Several developers are bringing more multifamily housing to Allen. Check out three updates on the following projects.

1. Hartwood at Sloan Corners: The community includes 479 units and is located within the Sloan Corners development by Billingsley Co. Community amenities include dog parks, a 6,000-square-foot fitness center and pickleball courts. Apartment amenities include a full-size washer and dryer, stainless steel appliances and walk-in closets.

2. Crestview Apartments: When complete, the project will include 434 units and community amenities such as a resort-style pool with cabanas, a grilling area, a fitness center, office lounge, club room, coffee bar, courtyards and green space, a dog park and electric vehicle charging stations.

3. Alta Preserve: The 311-unit multifamily community will include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. When complete, there will be nearly 1,800 residents at The Farm. Alta Preserve will feature amenities such as an indoor and outdoor skydeck, a resort-style pool, a golf simulator, a dry sauna, a dog park and dog wash station, a club and fitness studio, and more.

Psycho Bunny is slated to bring a storefront to Allen Premium Outlets, signage at the location states.

The gist: The Montreal-based company offers apparel for men, women and children, including shirts, sweatshirts, bottoms and swimwear. The business also offers accessories including hats, bags, wallets and socks. The new store will occupy a roughly 2,500-square-foot space at Allen Premium Outlets, according to a development filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

• 820 W. Stacy Road, Ste. 175, Allen

See what’s happening with ongoing or upcoming road projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Collin County
Coit Road
Project: Coit Road in Prosper will transition into six lanes. Currently, construction crews are working to expand the road to four lanes and prepare infrastructure including utilities and sidewalks for future expansion.
Update: Phase 2 has been delayed and will start at the end of the year. Phase 1 of the project, which covers Coit Road from First Street to Prosper Trail, is on track to wrap up this fall.

• Timeline: Phase 2 to start at the end of the year
• Cost: $24 million
• Funding source: town of Prosper, Collin County

• Timeline: expected to finish in late summer, early fall
• Cost: $22 million
• Funding source: city of Fort Worth

The last Spirit Airlines flight landed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on May 2.

The next day, the airline posted that it would cease operations.

According to a Texas Workforce Commission filing, more than 900 employees in Texas were laid off, including 444 at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The other layoffs happened at Houston’s George Bush International Airport. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act filing shows 119 pilots, 246 flight attendants and 79 additional employees were let go.

According to FlightRadar.com, the last flight went from Detroit Metro Airport to DFW Airport, landing at 12:09 a.m. on May 2.  

Quote of note: “Our heart goes out to the thousands of men and women who have had their careers impacted by this bankruptcy,” said Chris McLaughlin, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport CEO, during the DFW Airport Board meeting May 7.

Following pressure from summer camp operators, lawmakers and legislative leaders, Texas is suspending a requirement that all camps install “end-to-end” fiber-optic internet infrastructure before opening this summer.

The background: After catastrophic flooding in Central Texas killed more than 130 people—including 28 deaths at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp—last July, state lawmakers passed a pair of laws designed to strengthen safety and emergency preparedness requirements for all Texas summer camps. One provision of the laws requires that camps install two types of broadband internet, including a fiber-optic system.

Nineteen camp operators sued the state over the fiber-optic rule in April, citing million-dollar installation fees and limited access to fiber-optic services in rural parts of Texas.

What's happening: The Department of State Health Services, which licenses youth camps, said it reached an agreement with the camp operators May 7. Under the agreement, Texas camps that maintain “redundant” broadband internet services—such as cellular, microwave or satellite technology—will not have their license revoked or denied as long as they meet all other safety requirements.