To convert a former office building into luxury apartments and retail, the project team on 640 Magazine Street was tasked with preserving a historic structure that consisted of three buildings that were built and renovated at three different times.
Under the scope of OXEA’s 2019 butanol spring turnaround project, contractor Turner Industries saw to more than 700 work packages, including cleaning, inspection, repair and closing of heat exchangers, towers, vessels, tanks and valves.
Multinational hospitality firm Brinker International’s four-story, 214,000-sq-ft office building features amenities including commercial-grade test kitchens, demonstration dining areas, labs and a training center.
After the initial contract cost was reduced by nearly half, the project team used extensive planning, communication and resourcefulness to facilitate the $10-million expansion of the Houston Methodist Clear Lake Central Utility Plant on time and within budget.
Intense collaboration and some labor-intensive roofing and waterproofing work were key to completing the $109-million Museum of Fine Arts Houston Glassell School of Art.
The new home for Texas A&M’s Academic and Student Services is a three-story multipurpose masonry building, the front facade of which features two stories of glass curtain wall cantilevered over the recessed building entry.