2999 Olympus is a 10-story Class A office tower at Cypress Waters, designed as a high-performance workplace within one of the DFW market’s most consequential master-planned developments.
Project Overview
Client: Billingsley Company
Location: Dallas, TX
Size:
322,653 SF office tower
470,867 SF parking structure
Services:
Architecture & Design
Interior Architecture
Sustainability Leadership
Wellness & Biophilic Design
Workplace Strategy
Art Integration
Documentation & Delivery
Year: Delivered 2022
Opportunity
& Challenge
The post-pandemic office market changed what tenants were willing to accept. Culture-driven and wellness-forward companies began evaluating buildings for how they supported people, values, and return-to-office expectations.
The challenge was strategic as much as architectural. The project required strategic planning to support multi-tenant flexibility, wellness expectations, district infrastructure, and delivery within an active master-planned environment.
Within a district already known for placemaking, lakefront activation, and trail connectivity, 2999 Olympus needed to perform with the same level of intentionality.
O’Brien's Approach
O’Brien’s defining move was reducing the building depth from 120 feet to 100 feet.
The 20-foot reduction increased daylight penetration, strengthened views to North Lake and the trail network, and created the biophilic connection wellness-focused tenants were seeking.
The building was planned to work within the Cypress Waters ecosystem, with direct trail access, retail and dining adjacency, outdoor workspace, fitness, conferencing, and lake views extending the workplace beyond the office floor.
Technical execution reinforced the same strategy through CIP precast panels with glass and thin brick inlays, off-site fabrication, and integrated wellness systems, including MERV 11–13 filtration, touchless entries, antimicrobial surfaces, and elevator air filtration.
Results & Impact
2999 Olympus attracted Verily Life Sciences and AMN Healthcare as anchor tenants, validating the building’s market positioning and wellness strategy. The project delivered 322,653 SF of Class A office space and a 1,534-space precast parking structure within a live master-planned district.
The project received recognition from ASA North Texas, PCI, Enterprise Precast, and D CEO Commercial Real Estate.
Photographer Parrish Ruiz de Velasco
2999 Olympus is a 10-story Class A office tower at Cypress Waters, designed as a high-performance workplace within one of the DFW market’s most consequential master-planned developments.
Project Overview
Client:
Billingsley Company
Location:
Dallas, TX
Services:
Architecture & Design
Interior Architecture
Sustainability Leadership
Wellness & Biophilic Design
Workplace Strategy
Art Integration
Documentation & Delivery
Size:
322,653 SF office tower
470,867 SF parking structure
Year:
Delivered 2022
Opportunity
& Challenge
The post-pandemic office market changed what tenants were willing to accept. Culture-driven and wellness-forward companies began evaluating buildings for how they supported people, values, and return-to-office expectations.
The challenge was strategic as much as architectural. The project required strategic planning to support multi-tenant flexibility, wellness expectations, district infrastructure, and delivery within an active master-planned environment.
Within a district already known for placemaking, lakefront activation, and trail connectivity, 2999 Olympus needed to perform with the same level of intentionality.
O’Brien's Approach
O’Brien’s defining move was reducing the building depth from 120 feet to 100 feet.
The 20-foot reduction increased daylight penetration, strengthened views to North Lake and the trail network, and created the biophilic connection wellness-focused tenants were seeking.
The building was planned to work within the Cypress Waters ecosystem, with direct trail access, retail and dining adjacency, outdoor workspace, fitness, conferencing, and lake views extending the workplace beyond the office floor.
Technical execution reinforced the same strategy through CIP precast panels with glass and thin brick inlays, off-site fabrication, and integrated wellness systems, including MERV 11–13 filtration, touchless entries, antimicrobial surfaces, and elevator air filtration.
Results & Impact
2999 Olympus attracted Verily Life Sciences and AMN Healthcare as anchor tenants, validating the building’s market positioning and wellness strategy. The project delivered 322,653 SF of Class A office space and a 1,534-space precast parking structure within a live master-planned district.
The project received recognition from ASA North Texas, PCI, Enterprise Precast, and D CEO Commercial Real Estate.
Client Testimonials.
Charlotte Jones Anderson
Dallas Cowboys"O'Brien is about incredible architecture. They are an amazing team who works tirelessly, who burn the midnight oil. You talk about people with passion, they are a passionate team. O'Brien has lead us on an epic path of greatness. We are excited to continue with our partnership with Sean and his team."
Shawn Fulham
Lincoln Property Company"O'Brien has been a truly invaluable partner for Lincoln Property Company over the last 30 years. They have a comprehensive understanding of master planning, mixed use, and all the individual uses and components that make complex projects successful from both a design and financial standpoint. They have a long history of success, and always continue to stay on the cutting edge of design and development."
Lucy Billingsley
Billingsley Company"Sean O’Brien and team have the creativity, alacrity and flexibility to be great design partners. They listen closely and then bring all the historical architectural smarts and a fresh eye to creating places where you’d like to be. They first think through making the public realm inviting and then enrich that with great architecture."
Kyle Nix
Pritchard Associates, Inc."I always enjoy working with the O’Brien team. They are very responsive and efficient, and work well with ownership to help keep projects on time and on budget."
John Griggs
Presidium Group, LLC"O’Brien, some of the most skilled in the country and truly design iconic structures. The team works hard and commits to every detail. You can expect them to drop everything, meet deadlines, work with the budget. They are just the best."
Josh Eames
Presidium Group, LLC"O’Brien is one of our most trusted partners. O’Brien team, Your efforts are always top notch and you nail every project out of the park. You are key partner for us."