Last timbers set in place for Frisco’s wood-framed office project

Topping out construction on an office building isn’t usually much of a headliner.

But the structural completion of a Frisco building is different. It’s the first timber commercial building construction in the area in almost a century.

Developer Crow Holdings hopes to complete the wood-structured Southstone Yards building by the end of the year. The seven-story, 242,000-square-foot office building constructed with “mass timber” beams is going up on the north side of State Highway 121, west of the Dallas North Tollway.

It’s the first and largest mass timber office building project in North Texas.

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While timber-framed commercial buildings were common in Texas in the 19th century, wood-structure buildings are making a comeback with some developers seeking more environmentally friendly construction techniques.

Crow Holdings started the Frisco project last year — the first phase of a 45-acre mixed-use development.

This week, contractors with Structure Tone and SmartLam North America put the last laminated wood beams in place at Southstone Yards.

Crow Holdings senior managing director Cody Armbrister said the building should be ready for the first occupants by the start of 2024. The developer is talking to potential tenants for the project.

“We are still on schedule and interest has been solid with great enthusiasm for the mass timber experience for tenant’s occupancy, along with an opportunity for tenants to demonstrate a sustainable mindset,” Armbrister said.