The ‘Babcock’ office of Coldwell Banker D’Ann Harper Realtors is a new 10,000 s.f. commercial office building that was constructed for the Client by M.J. Boyle Contractor, Inc. of San Antonio on a 1.4 acres of a 2 acre site on Loop 1604 west of Babcock Rd. in San Antonio. The site is over the Edwards aquifer and is subject to very stringent water runoff and tree preservation requirements due to its location. We developed a master plan that not only allows for the construction of the building and associated parking but potentially for a second building of about 5000 s.f. on the remaining undeveloped land.

The building exterior uses native limestone and stucco with brick accents and a standing seam metal roof to achieve a contemporary look that has it’s roots in traditional Texas vernacular architecture. There is client parking in the front of the building as well as additional parking behind the building for employees. The site is extensively landscaped and existing trees have been preserved as much as possible to provide a very lush look on the exterior.

On the interior the building features a vaulted ceiling in the reception area, large break room, ample file storage, 2 MLS reasearch rooms, 6 individual conference rooms, 20 agent offices that can accommodate from 2 to 6 agents and a large training room that can hold up to 70 people for company meetings and other functions.

From the start of Design including all of the review process, permitting, platting, and city, state and agency approvals to completion of construction the project took under 18 months. For a project of this size and complexity this is

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