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BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY
Plano continues focus on redevelopment As Plano approaches buildout, city sta has put a major focus on revamping and redevel- oping existing sites in 2023, with more projects planned to continue for the foreseeable future. The details Three malls in Plano—The Plano Market Square Mall, Collin Creek Mall and The Shops at Willow Bend—have either just nished or are set for upcoming redevelopment. Plano Market Square Mall was reimagined as Assembly Park, a mixed-use development that nished construction in October. Assembly Park features 18,000 square feet of o ce space and 17,000 square feet of retail space. The devel- opment’s apartment complex, the Annabelle, opened in December. Collin Creek is the other major mixed-use project with vertical progress expected in 2024. Plano Director of Special Projects Peter Braster said the project’s single-family homes have already started construction and all work on the underground parking garage is nished, which will make way for progress to start on the rst large apartment building. A redevelopment to the Shops at Willow Bend, adding more residential and hotel space are currently in the planning stage, Braster said. What else Two more major redevelopment projects were approved in late 2023. The currently vacant former headquarters for Electronic Data Systems in the Legacy Business Park is set to become a massive life sciences “hub” called the Texas Research Quarter. The development will hold research and manufactur- ing space to develop medicines and therapies. It will also have a residential element. Big changes will also be coming to the empty Fry’s Electronics building at the corner of Plano Parkway and U.S. 190, with construction starting on the project this year. The Fry’s redevelopment will include multi- family and single-family residential units, open space, and a hotel and o ce space.
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Collin Creek 811 N. Central Expressway, Plano www.collincreek.com
Collin Creek, and several other redevelopment projects, are underway in Plano.
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Assembly Park 1717 E. Spring Creek Pkwy., Plano www.assemblyparkplano.com
Texas Research Quarter 5400 Legacy Dr., Plano www.texasresearchquarter.com
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Fry’s Electronics redevelopment 700 E. Plano Pkwy., Plano www.baywestdevelopment.com
The Shops at Willow Bend 6121 W. Park Blvd., Plano www.shopwillowbend.com
The following stories are based on trends Community Impact sta identi ed through monthly Impacts section reporting in 2023.
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