Commercial Construction & Renovation

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Furniture retailer Living Spaces opened a 185,000-square-foot store in Grand Prairie, Texas. It's the largest location in the 22-store California-based chain, which makes about one-third of its furniture in the U.S. and has added designer styles from Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines and others in the Texas store. Read The Dallas Morning News story here

Trademark Property Co. has been tapped to develop a master plan for the 1.7-million-square-foot Memorial City Mall in Houston. The announcement comes just over six months after Sears pulled out of the property. Read the Houston Chronicle story here

The saga of Castle Hot Springs resort sounds like a Carl Hiaasen novel if he swapped South Florida for Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Read The New York Times story here

The new owner of the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina hotel has proposed a large expansion of the event and dining space. Read The Business Journals story here

Idaho's oldest indoor mall will transform into an open-air shopping center over the course of an $11 million project. Karcher Mall will shift its focus to larger retailers over small stores, while tenants Big 5 Sporting Goods, Joanne's Fabrics, Mor Furniture and Ross are expected to stay. Read the KTVB-TV story here

Dallas developer Todd Interests is taking a leap with its plans to revive one of downtown's biggest skyscrapers. It took over redevelopment of the 52-story First National Bank building this week — a landmark tower that has been vacant for a decade. Read The Dallas Morning News story here

A $52 million hotel project in Midtown recently hit a construction milestone. A 186-room Hampton Inn & Suites rising at West Peachtree and 15th streets just celebrated its topping out, meaning it's reached its maximum height. Read The Business Journals story here

The JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, that spans over three miles of pristine sands and Gulf of Mexico waters in Marco Island, Florida, has finished a comprehensive $320 million renovation. Read the Commercial Property Executive story here

Developers hoping to build a luxury boutique hotel in Montrose with rooms running as much $500 per night received the city's approval to build the project. Read the San Antonio Express-News story here