Brasfield & Gorrie Breaks Ground on New Renaissance Hotel

September 2, 2015

Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of work on new Plano hotel

Dallas, Texas (Sept. 2, 2015) – A groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, marked the start of construction on a new Renaissance® hotel in Plano, Texas.

Part of the new 250-acre Legacy West master development, the 15-story, 304-guestroom hotel will feature a modern, upscale design. The luxury hotel will also include more than 100,000 sq ft of conference and meeting space, feature lobby, restaurants, outdoor bar terrace and a third-floor amenity deck with a swimming pool, bar, spa and fitness center. An attached parking garage will provide 470 parking spaces for hotel guests.

Serving as general contractor, Brasfield & Gorrie is teaming with architect HKS Hospitality Group on this project for developer Sam Moon Group. Other project team members include Looney and Associates, Blum Engineering, Brockett/Davis/Drake Inc., Bancorp South and Jones Lang LaSalle.

Construction of the hotel will be completed in the spring of 2017.

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About Brasfield & Gorrie

Founded in 1964, Brasfield & Gorrie is one of the nation’s largest privately held construction firms, providing general contracting, design-build, and construction management services for a wide variety of markets. We are skilled in construction best practices, including virtual design and construction, integrated project delivery, and lean construction, but we are best known for our preconstruction and self-perform expertise and exceptional client service. Brasfield & Gorrie has 11 offices and approximately 2,600 employees. Our 2014 revenues were $2.2 billion. Engineering News-Record ranks Brasfield & Gorrie 27th among the nation’s “Top 400 Contractors” for 2015.