{"id":311256,"date":"2026-05-27T19:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/311256\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T19:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:28:25","slug":"plano-greenlights-mini-reunion-tower-plan-on-att-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/311256\/","title":{"rendered":"Plano Greenlights Mini Reunion Tower Plan on AT&#038;T Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT&amp;T secured zoning approval for a \u201cmini Reunion Tower\u201d they\u2019re dialing up at their new $1 billion-plus global headquarters in Plano.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Plano City Council approved a small portion of 5400 Legacy Drive\u2019s 54-acre campus for the tower, made in the likeness of Dallas\u2019 Reunion Tower, a 581-foot tall observation deck, to be rezoned for the tower. The tower will also double as a communication antenna, topped with the company\u2019s logo. The proposed 280-foot-max structure still needs to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/real-estate\/article\/plano-gives-ok-at-t-s-280-foot-mini-reunion-22276916.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Morning-News<\/a>, and will be prevented from utilizing light effects overnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Plano Planning Commissioner Ban Alali said the structure is a striking resemblance of the Reunion Tower earlier this month, according to the outlet. Outside of the tower replica, buildings in the development will be no more than eight stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Plans for the new AT&amp;T headquarters include 2.3 million square-feet of building space in addition to parking garages for employees. The telecom giant is targeting a move-in date in the second half of 2028.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AT&amp;T\u2019s move away from <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/texas\/dallas\/2026\/01\/05\/att-drops-downtown-dallas-for-new-plano-hq\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Downtown Dallas<\/a> came with pointed words and millions in incentives. Plano offered a <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/texas\/2026\/02\/18\/plano-dangles-20m-incentive-package-to-land-atts-1-4b-hq\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$20 million<\/a> package that included a 65 percent property tax rebate for a quarter of a century, according to the outlet. Under the deal, the company would be required to build amenity and retail space in addition to offices, and occupy the building for the duration of the property tax rebate. Dallas-based KDC, the firm that is developing the property for AT&amp;T, locked in a <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/texas\/2026\/05\/11\/jpmorgan-chase-provides-400m-loan-for-atts-next-hq\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$400 million construction loan<\/a> from JPMorgan Chase earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Months before AT&amp;T publicly announced plans to move, they were <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/texas\/dallas\/2026\/03\/10\/emails-show-att-concerns-about-dallas-before-exit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">privately<\/a> ripping Dallas City Hall. CEO John Stankey\u2019s emails stated that the company had concerns about Dallas\u2019s \u201ceffective\/sustained governance\u201d and quality of life in the downtown area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AT&amp;T will be leaving their lease at the 37-story Whitacre Tower at 208 South Akard Street in Downtown Dallas following the campus\u2019s completion. The lease runs through the end of 2031.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hunter Cooke<\/p>\n<p>\tRead more<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"BlogrollPost\" href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/texas\/2026\/05\/11\/jpmorgan-chase-provides-400m-loan-for-atts-next-hq\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TX_ATT-Loan-200x133.jpg\" class=\"FeaturedImage_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"AT&amp;T\u2019s John Stankey with 5400 Legacy Drive in Plano\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>JPMorgan Chase lends $400M for AT&amp;T\u2019s Plano headquarters<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"BlogrollPost\" href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/texas\/dallas\/2026\/03\/10\/emails-show-att-concerns-about-dallas-before-exit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Emails-Show-ATT-Concerns-About-Dallas-Before-Exit--200x133.jpg\" class=\"FeaturedImage_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"City Manager Kimberly Tolbert and AT&amp;T's John Stankey with Whitacre Tower\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Emails reveal AT&amp;T concerns about Dallas governance before HQ exit<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"BlogrollPost\" href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/texas\/2026\/02\/18\/plano-dangles-20m-incentive-package-to-land-atts-1-4b-hq\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Plano-dangles-20M-incentive-package-to-land-ATTs-1.4B-headquarters-200x133.jpg\" class=\"FeaturedImage_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Plano Mayor John Muns; AT&amp;T's John Stankey and NexPoint's James Dondero with 5400 Legacy Drive\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Plano dangles $20M incentive package to land AT&amp;T\u2019s $1.4B headquarters<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AT&amp;T secured zoning approval for a \u201cmini Reunion Tower\u201d they\u2019re dialing up at their new $1 billion-plus global&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[6861,110,19790,27244,160,162,161],"class_list":["post-311256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-att","tag-development","tag-jpmorgan-chase","tag-kdc","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}