The details
As the first of three proposed buildings to make up the new campus in downtown Fort Worth, the news release states the eight-story, $185 million building will feature the following academic programs:
- Law
- Medical technology
- Nursing
- Engineering
That beam was signed by numerous individuals associated with the project including elected officials, Texas A&M officials and construction workers.
Quote of note
“It was only three years ago I stood on this site—a parking lot at the time—and announced the intent to build an urban research campus,” said Chancellor John Sharp of The Texas A&M University System. “Today, only three years later, our first building is being 'topped out' thanks to our hardworking construction team.”
The news release states Texas A&M-Fort Worth is a first-of-its-kind public-private collaboration intended to boost the regional economy while anchoring an innovation district in southeast downtown.
The city of Fort Worth and Tarrant County are collaborating with the Texas A&M System to construct the three campus buildings over four city blocks—once part of Fort Worth’s infamous Hell’s Half Acre in the late 1800s—owned by the A&M System.
The first building is slated for completion in 2026, according to the news release.
