Collin Creek Mall redevelopment turning corner in construction From the cover
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Since breaking ground on the redevelopment in 2021, much of the focus has been below what residents would see driving down US 75. The construction has largely focused on the 1,976-space garage and the development’s sewer lines, Romo said. Any vertical progress has hinged on the construction of those two items, along with city approval processes. A lot of work has also been done to level off the building site, offsetting a “big dip” leading to the mall’s first floor, Braster said. “Most of the work that’s been going on is all underground,” Braster added. “There’s been a tremendous amount of work, and unfortunately, most of it isn’t visible. But that’s what it takes to turn a mall and a parking lot into a neighborhood.”
Also in the plans is a large retaining wall on the developments west side. Construction on the east side is waiting for improvements on city-owned culverts to finish, Romo said. “I think between now and the end of the year you’ll see a lot of progress,” Braster said.
A large underground parking garage and infrastructure for the project is “just finishing up,” Braster said, and those two items are expected to be completed before the end of the year. That garage’s completion also makes way for more visible projects, such as the two six- story apartment buildings with retail on the first floor that will be built on top of the parking garage.
Centurion American Vice President Rob Romo said construction on those two buildings are only waiting on approval from the city. He added that they could be completed in the “latter part of 2024.“
1981 July 2019 Sept. 2019
Key
Collin Creek Mall originally opens
Commercial/retail Hotel/office Restaurants Park/open space Multifamily residential Multifamily residential & street level retail Singe family residential (500 total units)
Collin Creek Mall closes
Demolition of the mall begins
Sept. 2021
Collin Creek redevelopment project breaks ground
Residential developers begin construction on the project’s townhomes and single-family homes Underground parking garage and infrastructure construction finishes
June 2023 Late 2023 Late 2024
First phase of the project built out
SOURCE: CENTURION AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: CITY OF PLANO, CENTURION AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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