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Irving office high-rise is getting a makeover

The Summit at Las Colinas tower is home to the American Athletic Conference.

Owners of a Las Colinas high-rise have begun a major renovation of the property.

The 19-story Summit at Las Colinas tower is on Carpenter Freeway in Irving.

Built in 1984, the 375,706-square-foot office building has been owned by Los Angeles-based Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate since 2011.

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The property is the new headquarters of the American Athletic Conference, one of the country’s top collegiate athletic organizations, which recently moved its main offices to North Texas.

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Gemini Rosemont is renovating all the tenant common areas at the Summit at Las Colinas building and adding new features.

Construction is underway on a 2,500-square-foot tenant lounge, an indoor firepit and multiple seating areas.

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The building’s lobby areas, conference center, deli and fitness center are also being revamped. And outdoor spaces are being expanded and upgraded with seating areas and landscaping.

The renovation project is scheduled to be completed before the end of 2020.

“The capital plan is designed to upgrade the many tenant amenities and services The Summit has to offer, in addition to executing strategies to support social distancing guidelines throughout all the common areas,” Helen Rivero, chief operating officer for Gemini Rosemont, said in a statement.

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The contractor for the multifaceted project is Plano-based Metroplex General Contractors. Dallas' Entos Design is the architecture and interior design firm.

Other tenants in the building include Highgate Hotels, General Motors, Nexstar Broadcasting and Insperity Support Systems.

JLL’s James Esquivel and Ahnie Sheehy are leasing the property.

“These upgrades, in addition to its great central location and surrounding retail options, will continue to cement The Summit as an even more attractive option for prospective employers,” said Esquivel.

Along with the Irving high-rise, Gemini Rosemont owns the two-building AmberTrail office campus on Preston Road in Dallas. Gemini Rosemont manages $1.5 billion in real estate assets, with 8 million square feet in 13 states.

The lobby areas in the 1980s building are getting a redo.
The lobby areas in the 1980s building are getting a redo.(Entos Design )