Stadium Renderings Updated

Triple-A Website Debuts Refined Images

Newly posted images at the website for El Paso’s upcoming Triple-A ball club are giving the public an up close look at certain sections of the future stadium. 

Two outfield buildings will host group events and parties.
(Renderings: elpasotriplea.com)

In particular, greater detail is revealed as to how the two buildings that form the right field perimeter will be used and what the interiors may look like. 

The roof deck will be open air with balcony seating overlooking right field.

The southernmost, four-story structure will have a roof deck that may offer space for functions as well as balcony seating. The plan shows several tables surrounded by chairs laid out in a dining fashion. This open air deck will shield patrons from the elements with draped canopies.

Canopies will protect ballpark patrons on the roof deck.

The third level of this structure may house a bar with additional seating areas for patrons. A bridge will connect this level to the three-level structure immediately to the north. Diagrams label this area as the “Group Sales Deck.”

UTEP Gets More Housing

$23M Project Will Add 83 Housing Units to Campus

The Board of Regents for the University of Texas system has approved a project to add two student housing buildings to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) campus, and construction will begin next month on the $23 million project.

The new housing complex will include two 4-story buildings.
(Rendering: www.onthemove.utep.edu)

A total of 83 units will house 356 students beginning in fall of 2014. The total size of the project is 103,606 square feet between two four story buildings which will be located on a six acre //////plot nearby the Helen of Troy Softball Complex off of Sun Bowl Drive. A smaller building is part of the housing complex and will house a computer lab and a conference room. 

According the UTEP On the Move website (www.onthemove.utep.edu),  each of the units will have a small kitchen, a living area, and a bathroom. Some units will be one-bedroom efficiencies while others will be four- or six-bedroom suites. “Lobbies, lounges, study rooms, and laundry facilities” will be included in each building.

The Mijares-Mora architectural firm of El Paso designed the student housing project and incorporate UTEP’s Bhutanese style into the plan. The project is separate from the SmartCode development on a former parking lot at UTEP that will bring another 100 units to the school. Construction on the 83-unit project will begin on June 13.

$64M Hotel Complex (Updated)

City to Vote on Incentives for 4-Star Airport Hotel/Retail Center

Update: Council voted 7-0 to approve the lease agreement and incentives package for the project.

Original Story:
The City of El Paso may enter into a lease agreement with a developer this week in order to bring a $64 million hotel and retail complex to airport land. In return, the City will provide EP Vida, LLC, with incentives in order to make the hotel project a reality.

The site plan for the hotel/retail complex was teased by the City Development Department and shows several retail buildings and a triangle-shaped hotel.
(Photo: facebook.com/ElPasoCityDevelopment)

The development will be located at the corner of Boeing Drive and Airway Boulevard in a vacant nine acre plot of land owned by the City. According to the item on City Council’s agenda, EP Vida will build a 220 room “Four Star” hotel on the property. 

The City’s list of “Four Star” amenities include availability of presidential and executive suites, concierge service, a full service restaurant and bar, meetings rooms, and “upscale” interior finishes. The City desires a “modern, refreshing, welcoming, comfortable and exceptional guest experience” for the hotel.

An attached Specialty Retail Center will also be constructed and owned by the developer and will create 66,000 square feet of retail space, 14,000 square feet of restaurant space, and 7,000 square feet of office space. 

Weekly Edition, Issue 8

The Weekly Edition, Issue 8, has arrived! Take a look at the newest issue of our Weekly Edition, by clicking HERE.

In this edition:

• $64M Hotel Complex: City to Vote on Incentives for 4-Star Airport Hotel/Retail Center
• Stadium Renderings Updated: Triple-A Website Debuts Refined Images
• More Housing for UTEP: $23M Project Will Add 83 Housing Units to Campus

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Fox Plaza Announces Flea Market Upgrades

Facility Improvements, Added Parking Goal of Recent Projects

Fox Plaza Flea Market patrons crowd the area
looking for good deals during the 2012 holiday season.

One of the Sun City’s longest running flea markets is still going strong in central El Paso, and recent investments have resulted in upgrades that the management of Fox Plaza hopes will keep visitors happy. The upgrades mostly took place during 2012 at the Fox Plaza Flea Market, located at the corner of Alameda Avenue and Paisano Drive. 

Canopies were installed over common areas
at Fox Plaza in 2012.

The first project replaced restroom facilities with permanent buildings at a cost of $120,000. Restrooms had previously been housed in trailer structures.

Shade canopies were also installed in the common area of the flea market, and over the stage area. These are located in the approximate center of the market and were a $15,000 investment.

The third project involved replacing several palm trees that had perished in the historic freeze of 2011, some up to 30 feet in height. Replacing the trees had a cost of $14,000.