banks of the TrinityRiver.

The River Plaza project will include a full-body makeover of a140,000-sf office building at 1701 River Run, acquisition of theSilver Fox Steakhouse to set up a sale-leaseback and expansion and95,000 sf of brand-new specialty retail along University Dr. "Youwon't recognize the University area when we're finished," saysTerry Montesi, CEO of the locally based Trademark and a Fort Worthnative whose early career includes developing the neighboringretail, the now fully leased University Park Village.

Trademark's site totals nearly seven acres, with 600 feet offrontage along University Dr. and another 600 feet along theTrinity River. "It's one of the finest pieces of mixed-use land inthe state," Montesi says. In a one-mile radius, its neighbors arethe city's cultural district, its medical district, Texas ChristianUniversity and upscale neighborhoods of Colonial, Park Hill andOverton Woods. The development site also has direct access to the35-mile hike and bike trail crisscrossing the city.