Community Benefits
Texas Live! is committed to being a model for community-based development and ensuring that the project generates maximum benefits and opportunities for local residents and businesses.
3,025 Total Jobs
Creates 2,000 construction and 1,025 permanent jobs.
$2 Billion
$2 Billion in direct and indirect salaries during its first 40 years.
$100 Million
$100 Million per year in economic output to the City of Arlington and Tarrant County.
25%
MWBE goal for the construction of the project.
Apprenticeships
Assist qualified local minority and women workers and apprentices to enter the region’s pool of skilled labor by promoting apprenticeship opportunities during construction.
Local and Diverse Workforce Hiring
Recruitment, training and employment policies will be implemented to achieve a diverse workforce at all levels of its organization.
Community Event Bookings
Assist the City in the event booking of College Park Center at the University of Texas at Arlington, as well as host community events year-round, many of which will be free to the public or in partnership with local charities.
Creation of a Community Advisory Committee
Establish a committee consisting of representatives from the City, appropriate community and civic organizations, non-profit organizations and colleges/universities.
District Renderings
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Venues
The venues joining Texas Live!
Live! by Loews
The new $150 million flagship Live! by Loews hotel at Texas Live! will be the first of its kind in the country, providing guests an unprecedented upscale experience that blends sports and entertainment with first-class hospitality and superior amenities. The result of two powerhouse brands of Loews Hotels & Co. and The Cordish Companies’ Live! brand, Live! by Loews will anchor Texas Live! in the heart of the Arlington Entertainment District between the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park and the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium.
Designed by internationally-acclaimed HKS Architects, the 14-story tall contemporary glass tower will feature 302 luxury guestrooms, including 26 suites, with floor to ceiling glass windows that show off incredible, expansive views of the entertainment district from each room. The iconic tower will feature several unique resort-style spaces and amenities for guests to enjoy both day and night.
Upon opening, Live! by Loews will become a resort-style destination for sports fans, visitors, and families, as well as a spectacular location for meetings, special events and conventions. Click here for more information.
Development Team
The teams behind Texas Live!
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers won the American League West Division in 2015, the fourth time in the last six years that the team had advanced to postseason play. In that span (2010-15), the Rangers have won 525 regular season games, fifth most among the 30 major league teams. The franchise enters its 45th year in Arlington in 2016 since moving from Washington, D.C. after the 1971 season. After playing its games at Arlington Stadium from 1972-93, the club moved to The Ballpark in Arlington, which was built as a public-private partnership between the Rangers and the City of Arlington. Changing its name to Globe Life Park in Arlington in February 2014, the facility has hosted a pair of World Series, the 1995 All-Star Game, and more than 57 million fans in its 22-year history. Rangers Baseball Express LLC became the sixth owner in Rangers history when it completed purchase of the club on August 12, 2010. Ray C. Davis and Bob R. Simpson serve as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the investor group.
The Cordish Companies
The Cordish Companies’ origins date back to 1910 and encompass four generations of privately-held, family ownership. During the past ten decades, The Cordish Companies has grown into a global leader in Real Estate Development, Gaming & Hospitality, Entertainment Management and International Urban Planning & Development. One of the largest and most respected developers in the world, The Cordish Companies has been awarded an unprecedented seven Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence for public-private developments that are of unique significance to the cities in which they are located. Prime examples are The Cordish Companies’ prominent role in the redevelopment of Baltimore’s world famous Inner Harbor; Philadelphia, PA; Atlantic City, NJ; Charleston, SC; Houston, TX; Louisville, KY; Kansas City, MO and St. Louis, MO. In addition, The Cordish Companies has developed and operates multiple highly acclaimed entertainment destinations throughout the United States which welcome over 50 million visitors per year and are the most visited destinations in their respective regions. Over the generations, The Cordish Companies has remained true to the family’s core values of quality, entrepreneurial spirit, long-term personal relationships and integrity. As a testimony to the long-term vision of its family leadership, The Cordish Companies still owns and manages virtually every business it has created.
From Our Partners
Hear from the project’s partners.
This project is another significant investment in an Arlington economy that already has tremendous momentum. This state-of-the-art development will expand the city’s ability to host even more major events and conventions. We greatly appreciate the Texas Rangers’ continued investment in our community and we applaud their selection of The Cordish Companies, the premiere mixed-use developer in the country, as their development partner. I am pleased to state that the Texas Rangers and The Cordish Companies have made significant commitments to ensure that construction and ongoing operation of Texas Live! will generate maximum benefits to our local community with initiatives such as local and minority hiring, purchasing and hosting of free community events and festivals, and the creation of a community advisory board. Texas Live! will be a model project for community-based development that we hope other developers will emulate.
W. Jeff WilliamsMayor, City of Arlington
We greatly appreciate the partnership of the City of Arlington. We are thrilled and humbled to have been selected by the Texas Rangers as their development partner on this ground breaking development. The Texas Rangers are one of the great teams in all professional sports with a fan base to match. In keeping with this rich legacy, our partnership is committed to delivering a transformative project that will create thousands of jobs, attract millions of visitors and generate maximum benefits to the local community.
Zed SmithChief Operating Officer, The Cordish Companies
The Rangers are proud to be partnering with Arlington on this very significant project. Commercial development around Globe Life Park in Arlington has been a vision of the Rangers for a number of years. We are also extremely pleased to have selected The Cordish Companies as our development partner to help us fulfill this vision. We join with the City of Arlington and Cordish on a commitment to deliver the leading sports and entertainment district in the country.
Ray DavisCo-Chairman, Texas Rangers
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Texas Live! In The News
Some of Texas Live!’s recent press coverage.
Rangers tab Watry as Texas Live! CEO
March 21, 2018 | View Article
Chief operating officer named for Texas Live!
March 21, 2018 | View Article
Arlington: Swinging for the Fences
March 14, 2018 | View Article
Rangers Reveal Construction Progress For Texas Live! Project
February 26, 2018 | View Article
Rangers, Cordish announce Texas Live! is on schedule to open this year
February 26, 2018 | View Article
A Texas-Sized Renovation, Part 3
February 1, 2018 | View Article
Stage is set for another banner year in Arlington
January 5, 2018 | View Article
Building boom won’t let up in Tarrant County in 2018
December 26, 2017 | View Article
Texas Live!, New Ballpark Construction Moving Along
December 14, 2017 | View Article
Largest entertainment complex outside of Vegas’ breaks ground on luxury hotel in Arlington
November 1, 2017 | View Article
$150M flagship hotel for Texas Live! gets underway in Arlington
November 1, 2017 | View Article
Texas Live! Cordish bringing expertise to Arlington
October 7, 2017 | View Article
Ask the Experts: Cordish Companies Chairman David Cordish Talks Texas Live!
September 15, 2017 | View Article
Take a 2-minute tour of the Rangers’ new stadium and entertainment complex
July 10, 2017 | View Article
Texas Live! elevates Arlington among Major League cities
April 7, 2017 | View Article
Ground Broken on Ranger’s $250 Million Texas Live! Entertainment Complex
March 29, 2017 | View Article
Texas Live! Breaks Ground; Construction Team Announced
March 29, 2017 | View Article
Rangers, City of Arlington Break Ground on Texas Live!
March 29, 2017 | View Article
PBR Country Bar to be added to Texas Live! lineup in 2018
February 17, 2017 | View Article
Country bar with mechanical bulls to join restaurants at Texas Live!
February 17, 2017 | View Article
PBR, a 1,500-person country-themed bar, to open in Arlington
February 17, 2017 | View Article
Lockhart Smokehouse at Texas Live!
February 8, 2017 | View Article
Well-known Dallas barbecue family to open restaurant in complex connected to Texas Rangers’ ballpark
February 8, 2017 | View Article
Lockhart Smokehouse to bring barbecue to Texas Live! in Arlington
February 8, 2017 | View Article
HKS to lead design of new Texas Rangers ballpark
January 5, 2017 | View Article
The Top 12 Real Estate Stories of 2016
January, 2017 | View Article
Looking back at a great, news-filled year in Arlington
December 30, 2016 | View Article
Small businesses hope new Rangers ballpark, Texas Live! foster growth
November 10, 2016 | View Article
Granbury’s Revolver Brewing to open an outpost in Texas Live!
November 2, 2016 | View Article
Rangers Reveal Plans to Make $250 Million ‘Texas Live!’ Year-Round Destination
September 20, 2016 | View Article
Groundbreaking On Expanded First Phase Of Texas Live! Scheduled For November
September 20, 2016 | View Article
Construction on Texas Live! near ballpark to begin in November
September 20, 2016 | View Article
Rangers, City Unveil Texas Live! Complex & Hotel/Convention Facility
December 16, 2015 | View Article
Rangers want Texas Live! to be ‘game-changing project’
December 16, 2015 | View Article
Cordish Cos. chosen to develop Texas Live project
December 16, 2015 | View Article
Will Arlington finally get to play ball with Texas Rangers’ development plan?
December 12, 2015 | View Article
Arlington Considering Major Development Near Globe Life Park
December 11, 2015 | View Article