Lucchese Bootmakers, the Texas-born retailer whose handmade luxury boots sell for thousands of dollars, is coming to Arlington’s Entertainment District.
According to state filings, the company plans to build a 3,600-square-foot space at Choctaw Stadium, the former home of the Texas Rangers that is being redeveloped to include restaurants, office space and retail. Arlington owns Choctaw Stadium and leases it to the Texas Rangers.
Lucchese’s $350,000 project is expected to break ground in November and open in fall 2025.
Lucchese was founded in San Antonio in 1883 by Sicilian immigrants Salvatore and Joseph Lucchese, who manufactured equipment for soldiers at Fort Sam Houston. Today, the company is based in El Paso and has stores throughout Texas, including two in the Fort Worth Stockyards, one in Parker County and two in Dallas.
Construction is already brisk at the retailer’s Arlington location: One Rangers Way, an eight-story, 300-unit luxury apartment complex, is scheduled to open in January.
The National Medal of Honor Museum will be built near Choctaw Stadium.
Loews Hotels, which built Live! by Loews in 2019, opened a second 21-story Loews Arlington hotel earlier this year and is planning a third Loews hotel in the area where the Sheraton currently resides.
