The deal to build WestStar Tower, an 18-story high-rise that will be the tallest in El Paso and represents an $85-million bet on the resurgence of Downtown, came together over a series of bike rides.
“Woody and I do a lot of bike rides, and over the course of a couple of years of talking about things – obviously, there are a number of challenges in terms of cost – we came together on a vision,” Rick Francis, CEO of WestStar Bank, told El Paso Inc.