PRESS RELEASES - NOVEMBER 2008

November 7, 2008

Groundbreaking is Nov. 8 for The Village at Sports Center
Sports-Themed Plaza & Mixed-Use Development Offers Dining, Shopping and More

Venice comes to Arlington. The City of Arlington will break ground on The Village at Sports Center at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Harold Patterson Sports Center located at 1000 W. Bardin Road at the northeast corner of Cooper Street and Wimbledon Drive in south Arlington. Saturday’s program includes Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck, Developer Mojy Haddad of the Oakhollow Group, Council Member Sheri Capehart and Park Board Chair Lynn Healy.

This sports-themed plaza/mixed-use development features retail shopping, casual dining, outdoor sporting areas and offices. This mixed-use development is being built on land the City of Arlington, in a public referendum, agreed to sell to the Oakhollow Group.

The project, designed by CHS Architects, is different from most mixed-use projects.

“I travel to Europe frequently and admire the ancient architecture of Europe, in particular, Italy, which inspires me in most of my design work,” said Haddad, who is president of the Oakhollow Group. “The Mediterranean/Venetian style design and architecture of the project with arches, cupolas, towers, various colors and materials in storefronts including stucco, stone and brick, as well as large plazas, fountains, outdoor seating areas, trellises, sculptures and sidewalk cafes will create a unique European feel and experience here at home that you haven’t seen before in Arlington.”

The development will have a strong pedestrian-oriented connection to the Sports Center via an outdoor plaza. The Harold Patterson Sports Center annually hosts more than 729,000 visitors and players.

To learn more about The Village at Sports Center, contact Mojy Haddad at 817-395-0111 or e-mail mojy@oakhollowgroup.com. For more information about Saturday’s groundbreaking ceremony, call Parks Marketing Manager Kelly Drawdy at 817-459-6931 or Kelly.Drawdy@arlingtontx.gov. Saturday’s groundbreaking ceremony is open to the public.