AT&T CEO John Stankey offered a fresh peek at expansive plans for the telecom giant’s multibillion-dollar headquarters in Plano.
Stankey shared the renderings in a LinkedIn post Tuesday afternoon ahead of a May 4 city planning meeting where a portion of the new 54-acre campus may be rezoned. Documents and early renderings submitted to the city last month referred to the project as SEC Parkwood at Legacy.
The renderings shared by the CEO show a mid-rise office building and offer more details about a planned needle-like tower that will serve as one of the campus’ landmarks.
“One of the defining features will be an iconic tower, a foundational part of the campus, delivering world-class cell coverage to the campus and our new home neighborhood. Today, I’m sharing a first look at its proposed design,” Stankey said. “With a globe at the top, it will stand out on the horizon, a symbol both of our headquarters and the advanced connectivity we provide across this country.”
The company announced earlier this year it planned to move its global headquarters out of downtown Dallas. AT&T’s lease at the 37-story Whitacre Tower at 208 South Akard St. runs through Dec. 31, 2031.
In Plano, property owners Dallas-based investment firm NexPoint are seeking to rezone 1.4 acres at the southeast corner of Legacy Drive and Parkwood Boulevard.
The request covers only a small portion of what AT&T plans to build, but preliminary site details filed with the proposed rezoning offer a further glimpse into the company’s plans.
The latest preliminary draft plans show a total of 2.3 million square feet of building space across the site and a building height of eight stories.
On Tuesday, Stankey offered some of his first public comments on the move to the northern suburb since his initial announcement.
“At AT&T, building our new headquarters in Plano, TX is about far more than real estate. It’s a strategic investment in our people, culture, and the way we work…today and into the future,” a portion of Stankey’s post reads. “We started with a clean sheet of paper and a location central to the communities where most of our employees live.”
Under terms of the Chapter 380 agreement, the Fortune 500 firm must spend a minimum of $1.35 billion in construction costs on the project. The telecom giant must also build a minimum of 2 million square feet of office, amenity and retail space at the site, eventually employ 10,000 full-time workers at the property and occupy the planned headquarters for 25 years.
In addition to the $20 million in grants, the firm will receive a 65% property tax rebate on improvements made at the site over 25 years, starting in 2030. The rebate could be extended for an additional decade at 25%, if AT&T purchases the site.
Initial documents show developer KDC, architecture firm Gensler and landscape architects SWA are involved. Gensler previously told The News the firm is “under a strict NDA and must respect the confidentiality of the project.”
Stankey said AT&T is targeting partial occupancy for the new headquarters “as early as the second half of 2028.”
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