Highrise Tower Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Noticed an older building on Bertner today. The building and parking lot was fenced with a tan screen. Is there something happening here? If you zoom in, it looks like the building has broken windows. Sits behind their many campus at 6720 Bertner. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsonr Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 31 minutes ago, Highrise Tower said: Noticed an older building on Bertner today. The building and parking lot was fenced with a tan screen. Is there something happening here? If you zoom in, it looks like the building has broken windows. Sits behind their many campus at 6720 Bertner. This is the original St Luke’s hospital building. I know Texas Children’s Hospital purchased the medical office tower seen behind this building, but I don’t know if they purchased the hospital complex as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 Looks like the original hospital is slated for demolition. Built in 1954. Here's a picture. Quote The original seven-story hospital building, built in 1954 and now used for administrative functions, will be torn down, and new facilities will be built on that space as well as possibly on other nearby undeveloped land owned by St. Luke’s, according to [St. Luke’s senior vice president David] Koontz. http://swamplot.com/st-lukes-were-selling-so-we-can-renovate-and-demolish/2007-10-05/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Inevitable one supposes, but I'm always sorry to lose some of these older buildings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 Took a closer look today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Took a picture of the old building today. It has been 2 years since I last posted an update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 What's going on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 Building was brought up this weekend. I took a photo for the thread. One of the last, original, hospitals of the TMC still standing? 1940s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Welp. They are doing a facade remodel here? I wonder why they just don't demolish the 1950s building? A nurse at St. Luke's told me the original hospital is prone to flooding. Pictures from today. Facade remodel. Front entrance. The original brick is falling off. Old school windows that need a power washing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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