A new housing development off Windhaven Parkway is moving forward following council approval. The 3-acre plot will include 15 single-family attached townhome units.

What happened: At their Nov. 24 meeting, Plano City Council members voted to approve a zoning change for the development, with several recommended conditions. The decision comes after Plano Planning and Zoning commissioners voted 5-1 at an Oct. 20 meeting to recommend approval of the zoning change and associated concept plan.

What you need to know: The developer asked for a zoning change that would rezone 3.2 acres from agricultural to single-family residential. The property, located at the southwest corner of Windhaven Parkway and Midway Road, will include 15 single-family attached townhome units with detached garages, according to city documents. Planning Director Christina Day said the city received 89 responses in opposition to the zoning change and three in support.

A new Hancock Whitney branch is under construction in Plano across the street from Richardson Methodist Hospital.

The specifics: The bank offers personal checking, savings and loan services along with business and commercial banking services. Hancock Whitney has an existing branch in north Plano at 5728 SH 121.
 

Grocery store development continues to surge in 2025 as grocery chains follow population growth in the North Texas area.

In a nutshell: H-E-B, Kroger and Tom Thumb accounted for nearly half of all new retail construction in 2024, according to a retail report from Texas-based real estate firm Weitzman. The same report projected those retailers to continue driving much of the new retail construction in 2025.

David Palmer, executive vice president of development for Weitzman, said company officials are optimistic about continued grocery store growth in North Texas.

“Grocer-anchored retail shopping centers are some of the most valuable retail real estate in the market when it's done because of the stability,” Palmer said. “It’s the bedrock of the growth of retail in DFW.”

Zooming out: John Votava, corporate affairs director for Kroger, said Kroger officials consider growth when determining sites for new stores. Kroger wants to meet demand for grocery services in growing neighborhoods.

“We’re just following the rooftops—where you see communities springing up out of the dirt,” he said.