Planning and Zoning Commission denies Princeton rezoning for high‑density apartments in Addison

The Addison Planning and Zoning Commission voted Aug. 19 to deny a rezoning request that would have converted the 4.7‑acre Princeton property at 14651 Dallas Parkway into a large multifamily development.

Leslie Knipe, the town’s director of development and neighborhood services, told the commission that "staff recommends denial of the request as proposed," citing the proposal’s rental‑only product, high density relative to surrounding office land uses, limited cohesive open space and insufficient demonstration that the project met the town’s housing‑policy criteria for an "exceptional" approval.

The project as presented would have removed the existing Princeton office building on the Addison portion and built a 5‑ to 6‑story multifamily building (staff initially cited up to 400 units for the overall project; the applicant later described 365 units on the Addison side) plus amenities. The Farmers…