AMR Architects

Gorman is CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas in Little Rock. read more >

Jessica Lewallen has been hired as director of AMR Architects’ Springdale office. read more >

Jonathan Opitz, the president of AMR Architects, says the pandemic has caused a “seismic shift” in how owners think about their buildings. read more >

Patty Opitz has been chosen to receive the Young Architect Award from the American Institute of Architects at the organization’s annual conference in Las Vegas. read more >

An El Dorado-based ownership group announced Tuesday that it is bringing a boutique hotel to downtown El Dorado as part of the Murphy Arts District. read more >

Botoom Mak purchased the Windamere Plaza, a 20,072-SF retail project at 8211 Geyer Springs in a $630,000 foreclosure sale. read more >

Virtual reality isn’t just for gamers anymore. An architecture firm, a construction company and a furniture dealer in central Arkansas, for example, are using the technology to offer their clients a better experience. read more >

The Lasiter Group of Little Rock announced Friday plans for its newest multifamily development, the Villa View at SoMa, in the 1300 Block of Scott Street in Little Rock. read more >

The McNellie’s Group of Tulsa, the hospitality company behind the project, hopes both Fassler Hall, a German-style beer hall, and the Dust Bowl Lanes & Lounge, an eight-lane bowling alley, will be open by late fall. read more >

Bark Bar, the dream of a couple of dog-loving Little Rock women, is several steps closer to reality. read more >

A project to transform two adjacent buildings in downtown Little Rock into a bowling alley, bar and beer hall complex has cleared one approval hurdle and faces a couple more but is moving forward, developer Jamie Moses said last week. read more >

Adam Day and Jonathan Opitz were named principals of AMR Architects of Little Rock on Jan. 1. read more >

Jonathan Opitz is principal at AMR Architects. He’s passionate about providing client focused services tailored to meet each client’s preferences, values, and needs. read more >

The recent announcement that another new restaurant will be opening on Little Rock’s Main Street lends weight to the idea that this part of downtown has the “big mo,” the momentum to keep diners coming to what once was a pretty sketchy part of town past 5 p.m. read more >

Three of the most imminent projects are the new Residence Inn by Marriott next to the Interstate 30 ramp at 219 River Market Ave., the Mann on Main Redevelopment at Fourth and Main streets and the Arcade Building, a new multi-use office and retail space at 100 River Market Ave. read more >