Grapevine Downtown
Grapevine, Texas
In 1989, Grapevine, Texas envisioned a revitalized historic downtown and chose Architexas to develop a plan that would include the rehabilitation of existing historic commercial buildings on Main Street and reinforce and expand the historic character of the downtown with directed public investment. Architexas began the planning process by designating a 5-block historic commercial area as a local historic district and placing this district on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architexas implemented the pubic investment phase of the plan with badly-needed expansion of civic buildings. Architexas’ first project was the reconstruction of a demolished historic hotel which became offices for the Grapevine Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (CVB). An adjacent “pocket park” was developed to complement the building. In 1998, the CVB project was followed by a new city hall designed in the historic character of the district.
Architexas completed other significant projects including the rehabilitation of the historic Plaza Theater for an entertainment venue and the restoration of the Grapevine MKT Depot for a visitor museum.
The most significant Grapevine civic investment projects designed by Architexas were two new buildings that recalled the historical context of the downtown on south Main Street near the historic MKT rail line. Completed in 2011, the new CVB is a 45,000-square-foot office, event, and museum space for the community. A corner clock tower features a “Western Glockenspiel.”
Architexas completed Grapevine Main, a Transit-oriented development, in 2021. A Tex-Rail commuter rail stop became an opportunity to create a significant destination development containing retail, hotel, public parking, and a large public plaza. The building design was patterned after a historic train station and features a tower with an observation deck. The project was a Public/Private Partnership.
Other services for Grapevine include the development of a Transit District designation with design standards and new city-wide multifamily design standards.
