Originally designed by David M. Schwarz Architectural Services, Inc., the mixed-use structure was the first apartment building constructed in downtown Fort Worth during the current renaissance. The 12-story building houses 59 apartments, 15,000 square feet of retail space and a Norris Conference Center.
The building has four distinct façades. On Throckmorton Street, its full height features red brick with white cast stone trim and a green metal roof. On Houston Street, two-and three-story turn-of-the-century façades have been replicated. The façades on 2nd and 3rd Streets give the impression that there are four separate buildings facing each street. Each portion of the façade steps down to make the transition from the 12-story apartment block to the two-and three-story pedestrian scale of retail shops, theatres, restaurants, and a bed and breakfast.
BOKA Powell was engaged by Sundance Management to lead a team to conduct a forensic analysis of the building skin of the existing Sundance West luxury apartment building in downtown Fort Worth. The results of the study resulted in a need to renovate the entire building façade. Windows, waterproofing material, roofing, balconies, and storefronts were all replaced or repaired, as well as re-laying the brick and cast stone across all 12 stories.