Mount Sinai Medical Center Builds Braman Cancer Center

Mount Sinai Medical Center is constructing the $250 million Irma and Norman Braman Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami Beach, Fla. Designed by CannonDesign, the 220,000-sf facility will deliver unparalleled patient care and provide much-needed access to clinical expertise, robust support services, and research. Mount Sinai’s affiliation with Columbia University will enable collaborative assessments and treatment plans informed by sophisticated, evidence-based methodologies for cancer care.

Housing advanced equipment including two linear accelerators, MRI and PET/CT scanners, and a mammography center, the state-of-the-art building will provide 55 exam rooms, 56 chemotherapy spaces, and phlebotomy stations for up to 10 patients. As well as offering same-day and next-day appointments and telemedicine, the project will increase the capacity for oncology urgent care services, enabling expedited assessment and early intervention to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency department visits for immunocompromised patients. 

Designed to adapt to evolving technologies, the structure incorporates several strategies for resiliency in response to climate change. The building’s finish floor elevation is raised more than six feet above the sea-wall elevation, and a sophisticated curtainwall system can accommodate demountable surge barriers. Interior environments will benefit from passive self-shading provided by customized concrete spandrel panels.

Brasfield & Gorrie is acting as general contractor, with completion anticipated in the first quarter of 2026.