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Peter Braster, director of special projects, said, “That's right. That's Parker West. Parker West is located on the Northwest Side of Parker And Custer. It's 1 of the older shopping centers in Plano, and the owners approached us. They wanted to spend about $4,000,000 rehabbing the center, and fixing some ADA compliance problems, the parking lots, the landscaping, the painting, all of the good stuff that makes a a whole refresh.”
Braster said the city is providing “about $300,000, in grant funds, which comes out of the economic development fund, to do just that work and help them along.” He described the program’s intent as raising the visible quality of retail corners so they match nearby residential neighborhoods: “When you fix the corner of a a major corner like Custer And Parker, you're also you're shifting the idea of what's behind it up to a level up.”
Why it matters: city officials said the program aims to improve the visual and functional quality of older shopping centers and support neighborhood-facing commercial corners. The grant is intended to offset redevelopment costs such as ADA corrections, paving, landscaping and façade work.
What was not provided: the podcast did not quote a council motion or provide a roll-call vote; the transcript said the council-approved incentive and the approximate grant amount but did not give the vote tally, the owners’ name, or a construction timetable.
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Peter Braster, director of special projects, said, “So lots of stuff is happening. There's, I think, almost 60 homes already occupied.” He described recent work on the mall structure and the retail component, saying the developer, Centurion American, moved to concentrate on retail and that upgraded retail permits are under review.
Braster described heavy demolition and finishing activity: “They're squaring that off, right now. So that work is done. They're chipping out, what, a couple 100,000 square feet of floor tile. I saw 1 guy in there with a jackhammer just chipping away.” He said the parking garage is complete but not yet finished out visually: “The parking garage is is complete. It's not finished out, so it's not pretty yet, but it is complete.”
Braster gave a specific parking figure: “It's, 1,976 spaces, which is tremendous amount of parking.” He said the project team will soon backfill the mall structure and that large dirt piles visible from the street are being removed. He also said the city and the developer were about to “kick off the East Side, all the public improvements. That's all the roads, water, sewer, electric. All that stuff going in will now kick off, so that should be done in the next 6 months.”
Why it matters: Collin Creek is a major redevelopment in Plano that includes new homes, retail, parking structures and parks; progress on infrastructure and retail permits affects when stores open and how neighbors are impacted.
Additional details: Braster said two parks totaling about 8 acres are part of the project and should be visible and activated in the coming months. He described the garage’s 14-foot floor heights and said the East Side public improvements are intended to support both the retail and residential components.
What was not decided or specified: Braster described permit-review status and construction work but did not provide a firm opening date for the retail, a final schedule for all phases, or specific retail tenants. Financing details for private construction and public improvements were not provided in the podcast.
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Doug McDonald, director of economic development, said, “While companies may have had campuses all across the country, there's interest now maybe consolidating in in 1 centralized location, which which puts Plano really in a great position because of our central location and proximity to to DFW Airport.”
That consolidation, speakers said, helps explain why the city is seeing both larger office projects and new sectors such as data centers and manufacturing. “I I think we're starting to see a lot bigger projects,” McDonald said, noting that the pipeline has grown from tens of thousands of square feet to projects in the hundreds of thousands and “even projects that are, you know, the million square feet of projects that are, now in the pipeline for us.”
Why it matters: the city’s placement near a major airport and its workforce reach make Plano attractive to firms consolidating operations or seeking high-capacity sites for data and manufacturing uses. These investments can change tax revenue, traffic patterns and demand for utilities.
Details and examples: McDonald said data center construction is underway in multiple parts of the city, including Granite Park, the southeast quadrant and the RT District, and that the City is planning for the power and water needs those facilities require. He listed recent and upcoming manufacturing projects, including Delta Electronics, which is set to break ground on the former Alcatel campus in central Plano, and a Taiwanese manufacturer (Siscretion) working with the city’s special projects team.
McDonald highlighted specific building and leasing activity: the Granite Park 6 tower is about 70% leased, and Ryan will move into its new building next month. He also described growing demand for light manufacturing and adaptive reuse of older office stock into industrial space near the University of Texas at Dallas.
Officials said the city has stepped up incentives and programs to prepare the market for larger investments and to convert underused office space. “We really have ramped up a lot of the policies, a lot of the programs, to really get our environment in the, the market ready here in Plano to be able to respond,” McDonald said.
What officials cautioned: McDonald and colleagues said uncertainty — primarily from interest rates and broader economic factors — still affects timing; projects are in the pipeline but some activity has been pushed out by about a year.
Looking ahead: City officials said they expect continued diversification of the local economy as large office deals return and as data center and manufacturing uses expand.
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