ARLINGTON – The 1.2 million square foot Glorypark development will not open in time for the unveiling of the nearby Dallas Cowboys stadium as originally planned.

Developer Yaromir Steiner told business leaders, college officials and students attending the University of Texas at Arlington Business Week luncheon Tuesday that the opening of the mixed-use project has been delayed from fall 2009 to March 2010. The Cowboys stadium, which is just few blocks away, opens in fall 2009.

Mr. Steiner, CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based Steiner + Associates, said that procedural delays in public funding of four parking garages has slowed progress.

“If I can point to one culprit, although it’s a positive, it has been the bonds,” Mr. Steiner said. “It took much longer than we thought, and we can not do anything until those are final.”

The garages, costing more than $20 million each and funded through a special city taxing district, are critical early elements of the construction plan. Since Glorypark will be built mostly on top of several Texas Rangers parking lots, the garages are needed to replace about 25,000 to 30,000 parking spaces.

However, Mr. Steiner said that construction of the first phase of Glorypark is expected to start in the next few months.

Mr. Steiner said that despite the delays, the project and at least two hotels should be completed in time for Super Bowl XLV, which will be held in Arlington in 2011. A 300-room Westin hotel and 140-room Aloft hotel have been announced, and a third is planned.

Company officials estimated that about 35 percent of the first phase of Glorypark has been leased, and they have commitments for another 20 percent. The development is expected to be a mixture of retail, office, entertainment and residential space.

One section adjacent to the baseball stadium will be called Rangers Alley and is scheduled to have restaurants and large video boards modeled on Times Square in New York City or L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The only non-hotel firm that has publicly announced its plans to lease at Glorypark is IPic. That company’s space will include movie screens, bowling lanes, restaurant, bar and a 350-seat entertainment venue.

Glorypark’s policy is to allow the individual business to announce their leasing plans. Mr. Steiner would not reveal the names of any other tenants.

Mr. Steiner also unveiled his plan for handling parking on Cowboys or Rangers game days. He said that some parking would still be available for free to customers who planned to stay for less than 3 hours. Mr. Steiner said he was still deciding on penalties for those who stay longer, but that could range from tickets to placing an immobilizing boot on the vehicle.

Separate parking would be designated for customers wanting to stay longer. That parking would cost more than the Cowboys parking, but the customers would receive a Glorypark gift certificate equal to the amount of the parking. That certificate however would only be valid for that day, so the Glorypark parking wouldn’t unfairly compete with the Cowboys parking.

“If you’re coming to spend money in Glorypark, you should be able to park for free anytime,” Mr. Steiner said about the philosophy behind the system.

He also said that hundreds of video surveillance cameras would be placed throughout the property to deter crime. Mr. Steiner said he hoped that criminals would quickly learn that it wouldn’t be worthwhile to operate in the parking garages or elsewhere in Glorypark.