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Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady
For a city with so much growth in the past few years, it has seen very few proposals for signature projects. Let's hope this one is not a mirage.
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I don't know how much you know about Midlanders, but they are very hesitant about big signature projects since many people who are now community leaders lived here during the bust of the 80's. They just don't want something that will be built and then become vacant for two decades. That being said there are some new developments in the works for revitalizing a set of vacant buildings just to the Northeast of this project that includes office, hotel, residential, and retail. Most of the new construction though over the last few years has only been 4-6 story buildings, with the lone exception being the hospital's new 9 story tower. There is a lot going on though. Chevron is working on it's $133 million new office complex, Pioneer Natural Resources just opened it's new $70 million office, and OXY Petroleum is working on a new $50 million Midland office, and Fasken Oil and Ranch has their 1,600 acre Vineyard master-planned community with several new office projects.
This project though has a much better chance of happening since it better fits with what most Midlanders will feel comfortable with, and the team behind is being lead by several Midlanders also. If not the city of Midland has come up with plans of their own to build a new City Hall building on the location as well as additions to the park and Midland Center building.