Plano | March 2026

BY JACQUELYN BURRER, MICHAEL CROUCHLEY & JENNA STEPHENSON

New apartment complex green lit

At their March 2 meeting, Plano Planning and Zoning commission- ers approved a request to amend the development standards for the Heritage Creekside urban mixed- use district. The changes allow additional residential housing, retail and commercial uses within the development. What you need to know Heritage Creekside is a 156-acre mixed-use development located at the intersection of Plano Parkway and Alma Drive. The mixed-use district was established in 2014, and development plans have been modied several times since then, according to meeting documents. The previous plan for about 37 acres of undeveloped land included a mix of six-to-25-story oces, one-to-two-story retail

and oce buildings, and four- to-15-story hotels. However, city documents state that plan was “no longer economically viable as originally envisioned.” Developer Rosewood Property Co. requested several changes to the district, including expanding the district by rezoning 4.1 acres from light industrial to urban mixed-use to add townhomes and modifying the required mix of uses to allow more residential and retail. Under the approved plan, the development would include a total of 342 single-family residential units and 2,000 multifamily units at full build-out, according to city documents. The changes will also allow outdoor commercial amusement uses, such as game courts, table games and mini golf.

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New member sworn into City Council

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Shun Thomas was sworn in as Plano City Council’s newest member Feb. 9. What you need to know Council unanimously voted to canvass election results from the Jan. 31 special election, in which Thomas defeated Colleen Agui- lar-Epstein in a race for the Place 7 council seat. Thomas replaces former Place 7 council member Julie Holmer, who

announced her resignation last November

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to pursue a seat on the

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decisions made in local govern- ment truly aect people’s lives, making this work incredibly rewarding,” Holmer said.

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