\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAT&T is planning to relocate its global headquarters to a new 54-acre campus in Plano\u2019s Legacy District, according to a Jan. 5 announcement shared with employees by CEO John Stankey.<\/p>\n
The new headquarters will be located at 5400 Legacy Drive, which is part of the former Ross Perot Electronic Data Systems campus at the intersection of Parkwood Boulevard and Legacy Drive.<\/p>\n
The city of Plano was in the process of redeveloping the site as the Texas Research Quarter, a planned life sciences and innovation district, as previously reported<\/a> by Community Impact<\/a>.<\/p>\n What you need to know<\/p>\n In a statement provided to Community Impact, AT&T confirmed the decision follows nearly a year of planning and evaluation.<\/p>\n \u201cThis location will provide us with the necessary room to cost effectively consolidate all Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex administrative space, including our three largest locations in Central Dallas, Plano and Irving, and create a corporate campus designed for collaboration, innovation and engagement,\u201d Stankey said in the statement.<\/p>\n Stankey said in the statement the campus will be built to accommodate evolving workplace needs while maintaining AT&T\u2019s long-term presence in North Texas.<\/p>\n \u201cThe nature of the company and our work have both evolved significantly since we moved our headquarters to Dallas in 2008,\u201d Stankey said in the statement. \u201cWhat hasn’t changed is our belief and confidence in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as the right place to operate a thriving multinational corporation.\u201d<\/p>\n Some context<\/p>\n The site was originally<\/a> developed in 1985 as the headquarters for Ross Perot\u2019s Electronic Data Systems, a project that helped transform northwest Plano into a national business hub.<\/p>\n While the surrounding Legacy area has grown into more than 2,500 acres of retail and corporate development, the original EDS campus has remained vacant for more than six years, as previously reported<\/a> by Community Impact.<\/p>\n Plano\u2019s former Director of Economic Development Doug McDonald said previously<\/a> Plano\u2019s corporate influence makes it an attractive location for companies that want access to Dallas but need more space, especially as corporate growth continues moving north.<\/p>\n He noted more companies are splitting operations between Dallas and suburban employment centers, with Plano playing a leading role.<\/p>\n What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n Stankey said in the statement AT&T is targeting partial occupancy in the new space \u201cas early as the second half of 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n