Ft. Bend Town Center METRO Transit Parking Structure – Missouri City, Texas

Best Parking Structure – Public Use

The Ft. Bend Town Center METRO Transit Parking Structure is a new park-and-ride facility developed through a public-private partnership between METRO and NewQuest Properties, serving as an anchor for Phase 3 of Fort Bend Town Center in Missouri City, Texas.

The transit center provides curb-to-curb service with pickup/drop-off for regular trips to the Texas Medical Center, Downtown Houston, the Galleria, and destinations across the region.

Fast Facts

• Award: Best Parking Structure – Public Use

• Project: Ft. Bend Town Center METRO Transit Parking Structure

• Location: Missouri City, Texas

• Structure: 6 levels | 3 bays wide

• Capacity: 1,750 vehicles

• Suspended double tees: 457,425 SF

• Length: 518 feet

• Expansion joint: through the structure and elevator core

• Precast scope: 1,311 precast/prestressed pieces (10,000+ cy concrete placed)

• Opened: January 27, 2025

• Video runtime: ~2:06

Why precast (and why this project needed it)

METRO’s traditional design-bid-build approach has led to projects being delayed or shelved when budgets come in high. For this facility, the partnership structure and schedule demanded a solution that could be delivered fast, predictably, and with controlled costs.

Flintco selected a design-build precast approach and awarded the work to Legacy Precast, enabling off-site production, just-in-time deliveries, and accelerated erection once foundations were ready.

Key design features

1. Architectural finishes on structural components
   Architectural concrete mix with reveals and a medium sandblast finish.

2. Expansion-joint detailing
   Stainless steel slip connections at the expansion joint in the central stair/elevator core.

3. Canopy support (the “not your typical garage” problem)
   The structure was required to support a large cantilevered canopy at customer pickup/drop-off zones. Because canopy tieback loads landed at specific column locations, spandrels could not be pocketed in the typical way. The solution used exposed galvanized haunches at the column sides to support spandrels at those locations.

4. Field-topped double tees for drainage + lifecycle savings
   Field-topped double tees created consistent topping and superior drainage while eliminating 40,000+ LF of caulking and ongoing joint maintenance.

Precast components (type + count)

Total: 1,311 pieces

• 653 Double tees

• 204 Spandrels

• 157 Walls

• 120 Vertical ramp walls

• 45 Beams

• 24 Shear walls

• 46 Columns

• 50 Stairs

• 12 Flat slabs

Schedule + delivery (fast-track performance)

• Released for engineering: September 2023

• Manufacturing began: January 2024

• First piece erected: March 2024

• Installation completed: August 2024 (despite 9 rainout days)

• Opened: January 27, 2025

Legacy Precast delivered and erected the structure ahead of schedule and within budget, allowing the project team to avoid liquidated damages and open early.

 

Project Team:

• Precast Manufacturer: Legacy Precast (Brookshire, TX)
• General Contractor: Flintco Construction (Houston, TX)
• Precast Specialty Engineer: Consulting Engineers Group (CEG) (San Antonio, TX)