BSW THH Dallas - ED Renovation

Baylor Scott & White - The Heart Hospital Dallas is undergoing a major renovation at 621 N Hall Street in Dallas, Texas. The project, filed as BSW THH Dallas - ED Renovation, focuses on the ground floor of the facility to create a new Emergency Department. This effort includes site work and canopy additions to support the new clinical space. The total estimated cost for this renovation is $1,737,000, covering 2,895 square feet of interior alterations.

The owner of record is Baylor University Medical Center, which has registered six other projects with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in recent filings. The design firm of record is E4H Environments 4 Health. Casey Joe Anderson is the registered accessibility specialist for this specific project. The work is privately funded on private land for private use, ensuring the new emergency services are integrated directly into the existing hospital infrastructure.

Scope and Scale

The scope of work is strictly defined by the filing: renovation work on the ground floor to establish the new Emergency Department. The physical footprint of the project is 2,895 square feet. At an estimated cost of $1,737,000, the project averages $600 per square foot. This cost per square foot is above the county median of $73 for renovation and alteration projects in Dallas County. The total estimated cost is also above the county median of $249,838, placing this project in the top quarter of similar filings by value.

The scheduled build window for this project is 361 days, which is longer than the median scheduled build window of 92 days for comparable renovation projects in the county. The project was registered with TDLR in October 2026. Plan review is pending, and construction is targeted for October 2027. The surrounding area, ZIP code 75226, has a population of about 5,010 and a median household income of $69,589 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Status and Timeline

The project status is registered with the TDLR. The filing indicates a construction start date of November 2026. The completion date on the filing is October 2027, meaning the project is targeted for October 2027. This timeline reflects the complexity of integrating a new emergency department into an existing hospital structure. The Dallas County unemployment rate was 3 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier, providing context for the local labor market during the construction phase.