90-acre development in Watford City opens

Groundbreaking for housing, retail and commercial space in oil boom town

Local and state officials gave a helping hand recently on a groundbreaking for the Bakken Village building in Watford City, marking the beginning of 2014 spring construction on a 90-acre housing, retail and commercial development at the heart of the oil boom.

Bakken Development Solutions representatives, along with North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley, Watford City Mayor Brent Sanford and others, threw dirt and spoke at the Thank You Watford City event, presented by The Crossings at Watford City.

Projects like The Crossings at Watford City enhance the quality of life in our communities, said Wrigley. Watford City has grown more robustly in the last few years than anyone could have imagined. It will be exciting to see this development completed and providing housing, diverse retail and business options for one of North Dakotas most dynamic communities.

At Bakken Development Solutions, we hope that the community is as pleased as we are with the progress at The Crossings at Watford City, said Paul Dries, COO with Bakken Development Solutions. With local input and assistance, we believe that we are developing a project that will not only benefit the Watford City area, but will serve as an example of responsible development throughout the Bakken.

The Bakken Village is a three-story, 46,000 square-foot building at the center of The Crossings at Watford City that will offer live/work, retail and office architecture with 32 townhome-style apartments on the upper floors and space for office and restaurant locations on the main floor.

Along with the Bakken Village, a regional headquarters for ConocoPhillips, a hotel, townhome-style apartments and other buildings are set to be added to The Crossings.

at Watford City development. The citys new southeast bypass is also being constructed in the middle of this expansion.

The Crossings at Watford City is a 90-acre development located two miles east of the Watford City Municipal Airport.

Read the original:
90-acre development in Watford City opens