The Beck Group
TypePrivate
IndustryArchitecture and Construction
FoundedHouston, Texas, 1912 [1]
FounderHenry C. Beck
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
,
United States
Number of locations
10 Offices
Key people
Number of employees
over 850 (U.S. and Mexico, 2023)
Websitebeckgroup.com

The Beck Group is a company that provides architecture, construction, sustainability, virtual building, and technology services. The company is based in Dallas, Texas. It has regional offices in Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Denver, Fort Worth, Mexico City, Monterrey, South Florida, and Tampa.[3] The Beck Group serves a diverse range of industries including commercial, corporate, healthcare, entertainment, faith-based, institutional, among others. They also provide services based on the use of their software product, DESTINI.

Beck Park - Dallas, Texas

History

The Beck Group was founded in 1912 by Henry C. Beck[4] in Houston, Texas as a general contractor[2] as Central Contracting Company. In 1934, it moved its headquarters to Dallas,[1] a requirement for building the city's Cotton Exchange Building.[2] In 1946, Henry C. Beck, then the sole proprietor, changed the name to the Henry C. Beck Company. In 1981 the company changed its name to HCB Contractors.

The majority of their work throughout their history has been commercial, but realized they needed to expand beyond that.[5] In the 1990s, the construction company added other services like design and real estate development. It also acquired a UK-developed software product (Reflex). It began to develop a proprietary software, DESTINI, which would provide immediate costs for buildings as they were modeled in the schematic design phase.[6]

Management Under Larry Wilson

In 1976, Larry Wilson Sr served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Beck Group, then known as HCB Contractors, Inc. Wilson oversaw projects including the Crescent, Plaza of the Americas, the Reunion Project, Fountain Place and Cityplace. Under Wilson's leadership, The Beck Group also built large office projects in Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.[7]

Management Under Peter Beck

In 1992, Henry C. Beck III "Peter", became the company's fourth chief executive officer. In 1999, under the leadership (present executive chairman) Henry C. Beck III, the company merged with Urban Architecture, a regional design firm.[6] The firm began pursuing integrated projects completing both design and construction services in-house. In 2002, under Beck's leadership, The Beck Group was named one of Fortune Magazine's '100 Best Companies to Work For'.[8]

Management Under Fred Perpall

In 2013, Fred Perpall took over from Beck III as the fifth CEO of the design-build firm.[9] The second non-family member to hold such role.

In late 2019, the company relocated its headquarters to Santander Tower in Downtown Dallas.[10]

Notable Projects

ProjectCityStateServices
AT&T Pinnacle ParkDallasTexasIntegrated: Architecture, Construction, Development
One Atlantic CenterAtlantaGeorgiaConstruction
Baylor University Sciences BuildingWacoTexasIntegrated: Construction, Development Management
Baylor East Village[11]WacoTexasConstruction
Baylor Research and Innovation CollaborativeWacoTexasConstruction
Comerica Bank TowerDallasTexasConstruction
Cotton Bowl StadiumDallasTexasConstruction
The Crescent[12]DallasTexasConstruction
Dallas Arboretum[13]DallasTexasConstruction
Dickies ArenaFort WorthTexasConstruction
Disney Corporate Headquarters[1]BurbankCaliforniaConstruction
Duke University Basketball Practice Facility [14]DurhamNorth CarolinaIntegrated: Architecture, Construction, Programming
The Domain[14]AustinTexasConstruction
Fellowship Church, Main CampusGrapevineTexasConstruction
Fellowship Church, Downtown CampusDallasTexasRenovation
Fidelity Investments Regional CenterWestlakeTexasConstruction
Firewheel Town Center[14]GarlandTexasIntegrated: Architect of Record, Construction
First National Bank Plaza[15]PhoenixArizonaConstruction
Fountain Place[1]DallasTexasConstruction
Gateway Church (Main Campus)[14]SouthlakeTexasArchitecture
Gateway Church (Satellite Campus)[14]North Fort WorthTexasArchitecture
Gateway Church (Satellite Campus)[14]Grand PrairieTexasArchitecture and Construction
Guarantee Bank TowerPhoenixArizonaConstruction
Hunt Corporate Headquarters[14]DallasTexasArchitecture
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary ArtLos AngelesCaliforniaConstruction
Mary Kay HeadquartersDallasTexasConstruction
Mary Kay ManufacturingDallasTexasConstruction
Phoenix Financial CenterPhoenixArizonaConstruction
The Nasher Sculpture Center[14]DallasTexasIntegrated: Associate Architect of Record, Construction
Kimbell Art Museum, Piano Pavillion[13]Fort WorthTexasConstruction
RadioShack Headquarters[14]Fort WorthTexasConstruction
Southlake Town SquareSouthlakeTexasIntegrated: Architect of Record, Construction
Shake Shack at Uptown Crescent[16]DallasTexasIntegrated: Architect of Record, Construction
Texas Motor Speedway[1][14]Fort WorthTexasConstruction
USAA Southeast Regional OfficeTampaFloridaConstruction
Valley Center[17]PhoenixArizonaConstruction
Van Wezel Performing Arts HallSarasotaFloridaConstruction
Victory LoftsTampaFloridaIntegrated: Architecture, Construction, Development, Media
Victory Plaza at Victory ParkDallasTexasConstruction

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "100 Years and Counting". The Beck Group. August 4, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Hall, Cheryl (October 12, 2013). "New CEO runs The Beck Group in lockstep with predecessor". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Harwell, Drew (April 19, 2013). "Top Workplaces: Beck Group cited for fostering innovation". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Greater Dallas Chamber (2000). Dallas: reflections & visions. MARCOA Pub. p. 40. ISBN 9781929933013. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ Solomon, Nancy (May 27, 2008). Architecture INTL: Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future. Visual Reference Publications. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-58471-162-9.
  6. 1 2 Fehrenbach, Peter (April 1, 2012). "How Peter Beck helped create a more efficient way to design and construct buildings". Smart Business. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ Simnacher, Joe (November 16, 2016). "Larry Wilson Sr., who changed skylines as CEO of Dallas' HCB Group, dies at 81". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2002 - Great Place to Work® Institute". Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ "New CEO runs The Beck Group in lockstep with predecessor". Dallas News. October 12, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ "New Digs in Downtown Dallas". Architectural Products May/June 2022 magazine via issue.com. June 9, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Baylor East Village". The Beck Group. September 24, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ "AIA Dallas Chapter Honors 9 Projects with Built Design Awards". Dallas Innovates. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  13. 1 2 Brown, Steve (February 9, 2015). "Urban Land Institute picks finalists for North Texas commercial real estate awards". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Portfolio". The Beck Group. July 16, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  15. ↑ "PCI Items Vol. 18, No. 1.pdf" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "Shake Shack restaurant lands at Uptown's Crescent complex". Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  17. ↑ "AJ-1973-10.pdf" (PDF).
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