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parking, that much scale opportunity, this rep- resents one of the best corporate campus opportu- nities in [Dallas-Fort Worth],” Bez said. A 100-room hotel will also be adjacent to the o ce buildings, and is intended to support the eventual users of the o ce space. The hotel brand has not been determined, but Bez said the type of hotel that will be constructed is exible and depen- dent on the development of the surrounding uses. Diving in deeper The proposed development regulations would require 20,000 square feet of non-residential uses, such as retail space, to be in development prior to any multifamily units being developed on the eastern tracts, according to city documents. The project will also include various linear parks, pocket parks and green spaces throughout, as well as pedestrian trails that will connect to city trail systems, according to the presentation. Mann com- pared the site to various other Dallas-Fort Worth area developments, including the Alma Road and SH 121 intersection in McKinney featuring District 121 and Hub 121, and Watters Creek in Allen.
a grocer to develop an anchor store at the north- east corner of Laud Howell Parkway and Trinity Falls Parkway, according to the presentation. “The footprint you see laid out on the rendering is about 67,000 square [feet], so think like a Tom Thumb type of footprint,” Creation Equity Princi- pal Alex Bez said at a March 11 meeting. “If we get a larger footprint grocer, like a Kroger for instance, where they’re going to need 120,000 square feet, we can actually turn that whole tract into commer- cial if we need to and do a larger format grocer.” The retail space within the development will fea- ture a variety of businesses including restaurants, entertainment, tness centers and other shopping establishments. The southeast tract will also feature two o ce buildings that are at least six-stories tall and span over 300,000 square feet, Bez said. Tommy Mann, a project representative and shareholder at Texas-based law rm Winstead, said the o ce buildings could serve as a corporate campus and that the developers are looking to create facilities that would attract a corporate relocation. “It’s [US] 75 and [US] 380; with that much
The experiential retail portion of the project is located on the southeast tract of the project site.
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Looking ahead The project is proposed to be developed in multiple phases, Mann said, noting that he expects the tracts north of Laud Howell Parkway to develop rst. While the exact project timeline has not been determined, the project could take six to 10 years to see substantial development completed, Mann said.
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