Dedication of First Baptist Dallas's New Campus

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Manhattan Construction, an AGC member of multiple chapters, marked the completion of First Baptist Dallas's landmark campus in downtown Dallas, Tex. at its dedication on April 7. The 500,000-sq-ft facility includes a 3,000-seat Worship Center and sanctuary, with a 150-ft-wide viewing screen spanning two-thirds of the room and seven high-definition projectors making it one of the largest screens in any church in the world.

A glass sky bridge connects the worship center to the five-story Horner Family Center, featuring children's and youth classrooms, a gymnasium, three age-appropriate indoor playgrounds, and a seven-story parking garage. In addition, a high impact cross-tower and fountain are surrounded by three-quarters of an acre of public community space.

The new $130 million campus is part of an extensive, ongoing revitalization of downtown Dallas that includes the recent opening of several multimillion-dollar museums, theaters and parks. The facility is registered under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification program with the goal of LEED® Silver.

"It has been our honor to serve as the builder for First Baptist Dallas. We believe the new campus is a reflection of the spirit and commitment First Baptist Dallas has for the downtown community and the city of Dallas," said Bob Bowen, executive vice president, Manhattan Construction.

More than 1,500 workers and subcontractors served on the project, with as many as 500 people on site at any one time. Nearly 974,000 work-hours were logged during construction. In fact, from March 7 to Sept. 19, 2011, Manhattan Construction crews placed more than 16,000 cubic yards of concrete, then fabricated and erected more than 800 tons of steel in just 138 working days. The project has already received regional and national attention, wining multiple awards for its design and construction.

About Manhattan Construction
Founded in 1896, Manhattan Construction operates from offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Okla.; Dallas and Houston, Tex.; Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Tampa, Kissimmee, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; and Atlanta, Ga. Manhattan Construction's building portfolio includes corporate headquarters, institutional, healthcare, office, hospitality and leisure, sports and entertainment, aviation, retail, and judicial facilities throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. For more information visit: www.manhattanconstruction.com or connect @ManhattanBuild, via Facebook/ManhattanConstruction and on LinkedIn.