Executives from The Cordish Cos., Texas Rangers and Spark Coworking were joined by Arlington Mayor Jim Ross, members of Arlington City Council and community and business leaders from Tarrant County and the City of Arlington at the Spark Arlington opening ceremony. Image courtesy of The Cordish Cos.
The Cordish Cos. and the Texas Rangers have opened Spark Arlington, a 30,000-square-foot coworking space in Arlington, Texas. The flex office location is situated at the repurposed Choctaw Stadium, which served as home to the Rangers’ until 2019.
The two-level location comprises shared and private workspaces, 61 private offices, 17 suites available for one to seven people, meeting rooms for two to 40 team members, as well as event space for ten to 150 people. Amenities at the space include high-speed internet, an onsite podcast studio, a mother’s room, a wellness space, lounge spaces, a café, a community kitchen and access to a Nitro Cold Brew Coffee and tea bar.
The new Spark location is part of Texas Live!, a $250 million project located between Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park and the Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium. Home, Choctaw Stadium now encompasses the headquarters of Six Flags and the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Located at 1000 Ballpark Way, the new flex offices are close to a variety of neighboring businesses, including Globe Life Field, AT&T Stadium, Texas Live! And Live! by Loews. Spark Arlington is also within a mile of Interstate 30, less than 2.5 miles southwest of Arlington city center and close to several retail and dining options.
The ongoing expansion of coworking sector
Spark Arlington is one of the spaces included in Arlington’s $1 billion Entertainment District initiative, which comprises 200,000 square feet of restaurants, a 300-key convention hotel and a 5,000-capacity outdoor event pavilion.
Mirroring the rise of the coworking sector, The Cordish Cos.’ Spark continues to expand its Spark Coworking initiative that started in 2016 with its Spark Baltimore flagship location. Since then, the company opened two other locations in Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo., targeting entrepreneurs, creators and local innovators. Their tenant roster includes advertising, biotech, marketing and government companies, among others.
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