LR orthopedics firm plans $22M facility

Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics is building a $22 million, three-story office building to house its practice, Dr. Jimmy Tucker said Friday.

The 75,000-square-foot building will be at the southwest corner of Fair Park Boulevard and Interstate 630 in Little Rock.

Construction on the project began Thursday, said Tucker, president of the orthopedic group.

The orthopedic firm is located in a four-story building near the former Sears store.

Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics has 17 partners, about 20 doctors and 300 employees.

The new building is scheduled for completion in March 2018. The doctors have to be out of their existing building the same month, Tucker said.

Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics paid $2.5 million for the 5-acre tract. St. Mark Baptist Church was the seller.