\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA new shopping center, changes to local health care facilities and a construction milestone for a new recreation center are among the latest development updates in the Pflugerville and Round Rock area. Check out these four development stories you may have missed.<\/p>\n
1. New shopping center, flex campus planned for Pflugerville neighborhoods<\/p>\n
Two commercial developments totaling more than 110,000 square feet are set to officially break ground in early April in Pflugerville, with developers targeting completion by early 2027.<\/p>\n
What we know<\/p>\n
ARS Developers, founded by Anuradha Rondla and Prasad Kolishetti, is advancing two projects: ARS Crossings, a roughly 72,000-square-foot retail and office center on about 9.5 acres along FM 685 near the Blackhawk community, and ARS OneSpace, a 44,460-square-foot Class A flex office and warehouse campus on Heatherwilde Boulevard near Wells Branch Parkway.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2. Downtown East\u2019s Monarch Recreation Center moves into next construction phase<\/p>\n City leaders, construction crews and community members gathered this week to mark a major milestone in the development of The Monarch, a new multigenerational recreation center rising within Pflugerville\u2019s Downtown East district.<\/p>\n What happened<\/p>\n The ceremony celebrated the signing and placement of the building\u2019s final structural beam, symbolizing the completion of the facility\u2019s steel framework and the transition into its next phase of construction.<\/p>\n Keep reading<\/a>.<\/p>\n 3. New multifamily housing underway at The District in Round Rock<\/p>\n Just under a year after Mark IV Capital broke ground on the infrastructure for its Round Rock mixed-used project known as The District, the developer and city officials marked the start of vertical construction on the project March 4.<\/p>\n What you need to know<\/p>\n The developer held a ground breaking for Origin at The District, a luxury multifamily residential community. Speakers at the event highlighted plans for high ceilings, street-level retail and strong amenities for residents. These residences will be integrated directly into ground-level retail.<\/p>\n