Commission approves Hallbrook North horizontal improvements phase; applicant outlines timing

The Planning Commission approved the final development plan and final plat for Hallbrook North horizontal improvements (Case 023-2026) on March 25, authorizing the developer to proceed with initial grading, roadways, utilities and other horizontal infrastructure that will support future vertical construction.

Senior planner Carrie Caneler described the application for phase-one horizontal improvements on approximately 34 acres, including six lots and eight tracts, temporary and permanent pedestrian infrastructure, an internal detention basin, on-street diagonal parking, and a requested deviation for a zero interior property-line parking setback. Staff noted 36 stipulations that apply to this horizontal phase.

Applicant Carl Lei of Van Trust Real Estate explained the decision to submit a horizontal FTP so the developer can begin months of site grading and utility work before building construction. Phelps Engineering’s Jud Clawson said private streets are proposed because reduced setbacks and on-street parking preclude a typical public-street cross section; he added the private streets would be built to public construction standards for pavement thickness and materials. The team estimated infrastructure work would take about a year and the first headquarters building is expected to open to tenants in the third or fourth quarter of 2029. The commission approved the case and adopted the amended stipulations presented by staff.

Staff reiterated that public improvements (including signal upgrades on State Line Road and College Boulevard) must be completed and accepted before occupancy of the first building, and applicants pledged to coordinate construction sequencing and permits with city departments.