{"id":416710,"date":"2026-08-26T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416710\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T00:00:09","slug":"plans-move-forward-for-11-acre-grocer-anchored-retail-center-in-allen-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416710\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans move forward for 11-acre, grocer-anchored retail center in Allen | Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A development including several restaurants and a grocery store is coming soon to east <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofallen.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allen.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a 6-0 vote, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofallen.org\/departments\/community_development\/planning_and_development\/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allen Planning and Zoning Commission<\/a> approved a general development plan for an approximately 11-acre retail center in east Allen at an <a href=\"https:\/\/actv.org\/internetchannel\/show\/4366?seekto=143&amp;site=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aug. 18 meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The overview<\/p>\n<p>The site, which is zoned for shopping center uses, is located at the northwest corner of Angel Parkway and Main Street, near the border of Allen and the city of Lucas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofallen.org\/government\/city_meeting_agendas_minutes.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">city documents state.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The general development plan includes five lots. The largest lot will be a 28,332-square-foot grocery and retail store, per city documents. Lots 1, 2 and 5 will be restaurants with drive-thru lanes, and Lot 3 is slated for a detention pond.<\/p>\n<p>The plan also includes four access points, with two located along Angel Parkway and two located along Main Street, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofallen.org\/government\/city_meeting_agendas_minutes.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">city documents state.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The details<\/p>\n<p>Typically, the development process begins with a zoning change, but all the proposed uses for this project are already allowed in a site zoned for shopping center uses, Senior Planner Nabiha Ahmed said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be built in phases,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s currently conversations with the applicant as to how the phasing would work. That is why the general development plan is being presented tonight: to help us understand the subdivision regulations, which include the access points, the fire lane location [and] the lot configuration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quote of note<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the fact that they\u2019ve got two entry points on the east and two on the south, and they\u2019re far enough away that they shouldn\u2019t impede traffic,\u201d Commissioner Gary Stocker said. \u201cThe deceleration lane going west will definitely help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>Since the Allen Planning and Zoning Commission approved the general development plan, the applicant will submit an individual site plan for each lot that will be reviewed by city staff, Ahmed said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we review the details, the building and parking configuration may change, but the overall framework will remain the same,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A development including several restaurants and a grocery store is coming soon to east Allen. 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