BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY & CONNOR PITTMAN
How we got here
What's next?
Business Park. The area houses the headquarters for FedEx, Frito-Lay, JCPenney, Toyota and many more.
Ross Perot built the massive Electronic Data Systems campus in the 1980s, and it became the centerpiece of what is now known as Legacy
City staff is working with NexPoint to assist with development of the site. Braster said work is expected to begin soon, with “a lot” of work slated for the irst quarter of 2024. “It’s an iconic site, and it was the heartbeat of [that area] for several decades,” McDonald added. “Our irst priority is to get the site reactivated.”
Electronic Data Systems is sold to Hewlett Packard
NexPoint acquires the property
Plan for the Texas Research Quarter is approved
Ross Perot founds Electronic Data Systems
Company moves to Plano
SOURCE: CITY OF PLANO COMMUNITY IMPACT
1.6M square feet of manufacturing space
Quotes of note
1.3M square feet of lab space
“Plano [could become] the center of the universe for creating therapies to save peoples lives.”
“This project has the potential to provide the community here in Plano with some high-workforce opportunities.” JOHN MUNS, PLANO MAYOR
500K square feet of o ce space
775 residential units
FRANK ZACCANELLI, NEXPOINT PRESIDENT
SOURCE: NEXPOINT COMMUNITY IMPACT
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