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gc
08 January 2004, 01:39 AM
P.F. Chang's to open Fort Worth location
http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2004/01/05/daily33.html?jst=b_ln_hl

P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., has signed a lease with Sundance Square Management Co. to open one of its namesake restaurants in downtown Fort Worth.

The restaurant will occupy 7,332 square feet in the northeast corner of the Bank One building, at Third and Throckmorton streets. Construction will begin in the spring, and the restaurant is expected to open in the fourth quarter of this year.

Bill Booker, director of leasing for Sundance Square, represented the landlord in the transaction, and Brett Anz, a broker with the Anz Co. of Dallas, represented the tenant.

The Bank One building re-opened in March 2002, two years after a tornado ripped through downtown Fort Worth and damaged several high-rises. In October 2003, the building was renamed "The Tower," and officials announced plans to convert it into a high-rise residential building with 60,000 square feet of retail and office space. The $65 million conversion project was scheduled to begin this month and be completed by early 2005.

Two restaurants already have moved into the first level of the 37-story building. Zolon opened in June, followed by Zoë Italian in October.

The opening of P.F. Chang's will bring the retail occupancy level to 99 percent for the Sundance Square district of downtown, according to Sundance Square Management. Office occupancy stands at 99 percent, while residential occupancy is 100 percent, the company said.

Sundance Square Management oversees leasing and management for the 20 blocks of downtown Fort Worth known as the Sundance Square entertainment district.

P.F. Chang's, which features nouveau Asian cuisine, was founded in 1993. Locally, the company operates two restaurants in Dallas and one in Grapevine. Its Sundance Square location will be its first in Fort Worth.

mikedsjr
08 January 2004, 10:00 AM
WOO HOO! Another reason to love DTFW!

aceplace
08 January 2004, 11:22 AM
Yes... a real sign of continued improvement iin the ambience of DTFW.

Yes, PDF Chang is a chain... but it's a good one... I enjoy eating there when I do go... and itf it increases the range of choices in DTFW... all the better.

tamtagon
08 January 2004, 12:39 PM
Their food rocks.

Kelley USA
08 January 2004, 01:07 PM
I frequent the one down the road from me in Grapevine- tasty indeed... On weekends you can count on a 2 hour wait. But bonus for DTFW- I think it'll fit in nicely...

JBB
08 January 2004, 02:08 PM
The writer of that story was a little confused about the location. He/she is assuming that the new Bank One Building and The Tower (old Bank One Tower now under renovation) are the same building. PF Changs will be going in the new Bank One Building.

tamtagon
08 January 2004, 05:03 PM
Yes... a real sign of continued improvement iin the ambience of DTFW.

Aceplace, I'm confused, how can a government have a downtown, and how can a government have ambience?

mikedsjr
08 January 2004, 05:14 PM
Originally posted by tamtagon
Aceplace, I'm confused, how can a government have a downtown, and how can a government have ambience?

ROTFLOL

That is a funny continuation from another thread.

John T Roberts
11 January 2004, 01:01 AM
Yes, I noticed the Dallas Business Journal's article had the two buildings confused. Just after Christmas, we had a Skyscraperpage Forum meeting in Fort Worth and I commented that a P.F. Chang's in that space would make a nice addition to Sundance Square. At the current time, downtown Fort Worth does not have a Chinese restaurant. A few months ago, China Inn closed down.

The new Bank One Building has an interesting mix of restaurants -- Zolon, an American Bistro, Zoe which is Italian, and coming soon P.F. Chang's.

tamtagon
11 January 2004, 05:03 PM
Does the 8.0 still have the Cigar Bar?