StarCare Sunrise Canyon Hospital and Hope Center

StarCare Sunrise Canyon Hospital and Hope Center

StarCare completed new construction of an 80,000-square-foot behavioral health facility at 1905 Aspen Ave. in Lubbock. The project, registered with TDLR in April 2024, passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in August 2026, confirming that construction is complete.

The facility consists of a roughly 70,000-square-foot inpatient hospital with 60 beds and a 10,000-square-foot 23-hour observation Diversion Center. The building scope includes administration offices, a treatment mall, a patient gym, outdoor courtyards, and three living units. The estimated cost for this new construction was $55,000,000, resulting in a cost of $688 per square foot. This figure is above the Lubbock County median of $175 per square foot for new construction projects registered in the last 24 months.

StarCare served as the owner and developer of record for the project. Parkhill was the design firm of record, a firm that has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $122,786,339, including Central High School in San Angelo. Stephen D Macphie was the registered accessibility specialist. The project involved public funds or public land, and plan review was completed in April 2024, the same month construction started. The scheduled build window of 759 days was longer than the county median of 244 days.

Location and Regional Context

The facility is situated near St. Patrick's Catholic Church and St. Patrick's Hall in ZIP code 79404. Census estimates for this ZIP code indicate a population of about 8,935, with a median household income of $45,653. StarCare has one other TDLR-registered project in Lubbock valued at $5,000,000. Other registered projects in the immediate area include new construction for AutoZone, Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas, and Texas Tech University, as well as a renovation of Jones Stadium West.

According to a post by StarCare Specialty Health System on X, the company broke ground on the StarCare Sunrise Canyon Hospital and Hope Center with architect Parkhill. The post described the new inpatient hospital and its collaborative design process. The TDLR record confirms the final inspection status, providing definitive evidence that the physical construction phase has concluded.