The overview: People experiencing homelessness are now prohibited from sleeping on sidewalks or inside of a parked car within the city of Allen. Allen City Council passed the ordinance at a December council meeting after hearing a presentation from Police Chief Steve Dye.

What it means: The ordinance prohibits sleeping in any outdoor area accessible to the public, including:

• Streets
• Highways
• Parking lots
• Parking garages
• Alleyways
• Common areas
• Walkways
• Courtyards

A new Honeybird Sandwiches and Donuts shop is now open in Allen, a store spokesperson confirmed.

The gist: The shop serves donuts, sandwiches, coffee, matcha drinks and more, according to its website. This is the third location to open in Dallas-Fort Worth following openings in Plano and Flower Mound.

• 803 E. Main St., Ste. G, Allen

Two Allen parks are slated to receive upgrades after Allen City Council approved spending nearly $1M at a Jan. 28 meeting.

Both Quail Run Park and Bradford Crossing Park will get new playgrounds and shade structures.

The details: The city will spend $399,347 with WeBuildFun, Inc. for Quail Run Park improvements and $600,000 for Bradford Crossing Park improvements, with funding coming from the Allen Community Development Corporation, per city documents.

The respective companies are responsible for the entire renovation process at each playground, including:

• Demolition of the existing playground
• Playground design
• Installation

A hotel garage at Firefly Park in Frisco is one of the latest developments 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.

1. Firefly Park hotel garage: A new parking garage for Firefly Park in Frisco with four levels will be constructed starting later this year, according to a TDLR filing. Firefly Park is a mixed-use planned development that will have residences, a hotel, retail and dining space, and a park with lakes, trails, an art walk and playground, according to previous Community Impact reporting. Construction is estimated to take a little over a year.

2. Westport 12: A new 1,219,000-square-foot shell industrial facility will be constructed at AllianceTexas, according to a TDLR filing. Construction is estimated to take a little over a year.

Allen saw 91 homes sold during December, with the most homes sold in the 75002 ZIP code. The city’s median home sale price was $510,000 with an average of 76 days on the market. Check out this real estate data for Allen, comparing data from December 2024 to December 2025.

The specifics: Check out this real estate data for Allen, comparing data from December 2024 to December 2025 in categories such as:

• Number of homes sold by ZIP code
• Median home sales price by ZIP code
• Average days on the market by ZIP code
• Number of new listings by ZIP code
• Number of homes under contract by ZIP code
• Homes sold by price point