CHRISTUS Mother Frances - Discharge Lounge in Tyler, TX

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Tyler is renovating 2,000 square feet of interior space at 800 E Dawson to create a new discharge waiting area. This project, filed as CHRISTUS Mother Frances - Discharge Lounge, involves alterations to an existing shell space within the hospital’s Midtown facility in Smith County. The estimated cost for this renovation is $400,000, which equates to $200 per square foot.

Harris Craig Architects, Inc. is the design firm of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist is Jeffery L Kelley. The work is privately funded on private land for private use. TDLR completed the plan review in May 2025, and construction was scheduled to begin in June 2025 with a planned completion date of August 2025.

Project Context and Comparison

This renovation is part of a broader portfolio of work by CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital. The owner has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $5,257,616, including facilities in Tyler, Jacksonville, and Sulphur Springs. Harris Craig Architects, Inc. has also been involved in six other registered projects totaling $3,173,535, such as the CHRISTUS Heart & Vascular Institute in Tyler.

Compared to 1,213 other renovation and alteration filings in Smith County, this project’s cost of $400,000 is above the county median of $275,000. The scheduled build window of 61 days is shorter than the county median of 104 days. The cost per square foot of $200 is also above the county median of $97 per square foot.

Although the scheduled completion date of August 2025 has passed, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The project status remains Review Complete, but final occupancy or completion is not verified by the regulatory body.