WHAT: New headquarters for LifeServe Blood Center
WHERE: 5625 N.W. Johnston Drive, Johnston
BUILDING SIZE: 56,569 square feet
BUILDING PERMIT VALUE: $25 million
CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANT: Formation Group
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Hansen Co.
ARCHITECT: BNIM Architects
BACKGROUND AND UPDATE: Steel framing is being put in place for the LifeServe Blood Center headquarters under construction in Johnston and the project is on track for a spring 2024 completion, according to officials with Formation Group.

In addition, site elevations are set so that site work can begin this spring, according to Matt Brown, president of Formation Group, the project’s manager.

A building permit valued at $25 million was issued for the project in early November.

LifeServe Blood Center, now at 431 E. Locust St. in Des Moines, plans on moving its operations into the new two-story facility in 2024. The donor center, laboratory and supply area will be on the building’s first floor; executive offices will be on the second floor. 

The building’s south side, which will be composed mostly of glass, will face Johnston Drive. The east end, which will include a balcony, will overlook vegetation and trees.

Supply chain challenges, which have slowed construction projects nationwide for the past two years, have not impeded the LifeServe project, Emily Kistner, a Formation Group project manager, wrote in an email.

“There are certainly long lead time items, but the team has been able to work within the parameters of the current schedule,” she wrote.

Related article: New LifeServe headquarters designed without building materials selected; design process not typical, says architect

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