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Council approves Sloan Corners West PD amendment increasing early residential units, adding office and retail targets
Summary
The Allen City Council unanimously approved an amendment to Plan Development (PD) No. 139 (Sloan Corners West) that raises the first-phase urban residential units and adjusts office and retail commitments, after staff and the applicant outlined changes intended to accelerate early development momentum.
The Allen City Council on an unanimous vote adopted Ordinance No. 4136-1-25 on an amendment to Plan Development (PD) No. 139, known as Sloan Corners West, altering unit counts and nonresidential commitments across the multi‑phase project.
City planning director Mark Kerpencay told the council the main change is in phase 1, where the developer seeks to increase urban residential units from 700 to 1,004 — "304 extra units in phase 1," he said — while office and retail totals are adjusted in later phases to encourage early nonresidential delivery. Kerpencay said the overall PD remains capped at 4,000 units and explained other requested changes including on‑street parking spacing, minor frontage exceptions near power-line easements, permission for 105 surface‑park units at the start of development, lower minimum stories for certain townhome‑style urban residential buildings, and raising some collector street light poles from 20 to 26 feet.
"The main change in phase 1 is, changing the units the first tranche of units in urban residential units from 700 to 1,004," Kerpencay said during his presentation. He added the amendment increases guaranteed office square footage in later phases, noting an increase from 50,000 to 100,000 square feet in one phase and a later increase to 200,000 square feet.
Lucy Burns, representing the applicant and identifying herself as from Dallas, said the changes are intended to ensure the first office building is successful: "You only get to make a first impression once, and if we do a good first delivery, we know that we'll have the wind at our back and that we'll have momentum going forward." Burns showed the council the proposed site plan and said day‑one amenities would include central park elements, a one‑mile park loop connecting to the city's trail system, retail facing major roads and other improvements intended to build critical mass prior to delivering office space.
During the public‑hearing portion, resident Shakufe Darvish asked about school zoning for future residents; Kerpencay replied that the development is zoned to McKinney Independent School District. Planning and Zoning recommended approval (the planner said the P&Z vote was unanimous), and staff recommended approval as well.
Council took a roll/hand vote on the ordinance after a motion to approve. The mayor announced the item passed unanimously with seven votes in favor.
Background and context: the property is described in council documents as approximately 260.94 acres in the Jonathan Phillips survey, generally north of Ridgeview Drive, east of Chelsea Boulevard, south of SH‑121 and west of Central Expressway. The original PD was approved in 2019. The amendment changes the timing and quantity of initial urban residential units and adds nonresidential square footage commitments intended to improve leasing prospects for the first office building.
The ordinance adopted was listed by the deputy city secretary as No. 4136-1-25.
