HomeSummaryMaptoCenterAerial PhotoExteriorDesignSitePlanPhaseOneEmploymentNewsletterDeveloperTexasSteelDemographicsContactUsPlazadeLas Américas: Thisisfirstmajorretaildevelopmentwithin3milesofthissitein30years.WeplantomakeadifferenceineachandeverypersonslifeinsouthFortWorthbyprovidingnotonlythefinestbilingualshoppingbutTHEculturalcenterforsocialeventsplus500jobsandmedical,legal,educational,andfinancialsupportforthiscommunity.Plaza de Las Américas is a 21 acre shopping, cultural, and professional center whichwillbe250,000squarefeetandislocatedon the site that formerly wastheTexasSteelFoundry.DemolitionofthebuildingsandenvironmentalcleanupispresentlyinprocesswithcompletionofthefirstphaseanticipatedinSeptemberof2006. TheDesignoftheCenter:Thecenterwillhaveawarmsouthoftheborderdesignwithstrongarchitecturaldetailsandlandscaping.ElPalaciowill beaspecial18,000squarefootculturalcenterforweddings,Quinceañera,andotherimportantcommunityevents.Foraviewoftheexteriordesignpleaseclickhere.TheSitePlanandPlaza:PlazadeLasAmericaswillbe250,000squarefeetandhaveamajorgrocerystore,drugstore,nationalandlocaltenants,ElPalacio,educationalandtrainingfacilities,medicalandlegaloffices,andmanyothertenantsthatwillbenefitthesouthFortWorthresidentsandimprovetheirqualityoflife.Forthe21acreSitePlanpleaseclickhere,andforPhaseOnepleaseclickhere.Employment:PlazadeLasAmericaswillgenerateover500jobswhenthecenteriscompletedaswellasmanyduringdemolitionandconstruction.ThereisastrongpreferenceforhiringresidentsinthesouthFortWorthcommunity.Ifyouareinterestedinbeingconsideredforanyofthesepositions,pleaseemailyourresumeoryourname,phonenumberandthejobyouareinterestedintoSandyPofahlatsandy@plazaamerica.com.Yourinformationwillbekeptonfileandprovidedtocontractorsandfuturetenants.Newsletter:PeriodicallyfriendsofPlazadeLasAméricaswillreceiveanewsletterontheeventsandactivitiesofthecenter.Wewillkeepyouupdatedastothedemolition,construction,employmentneeds,andtheopeningsofnewstores.IfyouwouldliketoreceivetheNewsletter,pleasesendyournameandemailaddresstosandy@plazaamerica.comDeveloper:CommonwealthProperties,Inc.was originally started by C. F. Sandy Pofahl as Commonwealth Development Company in 1969 in Dallas with 40 homes in Northeast Dallas and has expanded into land developments and retail complexes. ForalistingofthepropertiesthroughoutTexasandadjacentstatespleaseclickhere.HistoryofTexasSteel:TexasSteelwasagrowingcompanywhichwasestablishedin
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