Frisco February 2022

REGIONAL McKinney positioning itself as city of entertainment offerings

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TOWN OUT ON THE McKinney is signicantly growing its options for fun and leisure, and more are on the way.

BY BROOKLYNN COOPER AND MIRANDA JAIMES

“The idea was really to have a gather- ing place, andwhether you’rewaiting to get into a restaurant or you’re nished eating and you’re really not ready to go home … you’re creating some sense of community,” Jordan said. The Stix Icehouse, a restaurant and beer garden, opened in October on Eldorado Parkway, just south of the Towne Lake Recreation area. In addition to drinks and food, the restaurant has live music each week- end and 14 acres of green space where patrons can play games such as disc golf and cornhole. Co-founder Rae Phillips-Luther said she loves that people can enjoy The Stix however they would like. The Stix is doing “incredibly well,” according to Tupps President and Founder Keith Lewis, who is planning to add to that entertainment mix with his own project. Lewis and the Tupps team are in the midst of moving from their brewery on Anderson Street to the old McKinney Grain and Feed location on Louisiana Street. Construction began at the new site on Jan. 17. In addition to brewing beer, the new Tupps sitewill serveasanactivityspace. Four acreswill include anelevated stage for outdoor concerts, spaces for vendors to sell merchandise, and an “adult play zone” with ping-pong, cornhole and a bocceball court. Therewill alsobe a kids play area with climbing equipment. An additional feature at the new Tupps will be a full-service kitchen. The brewery is scheduled to open in Octo- ber, and the entire site is expected to

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McKinney is shifting from what developer Eric Seitz called a “bedroom, commuter” community to a hotspot for entertainment options, as several major projects are underway in 2022. City leaders have been working for years to attract developments such as District 121, Hub 121, The Hub and West Grove, CityManager Paul Grimes said. When he rst stepped into his role in 2016, Grimes said the cry for a diverse dining and entertainment selection was “loud and clear.” “People were going to Frisco or Plano or Allen … and there was some frustra- tionwith that because those are tax dol- lars that were leaking,” he said. Six years later, Grimes said the McK- inney Economic Development Corp. and Community Development Corp. have worked with the city to recruit more of what many residents wanted. Hub 121, a development at the north- west corner of Sam Rayburn Tollway and Alma Road, is partially open, and other tenants are in the process of mov- ing in. The multifamily community with dining, retail and an event stage was one of the earliest entertainment districts planned for McKinney. The centerpiece of Hub 121 will be a music pavilion for live performances. Developer Shane Jordan said once the weather warms up, the pavilion will have a grand opening with a to-be- named band. When summer starts, Jordan said his goal is to have weekend programming, such as family movie nights and Sunday brunches.

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TUPPS BREWERY: This 4-acre brewery features dining, an outdoor stage and play areas for adults and children. Status: estimated to be complete by November THE STIX ICEHOUSE: This beer garden and restaurant includes live music patios and 14 acres of land for disc golf, volleyball, swings and a treehouse. Status : opened in October 2021

US 380 AND HARDIN BOULEVARD: This mixed-use development includes dining, retail, apartments and oce space. Status: fully leased; other components to be constructed DISTRICT 121 : This mixed-use development features Kaizen as the anchor oce building, dining, retail and a courtyard.

WEST GROVETHE HUB: This mixed- use development includes dining, apartments, retail, an event stage and a community park. Status: construction to begin by this spring HUB 121 : This mixed- use development includes apartments, oce space, rooftop dining, retail and a music pavilion. Status: restaurants are open; suites ready to be leased

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open by November, Lewis said. District 121 is another area that has branded itself as a gathering place. Located across the street from Hub 121, the district will consist of a stage,

event lawn, game lawn, kids play area and outdoor restaurant seating with re pits. It will also feature a parking deck and oce building, which are currently under construction.

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