Origen Financial Moves to New 40,000 SF Fort Worth Texas Facility

Origen Financial has moved their north Texas operations to a 40,000 SF suite in the newly constructed 80,000 SF Mercantile II building. Mercantile Partners was the developer and Bob Moore Construction was the general contractor for this combined building project / finish-out.

(PRWEB) March 28, 2005 -- Origen Financial has relocated their North Texas operations to a 40,000 SF suite in Fort Worth's Mercantile II Building in Mercantile Park. General Contractor Bob Moore Construction worked with Hardy McCullah/MLM Architects, client representative CBRE from Dallas, Texas, and property owner Mercantile Partners to finish out the suite while constructing the 80,000 SF Mercantile II building shell.

We reviewed all the existing space in Tarrant County," said Doug Williamson, Vice President - Servicing Operations for Origen Financial. We had previous experience with Mercantile Partners, a very good landlord for us. They presented this facility to us while it was still in the early planning stages, with the opportunity to incorporate various tenant improvements directly into the shells development. As a result, we were able to value-engineer a variety of features before the first shovel of dirt was turned, and the finished suite looks very upscale. This opportunity turned out to be a very good one for us."

The resulting facility provides a quality balance of comfort, functionality and polished presentation. A large open area stocked with ergonomically designed modular furniture and 22 enclosed offices dominate the Origen suites work space. The facility includes a substantial network infrastructure, including a computer center with its own environmental and power control systems. The entire facility has its own power backup and can continue to operate even with a loss of electricity to the building. Visitors are welcomed in a finely finished reception area with a split wood / carpet floor pattern, and other special rooms include a large training area with raised access flooring, multiple conference rooms and a boardroom with staggered pattern plank flooring and a suspended diffused lighting fixture.

The suite was designed to be comfortable, open and easy to work in," said Williamson. Our employees are just overwhelmed because the suite is beautiful, so much better than what we had before. They're so thankful for how the suite looks and the way it was designed and built."

Williamson was just as enthusiastic about his working relationship with Bob Moore Construction. Ed McGuire and Matt Mitchell run a tight ship!" he exclaimed. Their meetings were always productive. The two superintendents on this project were extremely easy to work with. Jeff Taylor was always helpful and on call to respond to questions. He even put off his honeymoon to finish the job. Stacy Langston was the same way, always very responsive and professional. I watched them as they worked with their subcontractors, and the superintendents really made sure things got done right."

The weather made this projects schedule a challenge," said Matt Mitchell, Project Manager for Bob Moore Construction. Fortunately, Doug Williamson had a clear vision of what he wanted from the very beginning and really understood construction processes. Our superintendents, Stacy and Jeff, did a phenomenal job of working through the rain days, while fulfilling a variety of floor plan design changes and special electrical, data and security requests. We've got an excellent, longstanding relationship with Norman Coates of Hardy McCullah/MLM Architects and Hal Hardister with Mercantile Partners. As always, they did a great job of providing everything they could to help get Origen into their suite comfortably and on time."

For more information and for this project please visit http://www.generalcontractor.com/construction-projects/texas/fort-worth/origen.asp. For print size photos for this project, please visit http://www.generalcontractor.com/photos/origen/

About Bob Moore Construction

Established in 1946, Bob Moore Construction, Inc. designs and manages quality commercial construction projects in Texas and across the United States. Bob Moore Construction has delivered a wide range of commercial and industrial building projects for some of the most recognizable companies on the Fortune 500 List. The company combines the latest innovations in construction technologies and practices with traditional values like customer service and integrity to deliver quality construction projects on time and in budget. This blueprint of success has made Bob Moore Construction one of the most reliable, largest volume general contractors in North Texas. www.GeneralContractor.com is the best source of information about the company, its projects and more. The website is updated regularly with press releases, newsletters, completed project write-ups, jobs bidding information and construction articles.

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