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EDC reports: distribution center, hotels, housing phases and corridor projects move forward
Summary
Balch Springs EDC staff reported project updates including a new 140,000 sq. ft. distribution center at Edgeworth/Peachtree, a dual hotel project, residential phases at Arcadia Trails and McKenzie Trails, streetscape and intersection projects, and cleanup/marketing of a 14‑acre I‑20 EDC‑owned site.
At the Sept. 15 meeting the Balch Springs Industrial and Economic Development Corporation Type A received an economic development report detailing active projects and capital improvements across the city.
Economic development staff highlighted a planned 140,000 square‑foot distribution center at Edgeworth in the Peachtree area; staff said a new developer acquired the site, zoning and permits are approved and a pre‑construction meeting was held. Staff estimated construction will take approximately six to eight months once it starts.
A dual‑brand hotel project (La Quinta and Hawthorne or similar) of roughly 80 rooms is under construction behind the QT site; staff estimated a 12‑ to 18‑month construction timeline with completion expected in late 2026 to early 2027.
Residential development activity includes Phase 3 of Arcadia Trails (about 164 new homes) and McKenzie Trails (about 180 homes under construction). Staff said those subdivisions are active and building permits are in place.
Several capital and corridor projects are underway or in design: the Elam and Shepherd turn‑lane project is expected to finish by October; BeltLine Road corridor streetscape work is complete and the city is starting design services for lighting—staff said the city received approximately $886,000 for a related grant. Signal pole installations for Pioneer and McKenzie are in progress and Encore is scheduled to energize power in October.
Staff described a larger Hickory Road roadway and pedestrian improvement project currently at 60% design. The proposed scope would expand Hickory Road from two lanes to three, add a 10–12 foot trail and sidewalks; staff cited an estimated project cost of about $33 million and said funding is in process with county and regional partners.
Staff said work will start this fall on infrastructure for the Alexander Village development once the right‑of‑way is recorded (the board approved a development agreement at the same meeting). The EDC is also finishing cleanup and signage for about 14 acres along I‑20 owned by the EDC to improve marketability after illegal dumping and encampments.
Staff also reported meetings with regional partners and neighboring cities about access improvements related to a planned apartment project near LBJ/I‑635 and said the city continues outreach to potential retail and restaurant tenants for mixed‑use developments.
Board members asked about consolidation for the proposed city center on Elam Road; staff said plans call for a future multipurpose municipal center consolidating some city facilities and creating a town‑center amenity with a pond and trails, and that matching funds for engineering design for the corridor had been set aside in recent council action.
The board received the report for information; no formal action was taken on the project updates themselves during the report.
