{"id":433285,"date":"2026-09-11T23:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T23:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/433285\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T23:04:10","slug":"retail-village-with-restaurant-event-barn-to-debut-in-plano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/433285\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail village with restaurant, event barn to debut in Plano"},"content":{"rendered":"

The downtown square in America’s fastest-growing city, Celina<\/a>, is set to undergo a $7.5 million glow up, complete with new restaurants, shops, and offices, thanks to a generous private investment. <\/p>\n

At the revitalization project’s core is the city’s approved deal with Celina Real Estate LLC to construct a building at 102 N. Ohio St. and redevelop the historic Mayer Building at 313 W. Pecan St. No word yet on what tenants will occupy the two downtown Celina properties.<\/p>\n

\u201cDowntown is the heart and soul of Celina, and maintaining its vitality as our community grows remains one of our highest priorities,\u201d Mayor Ryan Tubbs said in a news release. \u201cThis partnership represents an important investment in the future of downtown while building on the character and sense of place that make Celina special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two developments to help transform downtown Celina
At 102 N. Ohio, the developer plans to build a two-story building incorporating a historic-style fa\u00e7ade inspired by a former gas station at the site. <\/p>\n

The 12,400-square-foot, $6 million building will include about 7,200 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 5,200 square feet of office space.<\/p>\n

\"Downtown Two-story building incorporating a historic-style fa\u00e7ade inspired by a former gas station planned for 102 N. Ohio. Rendering courtesy of City of Celina <\/p>\n

At 313 W. Pecan, Celina Real Estate will renovate the Mayer Building at a cost of $1.5 million. The building will contain 5,000 square feet of restaurant space.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, the projects will help bring some of the last remaining underutilized buildings around the [square] back into active commercial use,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n

The project will help downtown Celina \u201cremain economically active, welcoming, and distinctive,\u201d Anthony Satarino, president of the Celina Economic Development Corp.<\/a> says. “Adding new dining, retail, and office opportunities creates additional reasons for people to spend time [downtown] while generating economic activity that supports the broader business community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Downtown Celina Real Estate to renovate the Mayer Building at 313 W. Pecan.Rendering courtesy of City of Celina <\/p>\n

$15 million project on tap for downtown Celina
The $7.5 million project isn\u2019t the only one planned for the historic downtown district.<\/p>\n

In July, the city reached a deal with Nack Development to develop Trackside Junction. The $15 million project will add 15,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, office, event, and residential space.<\/p>\n

\u201cDowntown is where our story began, and it\u2019s where we continue to invest in our future,” Tubbs said during last summer’s Trackside Junction announcement.<\/p>\n

Celina becomes hotspot for developers
Celina has seen a flurry of real estate development lately, including at least three master-planned communities, according to Celina City Texas:<\/p>\n

Ramble by Hillwood Communities, a 1,380-acre project with a projected 4,000-plus homes. The development includes commercial, retail, and multifamily components.Serenade Texas, a development with more than 875 homes on more than 400 acres. The project includes a 16-acre lake, and more than 150 acres of open space.Wildhorse, a 766-home development with parks and sports fields.<\/p>\n

Drawn by its booming population, real estate developers have been flocking to Celina.<\/p>\n

From 2024 to 2025, the Collin County suburb topped the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s list of the fastest-growing cities<\/a>. In that one-year period, Celina\u2019s population shot up by 24.6 percent to nearly 64,500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The downtown square in America’s fastest-growing city, Celina, is set to undergo a $7.5 million glow up, complete…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[29479,150518,29686,160,162,161],"class_list":["post-433285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-farms","tag-haggard","tag-mixed-use-development","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433285","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=433285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}