Located at the center of Santiago, the place of the renovation mostly corresponded to the site occupied by the San Borja Hospital whose installations would be entirely demolished with the only exception of its chapel.
Emplazado en pleno centro de Santiago, el predio de la remodelación correspondía en gran parte al sitio ocupado por el Hospital San Borja, cuyas instalaciones serían demolidas con la sola excepción de su capilla.