Îçҹ̽»¨Íø Receives Best Municipal Project Award for San Antonio Public Safety Headquarters

Tuesday April 16, 2013

The new Îçҹ̽»¨Íø San Antonio Public Safety Headquarters has been recognized by the San Antonio Business Journal with the “Best Municipal Project” award in their annual “Best in Commercial Real Estate” publication. Îçҹ̽»¨Íø teamed with Fentress Architects and Lopez Salas Architects on the 240,000SF design-build project, which co-locates the City of San Antonio police and fire departments within one facility designed to foster team interaction and collaboration.

The Mission Critical six-story, blast-resistant Headquarters centralizes and improve life safety services by integrating new data and security system technologies and providing much-needed space for 386 police staff and 96 fire department staff. Built of cast-in-place concrete, the building features a glass atrium on the top three floors.  A steel and glass lobby connects the first two floors with the adjacent parking garage, which includes built-out office space and infrastructure for a future solar array.

City of San Antonio Capital Improvement Management Services (CIMS) Director Mike Frisbie gave the following remarks on the project’s success: “Thanks to a tremendous public/private sector partnership, this LEED Silver, design-build project is being completed with great quality, under budget, and on schedule.” In keeping with City goals, the project demonstrates a strong ongoing commitment to high local and small business participation.