The city plans to spend $30 million to remodel the 1971 City Hall building at 200 Texas St. Earlier this week, City Council approved a $378,000 contract with local design firm Elements of Architecture to start design work.
This is just the initial contract. City leaders expect to add $1.4 million for construction documents and administration services for a $1.8 million-total design phase.
The project will:
- Consolidate the Fort Worth Police Department Central Patrol division from three other locations to bring between 425 and 572 people into the building
- Rework the lower level for city functions, such as a potential location for the Central Library
- Construct a parking structure across Texas Street on the south end of City Hall
The renovation of the City Hall building will begin after 22 city departments — about 1,600 city employees — move to Future City Hall in phases starting later this year.