“And on most days, it was nearly impossible to find a parking space,” Rubin said.

“The Children’s Hospital of Richmond Pavilion has been more than five years in the works. This allows us to strengthen our commitment to seamless multidisciplinary care, and it’s also a center for training medical students and nursing students, pediatrics residents, specialty fellows and other clinicians,” Rubin said.

The structure will have 11 levels above ground: three parking levels, a lobby area on one level and seven other floors. The 615-space parking includes four levels below ground.

The ground level will allow vehicles to enter from 10th Street through to 11th Street, with ramps that will take drivers to parking levels above and below ground. A valet parking station also will be available in the throughway.

Foot traffic also will be able to enter the ground floor from Broad Street, passing through a terraced plaza. Retail space will be available on the ground level along Broad.

Elevators will take people from the ground floor to the main lobby and registration, which is on the level just above the parking deck.