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Council approves Trammell Crow planned development for 800 SH 121 with enhanced design and landscape screening
Summary
The Lewisville City Council approved a planned development rezoning for 20.11 acres at 800 State Highway 121, clearing the way for three new Trammell Crow industrial/warehouse buildings with enhanced architectural and landscape standards.
The Lewisville City Council voted unanimously to approve a planned development rezoning for about 20.11 acres at 800 State Highway 121 and 2780 Lake Vista Drive, a site where two vacant office buildings will be demolished and replaced by three industrial/warehouse buildings under a Trammell Crow Company plan.
Scott Krikorian, a senior managing director at Trammell Crow, told council the developer worked with city staff to raise architectural and landscape standards and to push development away from the Levee District Trail. He emphasized expanded plantings and screening: the proposal increases required trees and shrubs and includes a landscaped buffer with an average 22‑foot easement adjacent to the trail; Krikorian presented renderings showing greater screening in years 1, 5 and 10.
Krikorian described a front‑facing, higher‑finish building appearance with increased brick veneer around primary entries and glass and awning features along the frontage. He said the plan adds well over the city’s standard brick requirement and includes additional landscaping along the frontage road.
Council members asked about truck movements and driveway configuration on the frontage road (Sam Rayburn Tollway service road) and Lake Vista Drive. City staff and the developer said the plan reduces the number of driveways on the frontage road and that a traffic impact analysis recommended right‑turn deceleration lanes, sight‑line reviews and a review of signal timing at the Lake Vista intersection. The city’s engineering staff will continue to coordinate with TxDOT as needed.
Council members expressed concern about trucks attempting to use the nearby Texas U‑turn to reverse direction; staff replied that the plan’s site design and signage would encourage truck circulation to Lake Vista, where signalized access exists, and that the city will review options with TxDOT if safety issues develop. Krikorian said dock doors are limited under the PD; each building’s illustrated dock count can be adjusted but is restricted by the PD standards.
Trammell Crow emphasized a higher‑quality product that the presenter said would attract tenants with fewer industrial truck movements than lower‑finish facilities. Planning and Zoning had recommended unanimous approval, and the council vote to approve the ordinance passed 6‑0.
