VUMC opens initial phase of 21st Avenue building Jim Ayers Tower stands 15 floors, represents center’s most significant addition to date Cynthia Yeldell Anderson Cynthia Yeldell Anderson Author email Oct 1, 2025 Oct 1, 2025 Updated Oct 1, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email VUMC's Jim Ayers Tower as seen in early September, 2025. Photo by Mark Hollingsworth Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link The first of six floors in Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s newly constructed Jim Ayers Tower opens on Wednesday.Construction began on the 495,000-square-foot structure in summer 2022 and is expected to be completed by early 2027, according to a release. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%96 y:> pJ6CD %@H6C :D '2?56C3:=E &?:G6CD:EJ |65:42= r6?E6C’D =2C86DE 724:=:EJ 255:E:@? E@ 52E6 2?5 H2D F?56CE2<6? 2E 2 4@DE @7 23@FE Sd__ >:==:@?] #:D:?8 `d 7=@@CD 23@G6 a`DE pG6?F6 WD66 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]8@@8=6]4@>^>2AD^A=246^}2D9G:==6[Z%}^obe]`c`behc[\ge]g__a`fh[b2[fdJ[ach]`a9[``b]`bE^52E2lPb>fP`6`Pb>dP`D|9C\u\`\g:6zG8`f&##hvpPa6_PeD9EEADiTauTauDEC66EG:6HA:I6=D\A2]8@@8=62A:D]4@>TauG`TauE9F>3?2:=Tbu4304=:6?ETbs>2AD0DG]E24E:=6TaeHTbsh__Tae9Tbse__TaeA:E49Tbs\ab]`addgf`d```g`gaTaeA2?@:5Tbs|9C\u\`\g:6zG8`f&##hvpTaeJ2HTbsach]``egfge`agad`Pf:`ebgcPg:g`haPc>ePb>dP`D_Iggec64ba`b63h_b5i_If5b73h5_2`6h522_Pg>aPb5be]`eaeebgPc5\ge]fg`e_`eP`eK{a_G|s'B*>cn6?ECJlEEFU2>Aj806Alt8@J|sx`|s<J~rcHxz)|s$@p$pu"pHTbsTbsQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDEC@?8m96C6k^DEC@?8mk^2mX @? E96 '2?56C3:=E w62=E9 >2:? 42>AFD[ :E :D ?2>65 :? C64@8?:E:@? @7 y2>6D Wy:>X pJ6CD[ 2 AC@>:?6?E %6??6DD66 32?<6C[ 3FD:?6DD>2? 2?5 A9:=2?E9C@A:DE H9@ 5:65 :? pAC:=]k^AmkAm{6G6= D6G6? @7 E96 ?6H E@H6C 25;@:?:?8 '2?56C3:=E &?:G6CD:EJ w@DA:E2= W'&wX :D 2 ag[___\DBF2C6\7@@E AF=>@?2CJ DE6A5@H? F?:E] xE :?4=F56D b_ AC:G2E6[ :?A2E:6?E C@@>D 7@C 25F=E A2E:6?ED H:E9 4@>A=6I AF=>@?2CJ :DDF6D C6BF:C:?8 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@?]k^AmkAm%96 C@@>D AC@G:56 xr&\=6G6= 42C6 H:E9 6=6G2E65 >@?:E@C:?8 :?4=F5:?8 2 D4C66? H:E9 2 42>6C2 2==@H:?8 A2E:6?ED E@ 36 >@?:E@C65 3J 2 G:CEF2= ?FCD:?8 E62>] %96 7=@@C 2=D@ 762EFC6D E9C66 :D@=2E:@? C@@>D E92E 42? 364@>6 6:E96C A@D:E:G6 @C ?682E:G6 2:C7=@H AC6DDFC6 DA246D 2D ?66565]k^AmkAm!F=>@?2CJ A2E:6?ED AC6G:@FD=J EC62E65 :? 2 af\365 F?:E @? E96 6:89E9 7=@@C @7 '&w H:== 36 EC2?D76CC65 E@ E96 b_\365 F?:E :? E96 y:> pJ6CD %@H6C @? (65?6D52J]k^AmkAm“%96 @A6?:?8 @7 E96 7:CDE 7=@@C @7 E96 y:> pJ6CD %@H6C >2C<D E96 4F=>:?2E:@? @7 2 J62CD\=@?8 ;@FC?6J E@ 255 4C:E:42==J ?66565 42A24:EJ E@ '2?56C3:=E &?:G6CD:EJ w@DA:E2=[” sC] y677 q2=D6C[ '&|r AC6D:56?E 2?5 rt~[ 2?5 562? @7 '2?56C3:=E &?:G6CD:EJ $49@@= @7 |65:4:?6[ D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6]k^AmkAm“%9:D DA246 C67=64ED @FC @?8@:?8 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 42C6 7@C A6@A=6 H96? E96J ?665 FD >@DE[ :? 2 4@>7@CE:?8 D6EE:?8 E92E @776CD E96 >@DE 4FEE:?8\6586 25G2?46D :? 42C6]”k^AmkAms6A6?5:?8 @? E96 7:?2= 7=@@C 4@?7:8FC2E:@?[ E96 y:> pJ6CD %@H6C H:== 255 `g_ E@ `gf :?A2E:6?E 365D[ 2=@?8 H:E9 255:E:@?2= C25:@=@8J D6CG:46D[ >F=E:A=6 DA64:2=EJ 4=:?:4D 2?5 ?6H 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 @77:46 DA246] &?7:?:D965 7=@@CD H:== 36 FD65 7@C 7FCE96C 6IA2?D:@? @7 A2E:6?E 365D]k^AmkAm%96 =2DE >2;@C 255:E:@? E@ '2?56C3:=E &?:G6CD:EJ |65:42= r6?E6C H2D 4@>A=6E65 :? }@G6>36C a__h H:E9 E96 @A6?:?8 @7 E96 ``\7=@@C 4C:E:42= 42C6 E@H6C[ H9:49 25565 `_a A2E:6?E 365D 2?5 `a @A6C2E:?8 C@@>D]k^AmkAmpC49:E64ED 7@C E96 y:> pJ6CD %@H6C AC@;64E WC625 >@C6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^3FD:?6DD^56G6=@A>6?E^GF>4\A=2?D\d__>\`d\DE@CJ\E@H6C^2CE:4=60``c635be\_4`e\``65\gfd3\hfb_f_5237bg]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmkDEC@?8m96C6k^DEC@?8mk^2mX 2C6 q=2:C Z |F: s@H5 @7 }6H *@C<]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Vanderbilt University Medical Center Jeff Balser Cynthia Yeldell Anderson Author email Follow Cynthia Yeldell Anderson Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Sponsored by Trending O’Charley’s to cease operations Headline Homes: August 2026 Zoolumination canceled due to visa issues for Chinese light festival group On the Move: Sept. 8, 2026 Hotel project proposal progresses
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