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Health-Care Construction on the Rise in State
Construction continues on Pasadena and Dallas hospitals; also, new corporate headquarters in McKinney, condo conversions in Austin and hospitality projects in Arlington.
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The Presbyterian Healthcare System recently broke ground on its largest expansion to date. |
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Breaks Ground on Six-Story Tower
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas recently broke ground on a new six-story patient-bed tower named the Hamon Tower. HKS designed the 38-year-old campus’ largest expansion to date. The Hamon Tower, which will open in January 2009, is part of a $150 million acute-care expansion project on the hospital’s campus. The all-private room tower will have 72 ICU beds and 108 acute care beds, as well as diagnostic and support spaces.
After the new tower is constructed, renovations will take place at the existing acute -care hospital. Support services and diagnostic and treatment services are planned for renovations and expansions to accommodate future medical and information technology and health-care trends.
The tower was named to honor Dallas philanthropist Nancy B. Hamon, who donated a $10 million gift to the Presbyterian Healthcare System’s Legacy of Care Campaign.
Pasadena Hospital Construction Nears Completion
Construction on the $52 million Patients Medical Center in Pasadena is nearing completion. The hospital was designed by Arlington-based Ascension Group Architects.
The 101,000-sq-ft medical/surgical acute-care hospital is owned by Pasadena-area physicians and developed and managed by Richardson-based Rockwall Hospitals Inc. When it opens, the center will include 53 private inpatient overnight suites, four intensive care unit beds, four intermediate care beds and an emergency department. The for-profit hospital will include eight operating rooms and space for open-heart surgeries and imaging services, including a 64-slice computerized tomography scanner. There will be shell space should the hospital require additional surgery and/or imaging services in the future.
Patients Medical Center represents the sixth new hospital completed by Ascension in the past five years. Ascension and Rockwall Hospitals recently worked together on Lakeside Hospital at Bastrop. The physician-owned general hospital opened earlier this year near Austin.
Mayse and Associates Works Two Metroplex Projects
Dallas-based design firm Mayse and Associates Inc. has two major projects under way including a new Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton in Arlington. The project is part of a 13-acre mixed-use development. The four-story hotel will have 97 rooms. Reising Contracting is acting as construction manager.
The Haven Condominiums in Dallas is also under construction. The 45-unit condominium complex is just north of downtown Dallas. The mid-rise project features three residential floors over a concrete parking structure. The project is a joint effort between Mayse and the designer, WDG Architecture’s Dallas office.
Condo Conversion Planned for Downtown Austin Complex
Taking an existing apartment complex in south central Austin. The Chameleon Barton Court, part of the Chameleon Group LLC family of companies, based in Portsmouth, N.H., is planning an upscale urban 64-unit condominium project.
The massive renovation and condo-conversion is designed by Michael Hsu Design of Austin.
C.L. Carson has been selected as the general contractor and will handle the renovation and new construction of the complex. The new 650- to 1,000-sq-ft condos will cater to first- and second-time urban homebuyers with prices beginning at $135,000 for one-bedroom units and $175,000 for two-bedroom units.
The two-story buildings on 2.5 acres will feature exotic landscaping and modern detailing and all units will boast decks overlooking a large central courtyard.
Select condominium units are available for pre-sale.
Cadence McShane to Build Torchmark Corp. HQ in McKinney
Torchmark Corp. of McKinney has selected Cadence McShane Corp. of Dallas to complete its new 150,000 sq ft corporate headquarters on 18 acres adjacent to existing offices of United American Insurance, a subsidiary of Torchmark, in the city of McKinney.
Cadence McShane and project architect, Alliance Architects Inc., will provide completion by November 2007.
The exterior of the two-story headquarters will feature a pattern of brick and cast stone accenting its concrete tiltwall structure.
Cadence McShane has completed site work including 537 new parking spaces, lighting and landscaping, based on an earlier portion of the construction assignment. |
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