Ikea names contractors and other key players for new Texas location

Ikea has moved closer to breaking ground on its second location in the Dallas-Fort Worth-area store.



The home furnishings retailer announced it has hired the contractors to build its store in Grand Prairie, Texas. Groundbreaking for the planned 290,000-sq.-ft. store is expected next month. It’s expected to open in fall 2017.



Ikea has chosen Mycon General Contractors, Dallas, to serve as construction manager for the Grand Prairie site work and store development project.



Other firms assisting with this project are: real estate brokerage Segovia Real Estate Group for site selection support; Jackson Walker for local land use counsel; Winkelmann and Associates for civil engineering; Lee Engineering for Traffic and Transportation Planning, KJWW Engineering Consultants for structural; Terracon for geotechnical services; ACIES Engineering for mechanical, electrical and plumbing design; and GreenbergFarrow as project architect.