Here Comes Mary's Center New Building!

If you live in Ward 4 in Washington, D.C., there is exciting news in store! Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care has announced plans to launch construction of a new building in Ward 4 to meet the needs of medically-underserved residents in that District. The new building, which is expected to be complete by the Fall of 2010, will replace the existing structure at 3910 Georgia Avenue, NW.

Early in May, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty attended the demolition of the old structure on Georgia Avenue. The Mayor praised Mary’s Center for its work and said the new building will help the health center expand its vitally-important mission providing neighborhood health care. “I am pleased to announce that Mary’s Center will have a new home in this neighborhood to continue doing their fantastic work in meeting critical needs such as HIV testing, teen pregnancy issues and health care needs,” said Mayor Fenty.

The 28,000 square-foot site will be part of an affordable housing project that includes 130 apartments for low-income families. A total of 130,000 square feet is planned. Mary’s Center will occupy the first floor of the new building. “We are very excited about this new building,” said Maria Gomez, President and CEO of Mary’s Center. “It will give us more efficient space in order to serve patients and it will enable us to expand our dental care services and to increase our primary health care capacity to this medically-underserved area.”

A $7.5 million grant from DCPCA will provide Mary’s Center with the initial funding to start construction. The total cost of the project is estimated at between $15 and $16 million. The project developer is Jair Lynch & Associates. (Note: Pictured in the photo above are Sharon Baskerville, DC Primary Care Association Executive Director; Mary's Center President and CEO Maria Gomez; Council Women for DC Ward 4, Muriel Bowser; DC Mayor Adrian Fenty and Jair Lynch, President and CEO of Jair Lynch Development Partners.)