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Cooper Center renovations complete

Back in June 2012, the Cooper Fitness Center announced its plans for a $7.5 million dollar renovation and held a demolition ceremony with local celebrities, including Dr. Kenneth Cooper and son Dr. Tyler Cooper, Roger Staubach and Randy Gier. Fast forward to February 2014, and the renovations are now complete. Cooper Center, which was originally built in 1972, is bustling with members taking advantage of snazzy new locker rooms, exercise studios, and a three-lane indoor track, among other amenities. Drs. Kenneth and Tyler Cooper, plus football legends Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman, appeared at the unveiling Feb. 5. “With the opening of this top-notch facility, we are equipping the next generation to live better, longer, more productive lives,” Dr. Kenneth Cooper says.

More LBJ construction

Brookwood Partners, who earlier this month acquired Heritage Square I and II, two multitenant office buildings on the northwest corner of the Dallas North Tollway and LBJ Freeway, have awarded leasing and management rights to Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc., according to the Dallas Business Journal. The 11-story buildings are slated for a $6 million renovation.

New digs for CityCraft

The popular neighborhood fabric store CityCraft, which closed its Inwood Village location in December, re-opened Feb. 28 and will host a grand opening party March 8. The new spot is about seven minutes down the Dallas North Tollway in the Trinity River Corridor, near the Sylvan Avenue Bridge and adjacent to the Design District. The square footage of the space will triple, allowing for more fabric, a new fiber-arts department and two classrooms. CityCraft is known not just for its wide selection of fabric and accessories, but also for its classes and tutorials for making scarves, purses and clothes. They have a children’s summer camp that sells out months in advance.

More business bits

Ylang 23 now open in Preston Center

We reported back in October the plans for Ylang 23 to move into the Plaza at Preston Center, taking over the former Pickles & Ice Cream storefront, which moved a few doors down. The upscale jewelry store, owned by local residents Charles and Joanne Teichman, opened Feb. 8. Ylang 23 relocated after almost three decades at the Galleria location, which is now closed. The new Preston Center store features work from designers Cathy Waterman, Irene Neuwirth, Jennifer Meyer, Todd Reed, Ten Thousand Things and Jamie Joseph, to name a few.

1 Sprinkles Cupcakes in Preston Center Plaza upgraded their cupcake ATM to a “version 2.0.” The new ATM will pop out up to four cupcakes per card swipe.

2 Elevation Burger, located at the corner of Hillcrest and Northwest Highway is closed for good, according to the company’s spokeswoman, Dagmara Postelle.

3 Capital One Bank opened a new branch at Lovers and Lomo Alto on the site formely occupied by Anteks Furniture Store, which moved to the Design District in 2009.

Cooper Fitness Center 12200 PRESTON 972.233.4832

COOPERAEROBICS.COM

Capital One Bank 5814 LOVERS 214.414.3881

CAPITALONE.COM

Heritage Square 4835 AND 5001 LBJ EXPRESSWAY 978.927.8300 BFPLP.COM

CityCraft 2104 IRVING BLVD. 214.366.4220 CITYCRAFTONLINE.COM

Ylang 23 8300 PRESTON, SUITE 700 469.232.0000

YLANG23.COM

Sprinkles Cupcakes 4020 VILLANOVA 214.369.0004

SPRINKLES.COM