Mallick Tower

Mallick Tower is a multi-tenant office building located at 101 Summit Ave in Fort Worth, Texas. Built in 1968, Mallick Tower was the first highrise in downtown Fort Worth west of Henderson Street. The building is located on a 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) lot, is 10 stories high, contains 90,000 square feet (8,400 m²) of office space,^[1] and stands at a height of 112 feet (34 m).^[2]

History and Opening

The tower was conceived and built by George A. Mallick, Jr. (b.1934 – d. 1999), a successful Fort Worth real estate developer. The lavish opening party that year included the arrival of Congressman Jim Wright to the party by helicopter.^[3] The relationship between the two men would later be investigated in the Federal ethics review of Congressman Wright over money given to him by Mr. Mallick.^[4] The investigation began in 1988 and concluded with the resignation of the then Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1989.^[5] Mr. Mallick continued to develop other large multi-tenant residential and commercial projects around the Fort Worth area prior to his death in 1999. He is buried in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Fort Worth, TX.

2000 Tornado

The building was one of the downtown high-rises that bore the brunt of the 2000 tornado which destroyed much of downtown Ft Worth. The building sustained near complete damage of the south and west facing sides of the building and sustained a large amount of internal water and wind damage.^[6] The building was rebuilt and renovated the following year as well as in 2009. In 2013, Mallick Tower was recognized as a City of Fort Worth Smartwater Award winner for changes that allowed savings of over 250,000 US gallons (950,000 L; 210,000 imp gal) of water per year.^[7]

Heliport

Mallick Tower Heliport (TX77) is a rooftop heliport located on Mallick Tower ^[8] positioned at an elevation of 695 feet (212 m).

References

1. "About Mallick Tower – Mallick Tower, Fort Worth office building". Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
2. "Mallick Tower – Architecture in Downtown Fort Worth". Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
3. Suro, Roberto (24 April 1989). "Wright's Partner Was a Quiet Friend". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
4. "Statement of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the Matter of Representative James C. Wright, Jr". 1989. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2020-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. Letchford, C.W.; Norville, H.S.; Bilello, J. (August 2000). "Damage Survey and Assessment of Fort Worth Tornado of 28 March 2000" (PDF). Wind Science & Engineering Program, Texas Tech University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
7. "Save Fort Worth Water". www.fortworthtexas.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
8. "TX77 – Mallick Tower Heliport | SkyVector". Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2020-05-15.

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