Council advances Trademark Southlake mixed‑use plan after staff and developer negotiation

Southlake City Council gave first‑reading approval Oct. 7 to Trademark Southlake, a proposed 40‑acre mixed‑use development along North White Chapel Boulevard and State Highway 114 that would combine retail (including a grocer), restaurants, office space, a potential hotel site, and roughly 37 single‑family lots in two residential nodes.

The council’s vote on the first reading was 6‑1. Developers told council they are working under a tight timetable with an identified grocer tenant that requires coordinated delivery of the grocery and adjacent retail pads. Trademark’s team demonstrated conceptual building elevations, a pedestrian‑oriented public plaza and a roundabout tie‑in to the Kirkwood Boulevard extension.

What proponents said Trademark property executives and consultants described the project as a pedestrian‑oriented commercial core with residential edges. Terry Monteesi, who leads the development team, said the plan preserves several large existing trees in the public‑space plaza, includes a detention/amenity pond, and follows many elements of the city’s corridor and mixed‑use guidance. Peyton McGee, the project’s civil engineer, told council the drainage design detains proposed flows on site and is sized to avoid increasing existing downstream runoff beyond current conditions.

Concerns and conditions Council and staff raised three recurring issues the developer agreed to address before second reading: clearer phasing and a timeline for commercial vs. residential construction; confirmation of traffic‑calming and circulation details on the private drive that ties the retail to the roundabout; and site‑plan details for screening of loading docks and visual buffers where the new center abuts existing development.

Lambert Homes, an adjacent developer, sent comments and its architect, Jacob Scoggins, attended the meeting. Lambert raised concerns about driveway alignment and asked Trademark to work with them on a shared driveway solution; Trademark representatives and Lambert’s team indicated they would continue technical coordination before second reading. Council explicitly included in its motion a caveat approving reduced driveway stacking depths at certain entries (the motion noted roughly 26‑ft and 33‑ft stacking depths for specified driveways) and asked Trademark to present agreed options for the joint driveway arrangement before final action.

Other items included in council direction - Drive‑through lanes: Council allowed a bank/financial‑institution drive‑through canopy concept at the office pad, and the motion limited the drive‑through use to financial institutions; the canopy is also shown as an upper‑floor amenity area by the applicant but will need detailed site plan review. - Hotel height: Council cleared the concept for a hotel pad and indicated the project could support greater height at the SH‑114 frontage consistent with nearby ECZ language; the applicant requested up to 90 ft for commercial/hotel uses and the council accepted 90 ft as a possible limit (site plan approval required). - Kiosks and other small features: Council required any kiosks/temporary retail in the public plaza to return as a site plan or specific‑use permit so the city can review design and location.

Vote and next steps - First reading approval: 6‑1; Trademark will return with detailed site plans, a phasing schedule and revised driveway/alignment options, and staff will verify tree preservation, stormwater controls, sight distances and the shared‑driveway arrangement before second reading.

Why it matters The proposal would add a full grocery‑anchored center and pedestrian public space along the north White Chapel/SH‑114 corridor — a long‑discussed development goal for the area — and it includes a significant residential component adjacent to the new retail. Council members said they welcome the commercial investment but want final design and traffic coordination resolved before final approval.