Take a look at some of the newest developments in the Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake areas that are under construction or recently approved by respective city councils.

Colleyville
1. Luxury hotel, retail project

Project: NuCiti Capital Partners intends to build a luxury resort hotel with 120 rooms, two pools, a parking garage, a conference center and a rooftop restaurant. The project could also include up to 26 rentable casitas and retail space, based on a submitted concept plan.

Update: Colleyville City Council approved a $9.85 million sale of the 22 acres for the development last August. 

• Located at the corner of SH 26 and John McCain Road

• 321 E. Dallas Road

Harold and Courtney Polk have opened Puffy Cotton Candy inside Grapevine Mills.

The details: According to the website, Puffy Cotton Candy is an innovative company centered around the experience of seeing cotton candy spun fresh in a store.

Employees design cotton candy characters such as a rainbow unicorn, puppy dog, cows, fox, hippo, duck, pigs and a new collaboration with Sonic the Hedgehog.

The cotton candy is gluten-free, fat-free, nut-free, dairy-free and soy-free, according to the website.

The store also offers traditional cotton candy clouds and cakes with such flavors as banana, blue raspberry, chocolate, lemon, orange, strawberry, cherry grape, lime, pink vanilla, watermelon and birthday cake, according to the menu.

The background: Puffy Cotton Candy moves into a space which was occupied by Pepper Tree, a men's clothing store. That store closed in October 2024, according to previous reporting.

• 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 411, Grapevine

Ticketing enhancements in Terminal D and Terminal F and Skylink Station work on Terminal F, were among the items approved at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport board meeting April 2.

Zooming in: Next+, the construction company working on new Terminal F, worked with the airport staff for a revised execution plan for the change of gate capacity from 15 to 31. That new approach will still enable Terminal F to have 10 gates open in May 2027, with an additional five gates by the end of the year.

A phased approach will happen for the remaining 16 gates, according to board documents.

The details: Terminal D, used for international flights, will see ticket enhancements, part of a $470,378 contract with Swinerton Builders of Dallas.

Board documents stated that international travel continues to grow and that upgrades are needed to the check-in and security screening areas.

Renovations at Texas Christian University’s Ed Landreth Hall and the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport’s Centurion Lounge are two of many new projects filed recently with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Here are five of the most expensive permits filed with TDLR in the past week.

Texas Christian University Ed Landreth Hall renovations
Texas Christian University is renovating Ed Laundrette Hall with mechanical, electrical and plumbing upgrades; a new theater; audiovisual and technology upgrades; and acoustics, finishes and architectural updates.

American Express Centurion Lounge expansion at DFW Airport
American Express is renovating and expanding an existing lounge at the DFW Airport. The renovations will come with more seating, a new dining area and walk-up ice cream. 

Texas Health Dallas Hamon Tower renovations
Texas Health Resources is renovating the fifth floor of Hamon Tower in Dallas to include 30 medical-surgical beds and 30 intermediate beds.