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#301 FortWorthian

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Posted 28 December 2024 - 11:40 PM

 

I'm so curious what will occupy this little area. 

 

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This little area is Rm 804A, a 2,018 SQFT Multi-Function Room.  Floor-to-ceiling height here is roughly 29'-0" to structure.

General lecture-style seating appears to be about 84 chairs in an Instructional Classroom configuration, but given the presence of poke-thru floor boxes, I'd imagine the furniture can be rotated out for an open function or horse-shoe style configurations if necessary (don't quote me on that).

 

 

Poke-Thru floor boxes look something like this and are nice for moveable classroom / conference room furniture to be used in multiple layouts or no power / data connections to the furniture at all.  I've seen some conference spaces where the desk fold up / roll-out and you and essentially have one large open space as well with no furniture or even a cocktail style tall round-tops for special events.  804A is unique in that there are two fairly large pre-function areas and this view of the clearspan windows would lend itself nicely to see northward towards the rest of downtown although in a slightly northeastern direction but I think you'd catch a pretty spectacular view of the eastern side of downtown from this elevation if it were used at night with low lighting.  Maybe I'm overthinking this a bit and it's just a boring old lecture hall but the fact it is name multi-function with this style of moveable desks and pre-function area would make for a lovely space outside of normal classroom use given the other features I mentioned.

 

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Posted 29 December 2024 - 02:01 PM

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#303 FortWorthian

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Posted 18 January 2025 - 11:02 AM

I was looking up a property record and just realized Texas A&M bought this industrial / office building in East Fort Worth next to a new distribution center.  I'd be curious to know more about if this is going to be their temporary staging / storage / office space....why here of all places?  3153 Sandy Lane (old streetviews not showing new bldg).  My only guess is that it is not terribly far from the downtown Lancaster exit heading westbound on I-30 (several miles) but also it is a relatively quiet and safe area where they could specify the finish-out to suit their their needs as well as incorporate the latest technology in security and access control.

 

This article confirms: https://www.keranews...east Fort Worth.

 

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Oddly enough, this site is due east 1,363 feet from Lee Harvey Oswald's grave:

 

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Posted 18 January 2025 - 01:39 PM

I wouldn't think they would buy new warehouse space for temporary storage or staging.



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Posted 18 January 2025 - 03:51 PM

I wouldn't think they would buy new warehouse space for temporary storage or staging.

 

What I meant by temporary was more like a staging facility / holding facility where stuff comes in, gets setup and then dispatched to the education building as-needed. I'm guessing there's times when a nice downtown facility needs space to store things offsite, assemble things and then move them into location as-needed.  Could be as simple as sound stage apparatus for special events, AV equipment, computer equipment, setting up servers, furniture, books, printing services, boxes, supplies, bookstore stuff.  So much of a downtown campus like that is highly focused on the staff and student experience with likely modest back-of-house facilities for bigger items. I find that sort of thing mildly interesting I guess.

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Posted 18 January 2025 - 06:52 PM

I remember that address from the board of regents meeting. Here's the agenda item.

 

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Posted 18 January 2025 - 09:26 PM

I remember that address from the board of regents meeting. Here's the agenda item.

 

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Nice find!  So TDEM" refers to the "Texas Division of Emergency Management?"  So this has nothing to do with the Fort Worth Campus support?

 

TDEM Function: Manages emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts across Texas during natural disasters and other emergencies.

 

I didn't even know those Mid-Cities Logistics Buildings (not actually in the Mid Cities LOL) were for sale.  



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Posted 19 January 2025 - 10:29 PM

I drove by the Texas A&M TDEM building this afternoon.  It appears to be pretty much done but not occupied.

 

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Posted 21 January 2025 - 06:45 AM

Well at least the neighbors across the street are quiet.  :rolleyes:


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Posted 30 January 2025 - 07:37 PM

A good chunk of glazing, but no brick still.

 

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Posted 30 January 2025 - 09:19 PM

Looking good. It was a pretty sunset this evening for the glass.



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Posted 03 February 2025 - 01:02 PM

I drove by the Texas A&M TDEM building this afternoon.  It appears to be pretty much done but not occupied.

 

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PROJECT
Project Name: Texas A&M at Mid Cities Building A
Project Number: TABS2025010916
Facility Name: Denton 35 Exchange Building 2
Location Address: 3153 Sandy Lane
Fort Worth, TX 76112
Location County: Tarrant
Start Date: 3/3/2025
Completion Date: 9/26/2025
Estimated Cost: $5,300,000
Type of Work: New Construction
Type of Funds: This project is privately funded, on private land for private use.
Scope of Work: New Interior Construction
Square Footage: 16,996 ft 2






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