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Sugar Land Town Square is a , office and shopping complex in Sugar Land, Texas, United States. The complex, developed by Planned Community Developers Ltd. (PCD), owned by Sugarland Properties Inc., and located at the intersection of Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 and Texas State Highway 6, includes Sugar Land's City Hall and the corporate headquarters of Minute Maid, CVR Energy and the North American operations of the Cosentino Group.〔Dawson, Jennifer. "(Closing credits roll on Sugar Land Town Square )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday November 14, 2008. Modified on Tuesday November 18, 2008. Retrieved on May 14, 2010.〕 The development, a part of the First Colony development,〔Bivins, Ralph. "(Sugar Land Town Square developers at jumping-off point in project )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday September 27, 2000. Business 1. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.〕 has office space, condominiums, retail stores, restaurants, and a hotel.〔Dawson, Jennifer. "(Office building planned for Sugar Land Town Square )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Monday March 7, 2005. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.〕 Sugar Land Town Square is located from Downtown Houston. ==History== Sugar Land Town Square was first envisioned in 1996 as a new central business district for the City of Sugar Land. Planned Community Developers Ltd.〔 In 2000 Sugarland Properties began to search for the first tenant of the complex; the developers had $31 million in financing on hand. The developers intended to create an urban atmosphere in the project. The first phase consisted of a six story, office building and - of retail space. The development, patterned after Reston Town Center in Reston, Virginia, opened on one of the final parcels of land remaining to be developed in the First Colony project, also created by Sugarland Properties.〔 The soft opening of the Marriott hotel was celebrated on October 1, 2003.〔"(Sugar Land Marriott Town Square Celebrates Soft Opening With First Guest Check-In; Soft-Opening Ceremony for the New, $54 Million Hotel and Conference Center Held October 1. )" PR Newsire. October 6, 2003. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.〕 As part of its 2005 Landmark Awards, the ''Houston Business Journal'' (HBJ) ranked Sugar Land Town Square as having the "Best Community Impact." Christine Hall of the ''HBJ'' said that the complex "gives the Fort Bend suburb an "urban" feel."〔Hall, Christine. "(Sugar Land Town Square gets a 'heart' with addition of City Hall )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday April 15, 2005. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.〕 As part of the second phase of development for the center, Planned Community Developers announced in 2005 that it would build a six story office and retail building that would be the first Class A office building in Sugar Land. Planned Community Developers planned to build two smaller office and retail buildings near the large office building.〔 Planned Community Developers Ltd. began constructing the office building in July 2006. The Coca-Cola Company began negotiating for of space in the building.〔Dawson, Jennifer. "(Minute Maid will lease back space after building sale to local buyers )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Friday November 2, 2007. Retrieved on May 14, 2010.〕 The City of Sugar Land approved a $2.4 million incentive to get Minute Maid to move its headquarters from the 2000 St. James Place building in Houston to Sugar Land Town Center. Minute Maid was required to place the logo on the headquarters building and refer to its headquarters as being in Sugar Land.〔Dawson, Jennifer. "(Minute Maid gets $2.4M incentive for move to Sugar Land )." ''Houston Business Journal''. Monday January 21, 2008. Retrieved on May 14, 2010.〕 Minute Maid opened its headquarters on February 16, 2009.〔Dawson, Jennifer. "(Minute Maid headquarters opens in Sugar Land )". ''Houston Business Journal''. Monday February 16, 2009. Retrieved on February 16, 2009.〕 On October 30, 2007, Planned Community Developers broke ground on the final two buildings, together with of space, to be developed in the center. At the same time the company planned to sell the entire complex once the two last buildings were finished. The buildings not put up for sale, the Sugar Land City Hall, the hotels, and the condominiums, were owned by other entities.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sugar Land Town Square」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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