McKinney staff outline paused plans to redevelop 4.75 acres of city-owned downtown land

Michael Quint, executive director of development services, told the Historic Preservation Advisory Board on Aug. 7 that the city is revisiting plans for about 4.75 acres of city-owned property in the northern portion of McKinney's historic downtown.

Quint said the four tracts under review include the former Development Services building and the old City Hall, several vacant lots and accessory parcels. He described prior studies and proposals that ranged from loft-over-retail and office/retail to a hotel with meeting space, and said the city paused the redevelopment effort in May after roughly two years of outreach and analysis.

The update matters because the parcels are in the McKinney Town Center form-based zoning district and sit inside the historic downtown: decisions about reuse, demolition and any deed restrictions could affect the district's character, parking needs and daytime activity in the core.

Quint outlined what staff has learned and the options now on the table. He said past market and planning work suggested a mix of uses across the sites:…