Mil-Blox, a military-themed company dedicated to creating building block sets, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary in Golden Triangle Mall in Denton.

In a nutshell: Mil-Blox, which is short for Military Block, started when Thomas Mulhall, a special agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, started making his own suits with the help of a tailor in Thailand. That eventually led to him making his own leather goods for durability, and those products included military patches.

The inspiration: Mulhall said part of the reason he dove deep into creating the Mil-Blox brand was because there wasn’t a military-specific building set on the market.

Zooming in: When it came to finding a physical store, settling in Denton was the ideal scenario for Mulhall. He cited Denton’s Texas Veterans Hall of Fame Museum and the sense of community for selecting the area to open his first store.

• 2201 S. I-35 P1, Denton

Gen Korean BBQ House will open its first Denton location in mid-January at Rayzor Ranch, a company representative told Community Impact.

The details: The all-you-can-eat restaurant allows guests to cook their own meats, such as beef, pork, chicken and seafood, in a built-in tabletop grill, the company’s website states. 

Other menu items include rice sticks, deep fried mandu, calamari and Korean fried chicken.

• 3410 N. I-35, Ste. 130, Denton

HPI Real Estate Services and Investment is behind a development that will feature more than 800 residences when completed in north Fort Worth.

Ground was broken in October, and dirt and utility work have followed, according to Tim Shaughnessy, president of HPI Multifamily.

The details: The 829-unit development is a mixture of apartments and cottages/townhomes, according to a news release.

The first phase will be a 396-unit, three-story apartment complex, and residents are expected to occupy the units in early 2027, Shaughnessy said.

The next phase will include 193 cottage homes, followed by an additional 240 apartments, with plans to break ground on these in 2027.

What else? HPI is investing $16 million of its own capital in the project, alongside a group of private investors that include high-net-worth individuals, family offices and registered investment advisers, according to a news release.