Project Articles
An In-Depth Look at Projects
Established in 1953, SpawGlass has built many unique projects in cities across the State of Texas. Our team members are dedicated to constructing high-quality, long-lasting facilities. The projects featured here demonstrate our commitment to providing the absolute best construction experience for our clients.
Grand Prairie, TX
Bolder Adventure Park
Owner: Bolder Adventure Park
Architect: Dynamic Designs
A One-of-a-Kind Family Entertainment Complex in Grand Prairie.
Throughout nearly seven decades, SpawGlass has had the opportunity to bring to life many unique projects that benefit communities throughout Texas. The recently completed Bolder Adventure Park in Grand Prairie is certainly amongst our most memorable projects to date. Read More
New Braunfels, TX
Comal County Sheriff's Office Renovation
Owner: Comal County
Architect: HDR
What began as a 337-bed jail in New Braunfels is now nearly unrecognizable as the newly renovated Comal County Sheriff’s Office. Through a competitive sealed proposal process… Read More
Austin, TX
Austin Convention Center Marshalling Yard and Warehouse
Owner: City of Austin
Architect: PGAL
The Austin Convention Center hosts more than 300 events each year. Deliveries to stock these events has become more and more difficult as Austin’s population and subsequent traffic have continued to grow in the popular city. Read More
Houston, TX
Hunting Bayou Channel Improvements
Owner: Harris County
Civil Engineer: BGE, Inc.
Following the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the Harris County Flood Control District initiated numerous flood damage reduction projects as part of its ongoing Capital Improvement Program (CIP)…. Read More
Corpus Christi, TX
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic – Thomas Spann 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floor Finish-Out
Owner: CHRISTUS Health
Architect: Schwabauer Design
SpawGlass recently assisted the CHRISTUS Spohn South Thomas Spann Clinic in Corpus Christi with significantly increasing its capacity to provide care to our community. The tenant finish-out of existing shell space involved three levels, beginning with the second level. Read More
Austin, TX
The University of Texas at Austin Sarah M. & Charles E. Seay Building Addition
Owner: The University of Texas System
Architect: BSA LifeStructures
The recently completed four-level, 35,000-square-foot Sarah M. & Charles E. Seay Building addition for the University of Texas at Austin Department of Psychology provides new research and administrative space to advance the study of mental health and wellness in the Central Texas community. Read More
McAllen, TX
McAllen Medical Center Interventional Radiology Equipment
Owner: Universal Health Services
Architect: O’Connell Robertson
In 1919, McAllen Medical Center (MMC) opened its doors to serve the residents of the Rio Grande Valley. Over the past 102 years, the medical center has grown to become the largest healthcare provider in the area, featuring a 441-bed hospital with an advanced Level II Trauma Center and certified Primary Stroke Center… Read More
New Braunfels, TX
Comal County Landa/Annex Buildings Renovation
Owner: Comal County
Architect: HDR
In 1986, SpawGlass constructed the Comal County Courthouse Annex and parking garage, located on the downtown square in New Braunfels. Thirty-five years later, our team, led by Project Manager Dustyn Cox and Superintendent Grady Frank, completed a multi-phase renovation and addition to the Landa and Annex buildings to increase the county’s capacity… Read More
Houston, TX
Building Redevelopment at 1119 Commerce Street
Owner: Harris County
Engineer: Walter P Moore
The only certain thing about the 1119 Commerce Street project in downtown Houston was the uncertainty. Working in little more than a half-acre with a 100-year-old building, surrounded by major thoroughfares, bridges and a bayou, the SpawGlass-Civil team knew that experience and creative thinking were going to go a long way in overcoming challenges of the unknown…. Read More
Austin, TX
Capitol West - 1204 San Antonio Street
Owner: Texas Association of Counties
Architect: GSC Architects
At 1204 San Antonio Street on the new Capitol West professional office campus in downtown Austin, the Texas Association of Counties has four levels of new shell space for lease, conveniently served by four levels of underground parking, totaling 90,000 square feet To deliver such prime tenant opportunity, SpawGlass expertly maneuvered coordination and construction…. Read More
Houston, TX
Houston Methodist Hospital Walter Tower Level 4 Cath Labs Build-Out
Owner: Houston Methodist Hospital
Owner’s Representative: Jacobs
Architect: EYP
The process of cardiac catheterization, a procedure used to diagnose and treat certain heart conditions, requires a lot of equipment and delicate care. Working in Houston Methodist Hospital’s Walter Tower, SpawGlass had to balance the needs for two additional cath labs, totaling 3,300 square feet, with the adjacent operations of the active cath labs on the same level…. Read More
San Antonio, TX
Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge at Phil Hardberger Park
Owner: City of San Antonio
Architects: Rialto Studio | Stephen Stimson and Associates Architecture
Engineer: Cude Engineers
SpawGlass has a portfolio that overflows with unique construction projects spanning more than six decades. Opened to the public late last year and officially completed in early 2021, the Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge at Phil Hardberger Park in San Antonio has become one of our most historical and complex projects to date…. Read More
Additional Articles
Austin, TX
Austin Community College Highland South Parking Garage
With parking at a premium on the expanding campus, SpawGlass, as construction… Read More
Brownsville, TX
Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport New Passenger Terminal
The new two-level, 90,000-square-foot terminal is nearly triple the size of the existing… Read More
San Antonio, TX
Texas A&M University-San Antonio Classroom Hall
The new Classroom Hall adds administrative and instructional space in a distinctive… Read More
Austin, TX
The University of Texas at Austin Anna Hiss Gymnasium South Wing Renovation
Built in 1930, the classic brick building has been transformed into a proving ground… Read More