COOK CHILDREN'S DODSON RETAIL

Cook Children's Dodson Retail is a renovation of a 1,764 sq ft café space within the Dodson Building at 1500 Cooper St, Fort Worth, TX 76104. The project transforms the existing area into a new Peak’s Treats location, a food service operation associated with Cook Children's Medical Centre. This renovation/alteration work is privately funded on private land for private use, with an estimated cost of $175,000.

The scope of work includes installing new food service equipment and making associated modifications to the space. Environments for Health Architecture serves as the design firm of record for this project. Michael J Love is the registered accessibility specialist listed on the filing. The work is targeted for September 2026, following a construction start date of August 2026.

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in July 2026. Plan review is pending, and the status is listed as Project Registered. The scheduled build window is 36 days, which is shorter than the 92-day median for renovation/alteration filings in Tarrant County. The estimated cost is below the county median of $250,000 for similar projects, while the cost per square foot of $99 is above the county median of $79.

Project Context and Comparisons

Cook Children's Medical Centre has one other TDLR-registered project in Fort Worth valued at $1,000,000. Environments for Health Architecture has completed six other registered projects totaling $5,481,695, including work for Cook Children's and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center. These past projects range from $200,000 to $2,600,000 and include various statuses such as review complete, inspection complete, and project closed.

City of Fort Worth permit records show 15 permits on file at this street address between January 2025 and September 2026. These include electrical, plumbing, and commercial building permits with a total declared valuation of $947,004. The most recent permit at this address describes remodeling a retail café space in an existing medical center. The TDLR filing for this specific project remains distinct from these general city records.

The surrounding area, ZIP 76104, has a population of about 20,694 with a median household income of $56,848 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. Housing in this ZIP code is mostly renter-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of $145,000. Tarrant County’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier.