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$1B Hidden Ridge Development Being Built in Irving
By Cindy Riley
CEG CORRESPONDENT
As the first phase of a $1 billion mixed-use project being constructed by telecom heavyweight Verizon and Dallas developer KDC, Pioneer Natural Resources is making plans to relocate to its new headquarters in Irving, Texas. Approximately 1,100 employees of the independent energy company will move to the more than $100 million 10-story office building in 2019. “The single biggest challenge is that we are building an extremely fast-track project in a completely saturated market,” said Elliott Goodman, regional manager for general contractor Austin Commercial. “Manpower and materials are at a premium, so it’s critical for us to get commitments from reliable subcontractors and project materials ordered in a timely manner so they can be delivered to the job site as required to meet the schedule.” With its lease set to expire in 2020, Pioneer was in need of new office space. The city of Irving has reportedly agreed to provide almost $6 million in economic incentives for the company’s move to the more than 500,000 sq.-ft. building in the Hidden Ridge development in Las Colinas. The relocation follows a year of plan-
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The Hidden Ridge project will include retail and restaurants, apartments, hotel and additional office space, as well as a new DART light rail station that will connect the mixed-use project with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and downtown Dallas.
ning and negotiations. Pioneer’s current headquarters are in the Williams Square office complex in Las Colinas’ Urban Center. In addition to providing sufficient work space, the firm’s new campus will include a large cafeteria for company employees, along with a fitness center and day care center. Work officially started on the project in summer, 2017, and continues at a steady pace.
“Currently, we are completing the mass excavation and backfill of the site, installing underground utilities, plumbing and electrical and pouring foundations,” said Goodman. “The building pads have been constructed, and we are close to complete with the drilled piers at the buildings. “We are erecting tower cranes on site now, so the major task in front of us is taking the structure
vertical. After that, it will be a race to get the buildings enclosed, so we can start finishes. At the same time, we will be erecting the precast garage and installing mechanical and electrical equipment. Add in the site work, and we’ll be done.” Goodman said constructing a multi-level office building that includes a glass curtainwall and stone façade is no small task. “We spend a great deal of time
working with the owner, design team and the subcontractors, to make sure the desired materials are being used, as well as coordinating all the details so that everything fits together the way it should. After that, it’s just a matter of following our plan. Our superintendent team, led by Gene Gunstanson, does a great job of planning every detail of the project in advance, so there are few surprises once the work starts.” Because the seven-story parking garage will be built using precast concrete, actual construction is limited for that portion of the project. “We just build the foundation and get out of the way. The precast concrete is shipped to the site on flatbed trucks and then assembled like puzzle pieces. After the precast is erected, we will pour some concrete, install the elevators, hang the lights and paint the parking stripes. Of course, there is more to it than that, but the precast concrete structure eliminates many of the steps,” said Goodman. The job location, however, is another story. “This is one of the highest points in Las Colinas. Since we are on top of the hill, we do have some fairly steep slopes of the property. They are incorporated into the design, but they do make the planning of the logistics during construction a see IRVING page 10
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