{"id":111518,"date":"2026-01-05T17:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111518\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:25:09","slug":"att-drops-downtown-dallas-for-new-plano-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111518\/","title":{"rendered":"AT&T Drops Downtown Dallas for new Plano HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

AT&T is officially leaving Downtown Dallas<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The telecommunications giant confirmed Monday that it will plant its flag in Plano after months of searching for office space across North Texas, the Dallas Morning News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A new global headquarters will rise at the 54-acre site at 5400 Legacy Drive in Plano\u2019s Legacy developement, with AT&T<\/a> targeting partial occupancy as early as the second half of 2028.<\/p>\n

The outlet reported that Stankey framed the decision as a consolidation move, saying the Plano site will allow AT&T to \u201ccost effectively consolidate all Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex administrative space,\u201d including major offices in Dallas, Plano and Irving<\/a>, while creating a purpose-built corporate campus.<\/p>\n

The announcement raises fresh questions about AT&T\u2019s long-term commitment to Downtown Dallas, where the company has invested heavily over the past decade. AT&T spent roughly $100 million developing its Discovery District, a splashy downtown campus with a massive outdoor media screen, food hall and public gathering space that opened in 2021.<\/p>\n

At its peak in 2022, AT&T had nearly 6,000 employees assigned to downtown offices. Its footprint there spans about 2 million square feet across four buildings, anchored by the 37-story Whitacre Tower at 208 South Akard Street, where its lease runs through 2030. The company relocated its headquarters to Dallas in 2008 after leaving San Antonio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AT&T told the outlet that internal data showed a majority of employees would have a shorter commute to Plano, a factor that weighed into the decision.<\/p>\n

The Plano site is owned by Dallas-based NexPoint<\/a>, which controls 215 acres that include the former headquarters of Electronic Data Systems, the information technology company founded by Ross Perot. NexPoint had been planning a 4 million-square-foot mixed-use project dubbed the Texas Research Quarter<\/a>, aimed at life sciences and advanced manufacturing tenants.<\/p>\n

Plano City Council approved up to $15 million in reimbursements for the redevelopment last year through a new tax increment reinvestment zone. How AT&T\u2019s arrival reshapes those plans remains unclear.\u00a0\u2014 Eric Weilbacher<\/p>\n

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