The Vineyard on Lancaster received the Texas Apartment Association’s 2020 Affordable Housing Award in the New Construction category. Union Gospel Mission developed The Vineyard. The building features 98 affordable homes, six market-rate homes, and a health clinic. Schwarz-Hanson Architects designed the project, and we were the general contractor. The Vineyard is an exceptional facility …
Hotel Dryce, located in the Cultural District, is taking shape. As you can see from the photos, we are completing framing. Our crew is also building the sheathing, back stairs, and interior walls. Up next, we’ll add the roof and install windows. Once the building is dried in, we will begin HVAC, electrical, and …
Fort Construction is building a new retail center at 12900 Josey Lane in Farmers Branch. We’ll add two buildings on a single site. One building will be 5,500 SF and will have three tenants including a bank, restaurant, and dental office. The second building will total approximately 10,000 SF and will be a new …
Fort Construction is the general contractor on Cielo Place, a mixed-income housing community in Fort Worth. Right now, masonry restoration is taking place on all existing buildings. Framing is going up at New Building #3 and interior framing at Buildings #1 and #2. We have MEP rough-ins underway throughout all buildings. This is a …
Last week, Fort Construction rented out the Fort Worth Axe Factory for no other reason than to have a little fun. We had close to 70 employees and trade partners stop by and learn to throw an axe. It was a terrific evening fueled by axe throwing, lots of pizza and laughter. Thank you …
Fort Construction is proud to partner with OTR, Henry S. Miller, and KHArchitects on a 24-hour truck maintenance facility. OTR is based out of Houston and offers 24/7 emergency truck repair and service. Located on I-20 in south Dallas, this is OTR’s first ground-up building in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The 15-acre site will include …
We partnered with Tarrant Roofing to complete a two-story, 24,000 SF facility located at 1900 Handley Ederville in Fort Worth. They have moved in, and by all accounts, they’re enjoying their new building. Congratulations to Tarrant Roofing on their new location!
Jayson Rodriguez joined us on September 15, 2014, and has been in charge of our Estimating Department since that day. Not only does he send out and keep track of bids, but he also sets up the standards and procedures, and trains new hires within his department. If you attend a community breakfast or …
Fort Construction is excited to be named the general contractor for Cielo Place in Fort Worth. This will be a unique mixed-income housing community featuring 91 units. Of the 91 units, 88% will be affordable at 30%, 50% and 60% of the area median income. And 12% of the units will be at market rate. …
We’re laying the foundation for Hotel Dryce, a three-story hotel located in the Cultural District of Fort Worth. As you can see in the photos, we’re pouring some of the last remaining grade beams. We’re also finishing pouring elevator walls and retaining walls. The slab on grade is next on the list, and we’re …
We recently received word that The Vineyards on Lancaster is a finalist for an award presented by Affordable Housing Finance magazine. There are four finalists in the Special Needs category; a category that includes housing designs for homeless and special needs families. The Vineyards was developed by Union Gospel Mission, and features 98 affordable …
Construction on Grubbs Acura is moving along nicely with the project approximately 40-percent complete. The CMU installation is complete, almost all paving is poured, and 75-percent of the steel is erected. MEP rough-in and exterior framing will start this week. When all is said and done, this will be a 57,000 SF two-story car …
