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Check out 5 multifamily housing updates in Frisco

From recently opened apartments downtown to larger projects in the works, here are five multifamily housing developments now open or coming soon in Frisco.

This list is not comprehensive and details are subject to change.

1. Beacon Rail District
The project:
The Beacon Rail District is a new multifamily apartment community in downtown Frisco offering one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a co-working space, fitness facility and a hotel-style lounge.
Update: The complex began leasing last fall, according to a company news release.

  • 7291 Elm St., Frisco

2. The Gallery and The View
The project:
This two-phase apartment development is planned near the intersection of Third Street and Ash Street. The Gallery is planned to include 33 multifamily units and an artisan's workshop, while The View will add 30 multifamily units.
Update: Frisco’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved replats for both projects at a Feb. 10 meeting.

  • Third Street and Ash Street, Frisco

 
Latest News
Frisco Station adds nearly 50,000 square feet in new leases

Leasing activity at Frisco Station is rising, with three new tenants recently signing leases at the property, according to a May 13 news release from VanTrust Real Estate.

Some context: Frisco Station is a 242-acre mixed-use development along the Dallas North Tollway that includes a mix of office, residential, hotel and medical development space. The project is a partnership between Hillwood, VanTrust Real Estate and the Rudman Partnership.

The gist: Recent leases at The Offices Three include architecture and engineering firm Parkhill, cement manufacturer Ash Grove and financial services firm Raymond James. The building is now 48% leased, with the three tenants occupying nearly 50,000 square feet combined, the release states.

One more thing: Cambridge Holdings, a national health care real estate developer, also recently broke ground on a three-story medical office building at Frisco Station that will serve as the first phase of the development’s health and wellness district.

 
Now open
White Tulips Dentistry offers dental services in Frisco

White Tulips Dentistry opened in Frisco. 

What they offer: The practice offers preventative and family care, restorative dentistry and cosmetic dentistry, according to its website. 

  • 11025 Preston Road, Ste. 106

 
Transportation Tuesday
Check out 5 road project updates in Dallas-Fort Worth

Stay informed on five road projects around-Dallas Fort Worth.

Collin County
1. Marilee Road improvements

Project: The project consists of reclamation of the existing asphalt roadway on Marilee Road from Preston Road to Dallas Parkway in Celina. This project will be shared with the city of Gunter, Grayson County, Collin County, city of Celina and the adjacent subdivision developers.
Update: The project is in the design phase and waiting on funding to determine a timeline for bidding.

  • Timeline: estimated completion in April 2027
  • Cost: $8.7 million
  • Funding sources: city of Gunter, Grayson County, Collin County, city of Celina and the adjacent subdivision developers

Industrial Boulevard utility improvements
Project: The planned reconstruction of existing water and sanitary sewer lines will take place along Industrial Boulevard between SH 5 and Airport Drive in McKinney.
Update: Design work is 90% complete, and the project is expected to go to bid later this year.
  • Timeline: late 2026-late 2027
  • Cost: $9.2 million
  • Funding source: city of McKinney

 
CI Texas
Texas Supreme Court declines to expel Houston Rep. Gene Wu over summer quorum break

The Texas Supreme Court on May 15 denied Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after the Houston Democrat led his colleagues in a walkout to protest congressional redistricting last summer.

The details: In the court’s majority opinion, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock ruled that because Wu and other House Democrats “voluntarily returned” to the Capitol two weeks after their August departure, it was not necessary for the court to get involved.

The court also rejected a petition by Attorney General Ken Paxton to expel Wu and 12 other Democrats over the walkout, consolidating the two requests in one ruling.

What they're saying: Wu celebrated the ruling in a May 15 statement, saying that "the Constitution does not let a governor erase voters’ choices when their choices are inconvenient to him."

Abbott's office argued the governor's August lawsuit helped end the walkout and said the state was prepared to fight future quorum breaks: "If Democrats abandon their offices again, the governor will bring them right back to the Texas Supreme Court."

 

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