{"id":60295,"date":"2025-11-22T04:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T04:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/60295\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T04:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T04:06:07","slug":"catalytic-mixed-use-project-imagined-near-arlington-entertainment-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/60295\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Catalytic mixed-use project’ imagined near Arlington Entertainment District"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 This article was originally published in the Dallas Business Journal. Read that original article and more business content here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sam Mahrouq’s efforts to bring new commercial activity to a key corridor near the Arlington Entertainment District are gaining steam.<\/p>\n

Arlington City Council unanimously approved on Nov. 18 a $3.8 million grant for Arlington Center Square LLC to assemble land for what’s described in public documents as a “catalytic mixed-use project.” A hotel is already under construction and the development could also include a food hall, retail, restaurants, multifamily housing and structured parking.<\/p>\n

Arlington Center Square is tied to Mahrouq, chairman and CEO of Mahrouq Enterprises International Inc., who owns the land where a $54 million, 145-key upscale hotel on Division Street is being constructed. Mahrouq’s group was given $8 million in incentives last year<\/a> for the hotel, called Caravan Court, at 908 E. Division St. and 900 E. Division St. He was also given a $7 million grant<\/a> to keep his company, Ikon Technologies, in the city in exchange for identifying opportunities for Division Street’s revitalization, among other requirements.<\/p>\n

Under the new agreement, the developer would have to meet various milestones including delivering a conceptual project brief with a site plan, program, feasibility analysis and conceptual renderings within 18 months of signing the agreement; beginning construction drawings in 36 months, securing project financing in 54 months and starting vertical construction within 60 months. As part of the agreement, the city will form a long-term lease on the property for parking. If the developer proceeds with the project, the leasehold interest in the property can be purchased.<\/p>\n

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