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Frisco development update: Independence Crossing

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By Elizabeth Ucles |

The medical and office project by LINC Commercial Realty is expected to break ground in October along SH 121 and Independence Parkway intersection. More than half the building will be for medical and office space and the rest will be for retail. The second phase of the development will include the construction of an event venue. The development could be completed as early as October 2020.

By Elizabeth Ucles
Elizabeth is the reporter for Community Impact Newspaper's Frisco edition. She graduated from St. Edward's University with a degree in Writing and Rhetoric with a journalism concentration and a minor in Spanish in May 2019. Elizabeth covers public and higher education, development and transportation.

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