PROJECT COST: $135,000,000 Deloitte University & Social Venue Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 Deloitte University's nearly 750,000-sq-ft campus will be built on 107 acres in Westlake. The learning and leadership development facility will feature 35 classrooms and informal learning spaces; a variety of meeting rooms and conference facilities; 800 onsite guest rooms; networking space, dining and social venues; and areas for recreational activities including a fitness center and running trails. The facility will serve as a central destination for Deloitte employees, from new hires to senior leadership. Professionals across
PROJECT COST: $193,000,000 Photo: URS Denton County Transit Authority Passenger Rail Service "A-Train" Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 Phase I of this new light-rail project marks the beginning of passenger rail service between Denton and Carrollton in north central Texas. Planning for the Denton County Transit Authority railway has been under way since 2001. The overall project will eventually interline with Dallas Area Rapid Transit to provide single-seat service from Denton to downtown Dallas. Phase I work involves development of a 21.6-mi corridor and five new stations. The job
PROJECT COST: $58,485,991 Photo: PGAL Fort Bend County Justice Center Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 The new 265,000-sq-ft Fort Bend County Justice Center includes 17 courtrooms, a jury assembly area, a grand jury area and future expansion provisions for 12 additional courtrooms. The basement level includes holding cell areas for adults and juveniles for total capacity of 112 prisoners and future expansion provisions for 34 more. The building is a cast-in-place concrete structure on 70-ft drilled piers. A pre-fabricated dome structure tops out the three-level atrium on the north side while a clock tower highlights
PROJECT COST: $55,000,000 Photo: PGAL Harris County 1910 Courthouse Historic Restoration Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 The restoration of the Harris County Courthouse, built in 1910, will bring the historic building back to its original condition. Efforts to accomplish this goal include replacement of historically inaccurate metal windows with original wood material, as well as restoration of exterior detailing. One of the most dramatic changes slated for the exterior of the building is the restoration of the east and west steps, removed during the 1950s renovation, which marked the original grand entrance to the building.
PROJECT COST: $58,599,304 Photo: Tittle Luther Partnership Hendrick Medical Center Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 Project 2010 is the largest expansion in the history of Hendrick Medical Center. Its goal is to expand services and facilities to meet the present and future healthcare needs to the region and offer the latest technology, key medical specialties and outreach services. The scope of work includes upgrades to the main entrance, parking, lobby, administrations and gift shop; a 20-bed children’s hospital; an eight-bed birthing center; a surgery center with 12 operating rooms; two floors of physicians’ office space;
PROJECT COST: $72,000,000 Photo: Skycam Aerial St. Luke�s Hospital at the Vintage Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 This new 227,000-sq-ft, four-story medical center broke ground last May and, when completed in early 2011, will serve the needs of Houstonians in the growing area. The facility includes 90 beds, five operating rooms, two catheterization labs and 14 labor and delivery rooms. The building is designed to be self-functioning in case of a catastrophic event such as a hurricane. It features a four-story curtainwall atrium and an ornate wood and art
PROJECT COST: $87,176,614 Photo: Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Infantry Brigade Combat Team Complex 1 - UEPH Barracks Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 This complex, which supports an entire Infantry Brigade Combat Team, is one of two nearly identical jobs (see next project) performed by Sundt Construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Each Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH) barracks project consists of 12 buildings, each housing 120 unaccompanied enlisted personnel. Both complexes will provide 1,440 beds with more than 520,000-sq-ft of floor area and are wood-framed, two-story structures
PROJECT COST: $57,000,000 Photo: J.E. Kingham Construction Co. Livingston ISD High School Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 Despite what some have called the wettest winter in 20 years, the Livingston ISD High School project team has remained on track to meet an aggressive schedule. Crews have moved 400,000 yds of dirt in two months and will have poured 25,000 yds. of concrete by the time construction is complete. In one of its more productive days, the concrete subcontractor placed more than 980 yds in 12 hours. The 300,000-sq-ft high school will serve 1,500 students and
PROJECT COST: $300,000,000 Photo: corgan associates Love Field Modernization Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 The Love Field Modernization Program marks the largest and most ambitious construction effort at Dallas Love Field Airport since its establishment in the 1950s. The job involves a complete terminal renovation and the addition of a new concourse, ticketing hall and bag claim. Hensel Phelps, which is serving as the construction manager at-risk for the $300-million (construction cost) job, is assisting Southwest Airlines with preliminary budgets, schedules, and complex sequencing required to deliver a project
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