Rangers’ Globe Life Field Features Texas Inspiration, Cont’d
For example, more than 1 million Acme bricks will
be used in the ballpark project. The “Champion
Red” brick is made at Acme’s Denton Plant. This
facility also supplied the exterior of the Rangers’
current home, Globe Life Park.
Additionally, the Rangers and HKS released a
series of new renderings Thursday that depict the
east, southeast, and west exteriors of Globe Life
Field. Other renderings included interior views
from the upper left fi eld concourse, right fi eld, and
the fi eld level suites, which are located directly
behind home plate.
The offi cial groundbreaking for Globe Life Field
took place on Sept. 28, 2017, with construction
beginning the following week. The new 1.7
million square-foot ballpark, which will be located
on 13 acres just south of the current Globe Life
Park in Arlington, will include a retractable roof
for climate control and shelter for fans during
the hot summer months. Seating capacity is
approximately 40,000 for the new ballpark, which
will open in March 2020.
HKS is the design architect for the project
and Manhattan Construction Company is the
Construction Manager.
Materials from Texas include:
Steel: Irwin Steel – Justin, Texas
Curtainwall System: OldCastle – Alba, Texas
Masonry Veneer: ACME – Denison, Texas
Precast Walls: Enterprise – Corsicana, Texas
Limestone: Mezger – Lampasas, Texas
In addition, the following materials are also being
utilized:
Granite: Coldspring – Cold Spring, Minnesota
Three Layer ETFE: Vector Foiltec, Germany
All Metal Panels: Centria – Sheridan, Arkansas
Insulated Translucent Panels: CPI Daylighting –
Lake Forest, Illinois
Medical City Arlington Breaks Ground on $54 Million Expansion
In March, Medical City Arlington broke ground on a new four-story medical offi ce building and seven-story
parking structure on the northwest side of the hospital campus – bordered by Matlock Road and Omega
Drive. The $54 million expansion project will allow the hospital to elevate its standard of care by adding new
offi ces for physicians and enhanced patient services. More than 700 covered parking spaces will be gained by
the construction of the new parking structure.
“Medical City Arlington is expanding and constantly improving to meet the growing needs of our patients.
We heard the voices of our physicians, patients and community,” said Keith Zimmerman, CEO of Medical City
Arlington. “Our patients will be better served by the addition of new physicians, modern medical offi ce spaces
and ample parking. This project furthers our commitment to excellent care to our community.”
The expansion is part of Medical City Healthcare’s major capital investment initiative. The company has spent
or committed more than $1.7 billion over fi ve years, including the new Medical City Arlington Women’s
Hospital (grand opening in April 2019) and Level III NICU.
Construction of the new building and parking structure are expected to be complete in Spring 2020.