Plano

Permitting Purgatory: Why is Dallas Development Slow to Catch Up With Competing Cities?

By Jon Hubach / July 20, 2021 /

“This is unbelievable!”  “How is this behavior allowed?”  “Someone needs to report this!” Recently, my texts and LinkedIn mentions have been inundated with these and similar comments.  When you spend time on both the public and private side of development, folks tend to reach out and let you know their frustrations.  Being a new contributor,…

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Splurge on the Interior or Get a Backyard Paradise for a Steal? You Decide in Plano

By Shelby Skrhak / July 18, 2021 /

Which is more important to you? An interior that’s cute as a button and updated with charm to spare, or a backyard pool paradise that’ll make you thirsty for a cocktail just looking at it? That’s the dilemma for this week’s Splurge vs Steal in Plano. The Splurge She’s just beautiful — A 1980-built home…

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Plano Gets Top Marks for Most Apartment Amenities in Texas

By Marlin Weso / June 21, 2021 /

Plano is the Marcia Brady of real estate studies. Like The Brady Bunch overachieving big sister, the Collin County city is always scoring high in best-of studies. You might think it’s all “Plano, Plano, Plano.” This time, Plano is tops in Texas for apartment community amenities, according to a STORAGECafé analysis. This comes on the…

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A Courtyard Pool Makes This Plano Home A Must-See

By Nikki Barringer / June 15, 2021 /

I like a house with a point of view and this one has it. It’s a soft contemporary up in Plano. I have a Realtor friend that calls these “creampuffs.” And this one isn’t a true creampuff, because it’s obviously an investor remodel, but it’s still pretty freaking cool. Angles on the outside and they…

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Demo Nearly Complete for Plano’s $1B Collin Creek Redevelopment

By Shelby Skrhak / May 2, 2021 /

When it originally opened in 1981, Collin Creek Mall was a pivotal part of the growth in Plano and Collin County. Soon, the last of the 37-year-old mall will be demolished to make room for Plano’s new era of growth — a $1 billion mixed use development by Farmers Branch-based Centurion American. Once complete, Collin…

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