A restaurant-centered development is promising more variety to north Arlington’s culinary palate.
Champions Park, a 54,000-square-foot complex of four retail/restaurant buildings under construction at the northeast corner of Interstate 30 and North Collins Street, is expected to open the first of possibly eight restaurants early next year.
Greenway Investment Co. is working to create a mix of fast-casual and sit-down restaurants in the buildings and on four restaurant pad sites. The $30 million first phase will have a 70-30 mix of restaurants and retail.
“This is a destination restaurant development,” said Mayor Jeff Williams, who called the I-30/Collins intersection “the center of the Metroplex.” “As you can see, this is a very important part of us making our entertainment district an attraction seven days a week.”
Four restaurants have signed leases so far, said Greenway Vice President Christy Hammons. They are all fast-casuals — Torchy’s Tacos, Firehouse Subs, Tarrant County’s first Tokyo Joe’s and DFW’s first BurgerFi — as are two other restaurants she’s talking with.
