City and development officials gathered at the future The Mix site Jan. 16 to celebrate the groundbreaking.
“Finally,” Mayor Jeff Cheney said.
The details
Spanning 112 acres at the corner of Dallas Parkway and Lebanon Road, The Mix is projected to be a “unique destination for new jobs, new experiences and new homes for the people of Frisco,” said Tim Campbell, head of development for The Mix.
Development features included in the plans are:
- An upscale grocery store
- 8-acre park
- 400-key hotel
- 375,000 square feet of retail space
- 3 million square feet of residential space
- 2 million square feet of office space
Zooming out
Before it was The Mix, the site was under construction to become Wade Park, a different mixed-use development that was abandoned in 2017 after its owners went bankrupt.
“We all know that this piece of land has been a bit of a troubled spot for Frisco for a number of years, with anticipation swirling about what would ultimately happen here,” Campbell said. “Well, we worked hard with the city for about five years, even through COVID, to get this project relaunched, and today we're excited to finally begin construction on The Mix and to unveil what will soon become a premier destination on Frisco north platinum corridor.”
Some pieces of the Wade Park development are still standing, namely incomplete buildings and a large hole that would have become an underground parking garage.
Construction related to The Mix had already begun before the Jan. 16 groundbreaking with crews working to demolish those remaining structures, Campbell said. The parking garage project will continue into the new development and become a 3,000-space underground garage with “unparalleled access to the Dallas North Tollway,” he said.
Until Jan. 16, the most recent news from The Mix was a new incentive agreement Frisco City Council members approved in October. Finishing “the hole” was one of the requirements that developers must meet in order to receive the funds in the agreement.
“I will say on behalf of council that the first question we almost always get is ‘What is happening with the hole on the toll?’” Cheney said. “We are so excited today to finally have an answer, to finally start moving dirt on this project and having its rebirth.”
