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Surf Park Project Opens Despite Natural Near-Disasters

AUSTIN, TX—The team navigated the project through a microburst and three 500-year flood events, along with unforeseen technological problems, to deliver the first US surf park with a lagoon the size of nine football fields.

NLand Surf Park NLand features a lagoon the size of nine football fields.

AUSTIN, TX—NLand is North America’s first surf park. It features a lagoon the size of nine football fields, designed for surfers of all levels, according to construction cost-consulting and project-management firm Rider Levett Bucknall.  

Rider Levett Bucknall acted as owner’s representative in all stages of the project, leading teams responsible for NLand’s design and construction. The firm’s Austin office, led by resident manager Ruben Rodriguez and supported by senior project manager, Don Miller, were the key contacts on the projects.

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.

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