News
2011
City Votes Yes on Downtown Development
August 23, 2011
Link: PDF
$113,000,000: We have the plan. We have the cost. Now how do we get the money?
By Karen Welch
August 20, 2011
City, arts groups near fee deal
By Bobby Cervantes
August 19, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2011-08-19/fee-proposals-differ#.TlK0QXMW8qc
David Wallace: City shows vision for bright future
August 19, 2011
Downtown Redevelopment Moves Forward
By Matt Hamilton
August 17, 2011
Link: http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=652431#.TlKr8XMW8qc
Downtown Revitalization Plan Continues
By Angelina Perez
August 16, 2011
Link: http://www.newschannel10.com/story/15279125/downtown-revitilization-plan-continues
Kanelis: Realism Creeps In
By John Kanelis
August 14, 2011
Editorial: City has Chance to Move Forward
August 14, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/opinion/editorial/2011-08-14/city-has-chance-move-forward#.TlKwSHMW8qc
Tax Board Oks $2.5M for Downtown Revitalization Project
By Bobby Cervantes
August 12, 2011
Downtown Plan Advances
By Kevin Welch
August 11, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/news/2011-08-11#.TlKvuXMW8qc
Commissioners Hear Downtown Plan
By Karen Smith Welch
August 10, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2011-08-10/commissioners-hear-downtown-plan#.TlKvX3MW8qc
City Hears Downtown Pitch
By Jordann Lucero
August 10, 2011
Link: http://myhighplains.com/search-fulltext?nxd_id=208397
City Meets Downtown Development Team
August 9, 2011
Link: PDF
Tensions Run High During Downtown Revitalization Public Meeting
By Emily Griffin
August 9, 2011
Link: http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=649447#.TlKsKHMW8qc
Too Good to be True? Well, No
By John Kanelis
August 9, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/blog-post/john-kanelis/2011-08-09/too-good-be-true-well-no
Downtown Plan Presented to the City Commission
By Angelina Perez
August 9, 2011
Link: http://www.newschannel10.com/story/15238358/downtown-plan-showed-to-the-commission
$113M Downtown Proposal Draws Praise, Criticism
By Karen Smith Welch
August 9, 2011
Preview: Come on Down to Downtown
By Karl Wehmhoener
August 8, 2011
Link: http://myhighplains.com/search-fulltext?nxd_id=206607
Public Reaction to Downtown Revitalization
By Angelina Perez
August 8, 2011
Link: http://www.newschannel10.com/story/15232453/public-reaction-to-downtown-revitilization
Bricktown's Success a Model for Developers
By John Mark Beilue
August 7, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/news/2011-08-07/bricktowns-success-model-developers#.TlKmfnMW8qc
Editorial: Downtown gets Bold New Plan
August 7, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/opinion/editorial/2011-08-07/downtown-gets-bold-new-plan#.TlKl8nMW8qc
When Will the Downtown Project Be Complete?
By Jordann Lucero
August 5, 2011
Link: http://myhighplains.com/search-fulltext?nxd_id=207587
Plan for Downtown Amarillo Presented
By Jordann Lucero
August 4, 2011
Link: http://myhighplains.com/search-fulltext?nxd_id=207277
A new downtown: Downtown Renovation Project unveiled
By Steve Myers
August 4, 2011
Link: http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=647594#.TlKkD3MW8qc
Phase One "Economic Engine"
By Karen Smith Welch
August 4, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2011-08-04/phase-1-economic-engine#.TlKyBXMW8qc
Downtown Developers Announce Finance Strategy
August 3, 2011
Link: PDF
Plan Pegged at $113 Million
By Kevin Welch
August 3, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2011-08-03/plan-pegged-113m#.TlKzzXMW8qc
Downtown Revitalization Funding Announced
By Angelina Perez
August 3, 2011
Link: http://www.newschannel10.com/story/15204325/do
Downtown Redevelopment – Frequently Asked Questions
August 3, 2011
Link: http://www.newschannel10.com/story/15204624/downtown-redevelopment-frequently-asked-questions
Downtown revitalization project will not raise taxes
August 3, 2011
Link: http://www.newschannel10.com/story/15204831/downtown-revitalization-project-will-not-raise-taxes
Park of Dreams: Funding Options Vary for Stadium
By Karen Smith Welch
July 31, 2011
Link: http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2011-07-31/meetings-downtown#.TlKjg3MW8qc
City Commissioners Tour Downtown Sugar Land
By B.J. Pollock
July 23, 2011
Harpole, 3 Commissioners to Tour Downtown Sugar Land
By Karen Welch
July 20, 2011
Sugar Land Gives Inspiration for Downtown Amarillo
By Kyndel Lee
July 19, 2011
Link: http://www.connectamarillo.com/news/story.aspx?id=642021#.TlKh5HMW8qc
2010
Corpus Christi City Council: Move development forward
By Sara Foley
March 30, 2010
Link: http://www.caller.com/news/2010/mar/30/corpus-christi-city-council-move-development/
Corpus Christi city manager postpones water park development update
Some council members objected that the developers weren’t invited
By Sara Foley
March 22, 2010
Link: http://www.caller.com/news/2010/mar/22/corpus-christi-council-may-hear-water-park/
Water park development stalled
Developers say city slow to move on agreement
By Sara Foley
March 18, 2010
Link: http://www.caller.com/news/2010/mar/18/water-park-development-stalled/
Montgomery County looks to land a minor league team
Houston Chronicle – by Zachary Levine
March 10, 2010
Link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/6905642.html
It’s official: Montgomery County, Ventura Sports release details on new ballpark/retail complex
March 9, 2010
Link: http://www.ballparkdigest.com/news/?article_id=2176
Minor league ball coming to East County in 2012
By Howard Roden
Published March 9, 2010
Link: http://tinyurl.com/yd3ptqm
Montgomery County To Play Ball; MOU Signed Between VSG, Wallace Bajjali and EMCID
March 8, 2010
Link: http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3972656
La Fiesta owner to open downtown eatery as Olive Branch moves
By Mike Copeland Tribune-Herald business editor
March 3, 2010
Link: http://www.wacotrib.com/news/La-Fiesta-owner-to-open-downtown-eatery-as-Olive-Branch-moves.html
Mayor wants action on plan for development
Area near ship channel eyed
By Sara Foley
February 12, 2010
Link: http://www.caller.com/news/2010/feb/12/development-agreement-before-corpus-christi-port/
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Competition is increasing in the student housing sector. How are Texas developers distinguishing their projects from the rest?
Texas Real Estate Business –by Coleman Wood
Cover Story, January 2010
Link: http://www.texasrebusiness.com/articles/JAN10/cover1.html
2009
Proposal would transform Corpus Christi's north bayfront
Water park proposed in redevelopment
By Sara Foley
December 21, 2009 (Corpus Christi)
Link: http://www.caller.com/news/2009/dec/21/proposed-plan-would-transform-corpus-christis/?partner=RSS
Ray Hubbard project planned
Council has approved two developers for lakeside effort
Dallas Business Journal – by Bill Hethcock Staff writer
May 22, 2009
Link: http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2009/05/25/story11.html
2008
Officials lay the foundation for Pearland’s first Class A office building
Nvember 17, 2008
Link: http://tinyurl.com/yd83rdm
Class A Office Complex Coming to Pearland
February 18, 2008
Link: http://tinyurl.com/y27r873
Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, LP and Glunt Investment and Development Company, Inc. Break Ground on Residential Community in North Houston
HOUSTON, TEXAS (November 3, 2008) - Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, LP and Glunt Investment and Development Company, Inc., both Houston-based real estate development companies, recently broke ground on The Sanctuary - a private, gated, master-planned residential community located on 67 wooded acres on Spring Cypress Road just east of Kuykendahl Road.
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Construction Begins on Heritage Quarters
Student living facility is latest step in development of downtown Waco
WACO, TEXAS (June 11, 2008) - SWB Heritage Square Partners, L.P. recently broke ground on Heritage Quarters, a new urban student living facility in Waco, Texas. The Heritage Quarters groundbreaking is the latest step in the urban renewal project working to revitalize downtown Waco.
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Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, L.P. and Glunt Investment and Development Company, Inc. Break Ground on Residential Community in North Houston
HOUSTON, TX. (May 22, 2008) - Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, LP and Glunt Investment and Development Company, Inc., both Houston-based real estate development companies, announce the commencement of construction for The Chancel - a master-planned residential community located on 47 wooded acres near the intersection of Spring Cypress Road and T.C Jester Boulevard in north Houston.
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Humphreys & Partners Architects Design Innovative, Urban Student Living Facility for Waco Town Square
(WACO, TX) March 19, 2008 – SWB Heritage Square Partners, L.P. (SWB), developers of the new 17-acre, mixed-use development Waco Town Square, has selected the architectural and urban design firm of Humphreys & Partners Architects, L.P. to provide overall design and architectural services for a new student living facility in downtown Waco.
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2007
Waco Town Square Provides Residential Options to Fit Urban Lifestyle
Mixed-Use Development to Feature Trendy Lofts and Contemporary Student Housing
(WACO, TX) November 14, 2007 - SWB Heritage Square Partners, L.P., (SWB) today announced their plans to include loft residences in the new Waco Town Square development and will work in association with Waco Town Square Partners, LP, a group of local investors, to construct the residential component of the downtown Waco development.
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Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, LP Acquires 43-Acres Fronting U.S. Hwy 59 and FM 494 in Porter, Texas
HOUSTON, TX (July 30, 2007) – Wallace Bajjali Development Partners, LP, a Houston, Texas based real estate development company, announces the acquisition and closing of 43 acres of lakefront commercial property located in Porter, Texas, just north of Kingwood.
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17-acre Lifestyle Center Being Developed to Bring Life to the Heart of Downtown Waco
Waco Town Square to include high-end retailers, affordable Class A office space and residential living
(HOUSTON, TX) April 25, 2007 - SWB Heritage Square Partners, L.P. (SWB) recently announced plans to help revitalize downtown Waco, Texas, with the construction of a new 17-acre mixed-use development.