Baptist Well being is planning a brand new seven-story hospital proper subsequent to the Sawgrass Expressway in Dawn — serving a area that’s getting 1000’s of latest residences.
The hospital can be seven tales with 100 beds and a 25-bay emergency division, Baptist Well being spokeswoman Gina Halley-Wright mentioned. “The hospital can be totally built-in with Baptist Well being’s specialty companies, which incorporates most cancers care, orthopedic care, cardiovascular care, and mind and backbone care,” she mentioned.
The hospital can be about 2 miles north of the Amerant Financial institution Area, the house of the Florida Panthers. Plans to construct it not too long ago took an additional step ahead, receiving county authorities approval that additional helped clear the way in which for the brand new facility.
Additionally underway within the metropolis is Metropica, a $1.5 billion megaproject on 65 acres between Amerant Financial institution Area and the Sawgrass Mills mall. The Metropica undertaking has been permitted for 3,300 residential items, 650,000 sq. ft of workplace house and 485,000 sq. ft of retail and industrial house.
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Metropica, a $1.5 billion mixed-use undertaking permitted for 3,300 residential items, 650,000 sq. ft of workplace house and 485,000 sq. ft of retail and industrial house, is on the rise in Dawn. Arquitectonica/Courtesy
To assist accommodate site visitors, plans are also envisioned to revamp the Sawgrass Expressway interchange that’s simply west of Amerant Financial institution Area.
The $500 million hospital undertaking is a bit farther north, on land bordered by the Sawgrass Expressway to the west, the freeway’s Oakland Park Boulevard exit to the south and residential neighborhoods to the east.
Miami-based Baptist Well being is also seeking to design the undertaking with eco-friendly options. “An enormous emphasis for this undertaking is sustainability and embracing the surroundings,” she mentioned. “The ability is designed with eco-friendly initiatives geared toward lowering its carbon footprint and supporting long-term environmental well being.”
A development schedule has not been set.
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