A new $37 million day care facility could be coming to Fort Worth鈥檚 Medical District.
recently submitted preliminary site maps to Fort Worth鈥檚 planning staff for a new 3.6-acre day care center at 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. City officials are reviewing the early plans.
The proposed 70,000-to-95,000-square-foot facility would be about a block away from Cook Children鈥檚 on Cooper Street and Seventh Avenue.
鈥淐ook Children鈥檚 is currently in preliminary discussions regarding the potential relocation of Kids鈥� Place, the on-site daycare shared with Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth,鈥� a spokesperson with Cook Children鈥檚 said in a statement. 鈥淎s long-term campus plans are explored, details regarding the relocation remain undecided.鈥�
Cook Children鈥檚 acquired the Pennsylvania Avenue property in February 2016. The lot is currently appraised at $148,750, to the Tarrant Appraisal District.
Cook Children鈥檚 focuses on access to pediatric care for children across Tarrant County. The medical center in Fort Worth is the in the U.S. by bed size, with 443 beds. In 2022, the health system $1.77 billion in revenue.
Construction is currently underway on Cook Children鈥檚 , which is being built in partnership with JPS, as well as a new neighborhood center in northeast Fort Worth.
David Moreno is the health reporter for the Fort Worth Report. His position is supported by a grant from Texas Health Resources. Contact him at david.moreno@fortworthreport.org or on X.
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