Balfour Beatty Construction was chosen by Anthracite Realty Partners and Bennett Benner Partners to provide the pre-construction and construction services for the new 25-storey landmark in downtown Fort Worth.
The construction firm will be the one to shape the project's final scope and program that includes the core, shell and interior finish-out of the 323,415-square-foot Class-AA commercial office tower at 640 Taylor Street, which will be named 640 Taylor.
"As Tarrant County's economy continues its forward momentum, 640 Taylor is an exciting and strategic project for our Fort Worth office," said Read Ballew, president of Balfour Beatty's Texas Division, in a press release. "We are honored to play a part in Fort Worth's growth and are committed to the success of this world-class, landmark facility. We will leverage lean construction practices and the latest virtual design technologies to efficiently deliver this project for Anthracite Realty Partners and Bennett Benner Partners."
The high-rise landmark building will be having ground floor retail shops, a sky lobby and a conference center on the 12th floor, as well as an eatery that features a lustrous 3,400-square-foot dining deck overlooking Sundance Square and Burnett Park. Flanking the eatery is a 3,200-square-foot roof garden that will be adorned with plants native to Texas.
According to Business Wire, Balfour Beatty Construction is ranked fourth in Tarrant County in terms of revenue, and is providing its Fort Worth clients with tenant interiors, build-out and base building construction services for corporate, commercial, healthcare, higher education, K-12, multi-family, aviation, municipal, and hospitality clients. The firm is known to provide their services to Anthracite Realty Partners, Texas Health Resources, DFW International Airport, and numerous school districts across the county.
The 640 Taylor is scheduled to be finished by December 2017. Upon completion, the 25-storey building will be the seventh tallest building in Fort Worth and will be the first one to exceed 200 feet since 2009.
