Frisco | August 2023

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Frisco’s planning board tables plan for former Wade Park site

BY ALEX REECE

• The timeline for building out the 16.5 acres of open space • The materials for fences installed near the townhomes Representatives from developer JVP Management and architecture rm Torti Gallas + Partners as well as city sta were able to work out the nal two items during the meeting. The background Plans for Wade Park ultimately fell through due to nancial issues, leav- ing behind empty space and a large hole where an underground parking garage was never nished. “One of the rst things people talk to me about when they hear I’m on the planning and zoning commission is they say, ‘What are you doing with the giant hole?’” Commissioner Jake Petras said. “This is the rst opportu- nity we’ve had to look at that.”

Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission members tabled plans for The Mix planned development during their July 25 meeting, stating there were still some details the project applicant needed to nish negotiating before commissioners could vote. The Mix is a 128.8-acre planned development designed to ocially replace Wade Park, a failed planned development approved for the space in 2015. The conditions A meeting presentation highlighted ve items in which the applicant’s proposals and sta recommendations did not align. • The timeline for building residen- tial, oce and retail space • The Class A oce building’s height • The designated Tollway District’s minimum building height

The Mix is a 128.8-acre planned development just east of the Dallas North Tollway designed to replace Wade Park. (Rendering courtesy city of Frisco)

The details The Wade Park development was approved in 2015, meaning the area’s existing ordinance does not include more recent city policies regarding the number of multifamily units. Plans for Wade Park included 2,800 residential units, while The Mix is proposing 3,299 units, Senior Planner Jonathan Hubbard said. Other features of The Mix include a Whole Foods, an underground parking garage, more than 16 acres of open space and

multiple oce buildings. The Mix will also include hotels with residential spaces available above the 15th oor. What happens next? The commission will discuss The Mix again at an Aug. 22 meeting. “We want this project to move for- ward,” commission Chair Jon Kendall said. “There’s not a lot of people that can put together a legitimate $1.5 [billion]-$2 billion project.”

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