Construction on Chesterfield's The Lake surf park is moving foward

The latest: Construction for the development's first commercial phase started in January and should be complete this fall with tenants opening soon after, BizSense reports.

• A Chipotle and a drive-thru Starbucks are on tap to open in the 20,000 square feet of retail space ready this year, plus other tenants the developer declined to share.
• The Lake — a non-surfing water feature that developers told Axios in 2022 would offer wakeboarding, an inflatable obstacle course and standup paddle boarding— should open by next summer.
• The 6-acre surf pool and the rest of the project will come online over the next five to 10 years, depending on demand, developer Brett Burkhart told BizSense.

The big picture: Project developer Flatwater Ventures began work on The Lake in 2022, building out roads and utilities, we previously reported.

• The overall project is slated to include an amphitheater, hotel, retail and restaurant space and around 1,200 residential units (a mix of apartments and townhouses).