Temple 'Central Plaza' downtown living space could be completed by end of 2021 Temple's SPJST building could be transformed into Central Plaza by the end of 2021. The project will create 19 apartments in the city's downtown area. Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 8:22 PM CDT June 2, 2021 TEMPLE, Texas — Velen Marimuthu, CEO of VMR properties group, discovered Temple's SPJST building back in 2018. With Temple located between Austin and Dallas, Marimuthu was sure the city would continue to grow. He decided to take a chance on and revitalize the building. "I used to work for historical hotels and that brought a passion for working with historical buildings themselves," Marimuthu said.