{"id":31698,"date":"2025-08-06T07:34:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/clark-nabs-200m-white-house-ballroom-project\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T07:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:34:04","slug":"clark-nabs-200m-white-house-ballroom-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/clark-nabs-200m-white-house-ballroom-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark nabs $200M White House ballroom project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1754486596\/news\/text_to_speech\/clark-white-house-construction-ballroom_cajjyd.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Ballroom<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Contract undisclosed, total cost $200 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Client: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>White House<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>President Donald Trump announced the addition of a new ballroom to the White House in order to expand its ability to host larger events.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Bethesda, Maryland-based Clark Construction will lead the team <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2025\/07\/the-white-house-announces-white-house-ballroom-construction-to-begin\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>building the space<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to a July 31 White House news release. The project will cost $200 million, per the release, with funds gifted from Trump and other donors.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The new White House State Ballroom will be \u201csubstantially separated\u201d from the main portion of the White House, but will be designed in the same architectural style as the rest of the structure. It will be built off of the East Wing, which was first constructed in 1902. It has seen multiple renovations and gained a second story in 1942, the release said.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The ballroom will add about 90,000 total square feet of space with a seating capacity of 650 people, an increase from the 200-person seating capacity in the East Room of the White House, the release said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Critics said the construction of the sprawling facility on the White House grounds could be <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/03\/us\/politics\/trump-white-house-ballroom-renovations-concerns.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>detrimental to historic preservation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to the New York Times.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cIt could do some harm to the property over all,\u201d Richard Longstreth, American studies professor for George Washington University, told the Times. \u201cThere aren\u2019t any checks and balances here, unfortunately.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Meanwhile, Jonathan Jarvis, former director of the National Park Service, cast doubt on the timeline for constructing the ballroom by the end of Trump\u2019s second term.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cYou don\u2019t see one of those projects go that fast,\u201d Jarvis told the Times. \u201cIt\u2019ll be a rush to get it <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>done.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In addition to Clark, Dallas-based AECOM was named leader of the project\u2019s engineering team and Washington, D.C.-based McCrery Architects will provide designs as architect on the project. Clark did not respond to Construction Dive\u2019s request for comment, and AECOM referred questions to the White House. The value of each firm\u2019s contract was not disclosed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cI am honored that President Trump has entrusted me to help bring this beautiful and necessary renovation to The People\u2019s House, while preserving the elegance of its classical design and historical importance,\u201d said Jim McCrery, CEO of McCrery Architects, in the release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project is scheduled to begin construction in September and will finish before the end of Trump\u2019s second term, the release said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/clark-white-house-construction-ballroom\/756918\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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