It’s been five years since Scott Beck and the Dallas-based family-owned company Beck Ventures acquired the majority of Valley View Center with the idea of transforming the aging shopping mall into a corporate destination.

The dream is on its way to becoming a closer reality with Beck and his business partners beginning the demolition of the North Dallas shopping center to make way for the initial $500 million phase — which is part of a much larger, $4 billion mixed-use development proposed by Beck Ventures.

Click to read more at Dallas Business Journal.