Texas city approves $810M expansion project

by sadia_badhon | December 19, 2019 4:51 pm

The Arlington city council, Texas, approves an $810-million development project, anchored by the Loews Arlington Hotel and a new convention center. Image courtesy City of Arlington[1]
The Arlington city council, Texas, approves an $810-million development project, anchored by the Loews Arlington Hotel and a new convention center.
Image courtesy City of Arlington

The City of Arlington[2], Texas, has approved an $810 million expansion of its Entertainment District, which would add a new hotel, convention center, corporate office headquarters, mixed-use residential building, small business coworking and incubator space, and more dining, retail, and entertainment options.

The city council has entered into a public-private partnership with the Texas Rangers[3], Loews Hotels & Co[4], and the Cordish Companies[5], for a 30-year period to facilitate the development project.

The expansion will include:

This is the next phase of a $4 billion expansion plan. Construction will commence in the first quarter of 2020 beginning with the 1500-space parking garage.

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Opener-11.jpg
  2. City of Arlington: https://www.arlingtontx.gov/
  3. Texas Rangers: https://www.mlb.com/rangers
  4. Loews Hotels & Co: https://www.loewshotels.com/
  5. Cordish Companies: https://cordish.com/

Source URL: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/texas-city-approves-810m-expansion-project/