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Flower Mound’s River Walk at Cen- tral Park has been in the works for more than a decade. This coming year, residents can expect the develop- ment to expand as more long-awaited restaurants open. The River Walk consists of a bab- bling human-made river with a row of restaurants slated to open along one side. There are single-family homes, townhomes, multifamily apartments, o ce spaces and one hotel within walking distance of restaurant row. A chapel, The River Walk Chapel and Hall, also sits over the river to be used as an event space. Two restaurants, Sfereco and Pri- mo’s MX Kitchen & Lounge, opened in RiverWalk rounds out with new food o erings BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
website. Parliament, a cocktail bar, is also expected to open on the River Walk’s restaurant row. “Given that it is a work-play-live area, you see that it o ers a real qual- ity of life that is not seen in a lot of suburban communities,” Watson said. River Walk construction began in 2008, and two years later the prop- erty entered foreclosure. In 2013, Centurion American bought most of the land and started the bulk of the construction. The River Walk development was a rst of its kind in Flower Mound, and since its construction, similar projects have come to the area, such as the Lakeside development, Watson said. The River Walk growth is not lim- ited to the openings of new restau- rants, he said. There are plans for another hotel, but a timeline for the project was not available. At the River Walk there are also 1,249 residential units, single-family and multifamily, Watson said.
RIVERWALK RESTAURANT ROW Restaurants Sfereco and Primo’s MX Kitchen & Lounge have opened on restaurant row of the River Walk. Three more restaurants are anticipated to open. Now open Coming soon 1 Scout 4 Boi Na Braza 2 Sfereco 5 Parliament 3 Primo’s MX Kitchen & Lounge
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have that open, you’ll see that sense of place really highlighted for that community.” Boi Na Braza, a Brazilian steak- house, is expected to open in a 5,500-square-foot space. Scout, a 6,000-square-foot bar, is expected to open in the early part of 2022, but an opening date was not available, according to the Centurion American
late 2021 along the River Walk. Three more restaurants are slated to open in the coming year. “[The River Walk] really gives you that opportunity to not only live in a certain area, but also work in that area and then be able to shop and dine in that same area,” said Ray Watson, Flower Mound’s economic development director. “Once you
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