City officials greenlit new zoning in June for an apartment project in west McKinney that could reactivate the former Globe Life headquarters campus as a mixed-use development.

Latest update: McKinney City Council members approved a multifamily zoning request for the 14-acre property during a June 2 meeting. 

David Craig, founder and CEO of Craig International, spoke as the project applicant during the meeting. He said the zoning request is “one component” of a “very exciting mixed-use project” that he is “thrilled about.”

The new apartments will be located next to the former Globe Life headquarters campus at 3700 S. Stonebridge Drive.

“It’s my intention to transform this corporate campus into a thriving mixed-use development with three components,” Craig said.

Zooming out: The campus will include 14.2 acres of multifamily development, 33.5 acres of office space and nearly 10 acres of retail space, Craig said. The existing office building on site has 300,780 square feet of net rentable space, he said.

Lelo’s Coffee Co. is now open in McKinney.

The specifics: The business offers espresso drinks from a walk-up ordering window inside a repurposed grain silo. The menu also includes specialty drinks such as the Dr. Love, which is a real cane sugar Dr. Pepper topped with espresso cold foam.

Also of note: The coffee stand, located on the north end of the Tupps Brewery property, has outdoor seating.

Get involved: A grand opening celebration for the coffee stand is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 6.

• 402 E. Louisiana St., Building 1, McKinney

Lucky Dog Mobile Groomers is now operational and offering services in parts of North Texas, a news release states.

The specifics: The franchise, led by local owner Amy Morrison, offers service in Allen, Denton, Frisco, McKinney, Plano and more. The professional grooming service offers one-on-one dog grooming in fully equipped mobile units. 

"Mobile grooming offers a more convenient option while also creating a calmer, one-on-one experience for dogs,” Morrison said in the release.

Texans are on track to use more electricity this summer than ever before, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced during a board meeting this week.

The details: ERCOT, which operates the power grid for the majority of Texas, is forecasting high temperatures and moderate rainfall this summer. Coupled with the proliferation of data centers and other large projects, demand on the grid could surpass 92 gigawatts, officials estimated June 2.

This would break ERCOT’s current demand record of 85.5 gigawatts, which was set during an August 2023 heat wave.

What it means: However, ERCOT officials said a grid emergency or blackout is unlikely this summer. State officials have said this is due to:

• The addition of nearly 11 gigawatts of power capacity to the grid in the last few months
• A state law authorizing ERCOT to require large facilities to reduce their energy use in tight times