The Tower of the Americas, the centerpiece of the San Antonio skyline since its unveiling at the 1968 World's Fair, is slated to undergo major renovations in 2024.
– The Tower of the Americas, the centerpiece of the San Antonio skyline since its unveiling at the 1968 World’s Fair, is slated to undergo major renovations in 2024.
The City of San Antonio is currently seeking requests for sealed proposals from contractors for $11.72 million in upgrades and repairs. Besides renovations to the rotating restaurant in 2006 and some minor work done in the 1980s, the project will be the most comprehensive overhaul of the tower since it was opened to the public in April 1968., the scope of work includes a number of fixes on the tower’s “top house” or observation deck.
“As you can imagine, it’s a structure that’s 750 feet up in the air,” he said. “The majority of the cost is accessing the tower.” The contract is likely to be awarded in summer 2023, when the department plans to bring it to City Council for approval. Work is expected to start in early 2024. In evaluating proposals, Maltos said the city is likely to pick general and subcontractors based on previous experience working on similar high-rise structures.
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