Vista Properties-CS 890220Vista Ridge developers
report company interest
By ANITA KELLEY gene~ buSineSs, light industrial, re-
Staff Writer taft and multi-family uses in a corpo-
rate campus setting.
An official of Lomas Realty USA Tanner said the development
says this week five "major corpora- would be much like the business
tions" are considering relocating to community atmosphere in Las Colin-
the Vista Ridge development site in as, only smaller.
Lewisvilie, including a high-tech firm Vista Ridge is expected to attract
which employs more than 200 corporations looking for office cam-
people. .pus space, as well as high,rise build-
Tom Tanner, project manager for rags.
the 1,000-acre master planned de- "We're zoned for high-rise de-
velopment in Lewisville and Coppell, velopment for companies that wish
said Monday that the site ha~ gained to build that type of office space,"
national exposure which is attracting Tanner said. "We've received in-
"serious business interests.' terest so far in buildings warying in
'~here are five m~or users look- size from 10 to 22 stories."
lng at Vista Ridge right now," Tan- Vista Ridge includes a marketing
her said. "We are very excited about center/amphitheater comPlex which
that. We believe big things are get- overlooks a fountain on 25-acre Lake
tin~ ready to happen here." Vista.
Tanner said the high-tech fn-mhad The site is located on the west
requested information on a 40-acre side of Round Grove Road (FM
site. 3040) and is directly adjacent to Vis-
He credited Vista Ridge Mall and ta Ridge Mall, scheduled to open in
the. city of Lewi,s,ville's role in the October.
· relocation con~l, d~ratinn of GTE The tract was purcimsed in 1984
Corp. for much of ~he ~tte~tir~ ~he and initial development began in ear-
site has garnered since its October ly 1985. The marketing center/
1988 grand opening, amphitheater were completed in