Grapevine OKs plans for new office, retail space near Southlake border

The Grapevine City Council on Tuesday night approved a conditional use permit for proposed office and retail buildings along West Northwest Highway.

The city approved a permit for the development of seven office and retail spaces for the 30,500-square-foot Park Wall and Office Condominiums at 1929 W. Northwest Hwy. after a 7-0 vote of confidence from the Planning & Zoning Commission.

The site was previously approved for a 27,296-square-foot commercial center in June 2006. The property sits within a lot of the Tom Thumb shopping center. Jim Makens is the property's owner.

"I've enlarged slightly the building next to Tom Thumb," Mankens told council members. "It was 7,000 square feet and I've enlarged that to 10,000 square feet."

Mankens told the city in a memo dated Jan. 9 that the previously approved building was never constructed because he could not secure tenants.

"Recently over the past three months we have received interest from various medical users that have an interest in locating to this property based on the original plan that was approved in 2006," that letter said. "It is our opinion that this property is now ready for development."