Haggard Farm going vertical From the cover
At a glance
Haggard Farm site plan The first part of Phase 1 of development includes an apartment building currently under construction. A retail district and townhomes will also be part of Phase 1.
PHASE 1B
Retail Event space & dining
Construction has begun on a Plano mixed-use development that is 170 years in the making. The $750 million Haggard Farm development held a groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 11, and will begin vertical construction in “the coming months,” Stillwater Capital Managing Director Clay Roby confirmed. The 142-acre plot at the southeast corner of Spring Creek Parkway and Parkwood Boulevard was one of many bought by the Haggard family in the early 1850s, and it’s one of the last remaining undeveloped. Discussions to develop the land began in the mid-2010s, and plans were eventually approved in 2021. After years of construction on infrastructure and thoroughfare, work on the first building, an apartment complex, is currently underway. The Haggard family’s 150-year-old house still stands on the property. The house and the barn will be incorporated into the development, according to a city news release. “Plano has always been really thoughtful about the people that created the city of Plano,” Mayor John Muns said. “They’re going to design it with the Haggard family in mind.”
Phase 1: A-C Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4
New road Green space
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SPRING CREEK PKWY.
PHASE 1A
Multi- family units Office
1B
PHASE 1C
Single-family units
1A
1C
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SOURCE: CITY OF PLANO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Zooming out
How did we get here
The first phase of development on Haggard Farm began around 170 years after the Haggard family first bought the land.
Only 4% of Plano’s land is undeveloped, and the 142-acres planned for Haggard Farm is one of the city’s largest chunks left, Plano Planning Director Christina Day said. “When you have that much land area that’s developed, you have so many stakeholders,” she said. “Every piece of land that’s undeveloped has a lot of neighbors, people that have a strong interest in what happens there.” Muns added that the city has to be “inten- tional” when planning to fill the remaining open space. “Green field development is very limited these days,” Muns said. “I think it’s really important for us to really be thoughtful and intentional on what we do with what we have left.” Day said that the city’s future land use designation for the Haggard Farm space has not changed for around two decades. “The city’s had a fairly consistent vision for this for at least 20 years or so. ... That patience really pays off over time because you end up developing something that works well and is
functional because you did not just respond to the trends of the moment,” she said. “Things change, and you have to update your plan, but at the same time, consistency really lends to the overall quality.”
Mid- 1800s
Haggard family obtains the land
Haggard Farm land becomes part of the city of Plano
1980
Undeveloped land in Plano
Planning for development begins
2014
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Haggard Farm development plans approved
2021
HAGGARD FARM
Work begins on Haggard Farm infrastructure
2023
Plano
First phase of vertical construction begins
2025
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First phase finishes construction
2027
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SOURCE: CITY OF PLANO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCES: STILLWATER, CITY OF PLANO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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