Plano City Council approved the changes 5-2 at a March 23 meeting<\/a>. Council members Shun Thomas and Vidal Quintanilla Jr. voted against the changes, and council member Maria Tu abstained.<\/p>\n The details<\/p>\n According to city staff, 5.7 acres of commercial development and 43.2 acres of residential development have already been built on the site, with roughly 37 acres of remaining undeveloped land.<\/p>\n The amendment makes a number of changes to the planned development, including:<\/p>\n Decreasing office from 1.6 million square feet to 293,000 square feetEliminating hotelsIncreasing single-family from 291 to 342 unitsIncreasing multifamily from 1,300 to 2,000 unitsThe developer, Rosewood Property Company<\/a>, requested the changes because \u201cmuch of the remaining phases are no longer economically viable as originally envisioned,\u201d according to city documents.<\/p>\n Rosewood representative Tim Harris said high demand for office space has not materialized following the COVID-19 pandemic, and reducing office space in the development would also reduce the demand for nearby hotels.<\/p>\n Instead, Rosewood has worked with city staff to create a phasing plan that will allow them to build custom spaces for stores, restaurants and entertainment venues that have expressed interest in the site, Harris said.<\/p>\n About the project<\/p>\n Heritage Creekside is zoned as an urban mixed-use district, which are meant to encourage high-density, walkable centers of residential and commercial development, according to city documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n The development was designated as Plano\u2019s first urban mixed-use district in 2014 and has undergone three amendments prior to the most recent update.<\/p>\n Council approved two minor changes in 2017, and a more substantial amendment cut nearly 800,000 square feet of office space in 2021, per city staff\u2019s report.<\/p>\n The most recent amendment is the first time Rosewood has asked to increase multifamily housing in the development since the project\u2019s creation in 2014, Harris said.<\/p>\n \u201c[The developers] have spent a decade trying to get the original zoning to work,\u201d council member Steve Lavine said.<\/p>\n The debate<\/p>\n Mayor Pro Tem Maria Tu acknowledged the applicant\u2019s concerns about the economic viability of the original office-heavy plan.<\/p>\n \u201cOffice is not doing well,\u201d she said. \u201cHowever, there seems to be a need for additional multifamily housing.\u201d<\/p>\n City staff\u2019s report also notes that under Senate Bill 840<\/a>, a 2025 state law which limits municipalities\u2019 abilities to regulate multifamily developments, Rosewood could choose to build apartments on the property without making concessions to city officials.<\/p>\n![\"visualization\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774390695_22_thumbnail.jpeg\")
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