The Feds Searching For Build-To-Suit Site
The U.S. government is looking for a 20 acre site with direct access to Highway 67 or 90. The site's exact use has not been explicitly disclosed in the official Request For Proposals, but it will include a new 71,000 sf office building (presumably for the Border Patrol since the contact information is directed toward Texas/New Mexico Border Station Service Center.) The eventual selected site should be within the city limits, visible from one of the highways, and remote from housing. A development of this size will have significant effect on the Marfa economy. For more information, see the link above.
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This is the new Customs and Border Protection Marfa Sector Headquarters. It is being built to accommodate growth. The current sector headquarters will presumably be leased out. This is a plus for Marfa since it was rumored at one time that the HQ would move to Alpine, which would be a terrible blow to the Marfa economy. Marge Hughes
Thanks Marge. Seems like a gigantic building for Marfa. Is it even possible to find a 20 acre site within Marfa city limits? near a highway? and remote from housing? Maybe an annex is in order to expand the town... An office of this size will surely add people to the area. I wonder how housing needs will respond.
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