AIA Fort Worth held its annual awards ceremony for excellence in architecture. One of the Honor Awards went to Ibañez Shaw Architecture for their design of the Stanley Eisenman’s Fine Shoes retail location at The Shops at Clearfork. Bart Shaw did the thinking and designing, and Fort Construction did the heavy lifting – so …
Last week, Fort Construction attended the Visit Fort Worth Annual Meeting & Breakfast. Our table included part of the team working on the Hotel Dryce including Scott Price, Jayson Rodriguez, Amy Stenzler, John Corby and Harvey Blinn. According to Visit Fort Worth, the tourism industry creates an economic impact of approximately $2.6 billion per …
We are set to begin construction this month on a two-story mixed-use medical office building in Southlake. The project will total 19,300 SF and feature office space for lease on the ground floor. The second floor will be occupied by Dr. Amy Watts and Dr. Sandra Armstrong with Giggles and Grins Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. …
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Recently, we did a large podium slab pour on Building A at The Vineyard project for Union Gospel Mission in Fort Worth. This marks our first major milestone for the project. At this stage, we can now proceed with framing the remaining four levels of the building. We’ll do another slab pour on Building …
A number of community dignitaries, including Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price, stopped by the new Lena Pope Early Learning Center to celebrate their grand opening. The building is located on Modlin Avenue on the UNT Health Science Center campus in Fort Worth. It’s no coincidence that the early learning center is on this campus. The …
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Topping Out is a North Texas networking event and awards program including architecture, engineering, construction and related fields. While celebrating outstanding projects, they also raise money for educational opportunities. Fort Construction along with Ibanez Shaw Architecture jointly submitted our work for Fort Worth Camera. There were 44 submissions and we received a TOP TEN …
We are currently remodeling the second floor of a five-story building for HKS Architects in Fort Worth. This building was built in the 1920’s so this space is getting new everything. It’s located in Fort Worth at 1227 Magnolia Avenue between 5th Avenue and S Henderson Street. We’ll be installing new framing, new walls, …
I was excited to see that once again, all eyes will be on Dallas/Fort Worth in 2019. According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute, DFW topped 78 cities for “overall real estate prospects in 2019.” There are a number of factors that played into the Emerging Trends in Real Estate …
We are pleased to announce that we have started work on a new Ryder Truck maintenance facility in Houston. The site is located about one mile west of George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 888 East Airtex Drive. The project includes two buildings that are connected. There will be a two-story office building along with …
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Fort Construction is proud to partner with Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County on their mixed-use affordable housing development known as The Vineyard on Lancaster. On Tuesday, we gathered with members of the Union Gospel Mission as well as community leaders for a “ground blessing” and “watering of the vines.” We are beginning work on …
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I am very excited to announce that Ashley Tinsley has been promoted to Marketing Director and Business Development at Fort Construction. Despite her hectic schedule, she found some time to sit down and answer a few questions. Let’s start with the personal side … I am a single mama to two precious boys (Bingham …
On June 11th, we broke ground on a new dorm for Adult & Teen Challenge located next to Eagle Mountain Lake in Azle. This 3,000 SF pre-engineered metal building will offer 48 additional beds for men who need help with a life-controlling issue. The foundation is installed and the underground plumbing is complete. Our …
