BY ALEX REECE
The setup
Zooming out
Before The Mix, the corner of Lebanon Road and Dallas Parkway was expected to become Wade Park, a mixed-use development that broke ground in 2014 and was abandoned in 2017 after a series of financial issues. “This piece of land has been a troubled spot for Frisco for years and we are happy to create something beautiful and useful here, delivering what the Frisco community has long awaited,” Campbell said in a Jan. 16 news release. Structures left behind from Wade Park include a pit twice the size of the Ford Center nicknamed “the hole” by Frisco residents. The hole was the start of an underground parking garage, which The Mix’s incentive agreement requires developers to finish. “When I’d be asked about this project, I would say, ‘Doing a subterranean garage is hard,’” Cheney said. “That’s why it’s rarely done and so that’s part of what made this project so difficult. But the final story of The Mix will be positive.”
Campbell said they are already going through the pre-leasing process for multiple tenants. “We have leases for the retail in Phase 1 already executed,” he said. “We’re working on office leases as well, so to some degree it gets pre-leased, the buildings get built and then very quickly, shortly thereafter, it gets occupied.” The amenities at The Mix will not only be a benefit for residents but also companies, Jason Ford, Frisco Economic Development Corporation President, said at the groundbreaking. “We are running out of office space quickly,” he said. “So we’re excited about the first phase here.” Once open, The Mix will join several mixed-use developments across the city. Frisco will need 2 million square feet of office space available to keep up with demand, Ford said in an email. “As employers are seeking ideal locations in the country to attract and retain the best talent, Frisco offers amenities that few cities can match,” he said.
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Firefly Park: 217 acres
PGA PKWY.
DNT TOLL
LEGACY DR.
PARKWOOD BLVD.
DNT TOLL
STONEBROOK PKWY.
LEBANON RD.
The Mix: 112 acres
The Star: 91 acres
GAYLORD PKWY.
SRT TOLL
Hall Park: 162 acres
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SOURCES: CITY OF FRISCO, FIREFLY PARK, HALL PARK, THE MIX, THE STAR/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Going forward
“I don’t know if you’ve seen in there, but there are many millions of gallons of water in there,” he said. Construction on other parts will start sooner. Infrastructure will take around a year with the buildings being constructed around the same time as developers work west to east, Campbell said.
Contractors had already begun demolishing the former Wade Park buildings in the days before The Mix’s groundbreaking ceremony. One of the biggest pieces of The Mix is the 3,000-space underground parking garage pit, which must be drained of all the water it has been collecting, Campbell said.
“We’re just very excited to have gotten to this point and we’re ready to move forward.” TIM CAMPBELL, HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MIX
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