughout the project. Cancer services will move to The Dean and Barbara White Cancer Center, currently under construction by Tonn and Blank adjacent to the new Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital at 12750 St. Francis Drive, when it opens in 2027.
Franciscan Alliance donated more than 12 acres of land adjacent to the former Franciscan Health Crown Point property at 1201 S. Main St. to its neighbor at the Dean and Barbara White Southlake YMCA. Work is already well underway by Tonn and Blank Construction to build the YMCA Sportscenter at Crown Point. The Sportscenter will contain dedicated courts for basketball and pickleball. The YMCA Sportscenter is expected to open in January 2026.
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