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Company type | Corporation |
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Industry | Construction Management, General Contracting |
Founded | 1923 |
Founder | Thomas Sneed Byrne |
Headquarters | 551 E. Berry Street Fort Worth, Texas |
Number of locations | 2 Offices in Texas |
Area served | Texas and Southwest Region |
Key people | John Avila, Jr. (Chairman) |
Products | Preconstruction Construction Management General Contractor Design Build BIM |
Services | Byrne provides General Contractor, Construction Manager, Design-Build, Preconstruction, Constructability Analysis, and Building Information Modeling services. |
Divisions |
Green Building Arts & Cultural Centers Aviation Education Governmental Healthcare Hospitatlity Manufacturing Museum Office Parking Facilities Renovation & Restoration Condominium & High-End Residential |
Website | www.tsbyrne.com |
Byrne Construction Services (Thos. S. Byrne, Inc.) is a Fort Worth, Texas-based based construction company providing construction manager and general contractor services. In addition to its Fort Worth headquarters, Byrne has a full-service office in San Antonio.[ citation needed]
Byrne was founded in Fort Worth in 1923 by Thomas Sneed Byrne, a native Texan and a 1913 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Byrne completed its first major contract, the Montgomery Ward's Building in Fort Worth, in 1928. [1] Byrne also completed the renovation of the Montgomery Ward's Building into the Montgomery Plaza Condominiums in 2009.
Byrne also served as the General Contractor for Louis Kahn's Kimbell Art Museum. [2] The Kimbell Art Museum won the first Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors of America in 1972 for the "innovative construction techniques" used in the museum [3] and the American Institute of Architects 25-Year Award. [4]
Byrne is now in its third generation of management under the direction of John Avila, Jr., Chairman.