Starbucks is coming to Arlington’s entertainment district in summer 2023
A Starbucks is coming to Arlington’s entertainment district.
The coffee chain will open in Choctaw Stadium, the former Texas Rangers venue that is being redeveloped with restaurants, offices and perhaps future apartments.
According to records filed with the state, construction of the 2,300-square-foot coffee shop will begin April 1 and take about five months. The work is estimated at $1.1 million.
The location will be in a pro shop on the the stadium’s concourse.
Development in Arlington’s entertainment district is booming, including projects to repurpose Choctaw Stadium near the Rangers’ current home, Globe Life Field.
In February, a co-working space called Spark Arlington held a grand opening in the stadium, which is owned by the city of Arlington and still leased to the Rangers organization.
The mayor is opening his second restaurant, Hearsay Arlington, on the top floor of the stadium where a TGI Fridays restaurant used to be.
Choctaw’s field is used for soccer, football and other events.
City leaders say there have been vision discussions of one day adding a high-rise office tower to one corner of Choctaw Stadium.
“It’s a vision that has legs,” Mayor Jim Ross told the Star-Telegram in February. “We’re not at the planning stage yet. Nothing has been permitted, but there is a lot of talk about some of the extraordinary things we can do.”
