Workforce housing community The Independence opens first buildings in McKinney

A new workforce housing community called The Independence has opened four of its eight buildings, developers said. Residents are now able to move into some of these buildings.

The Independence is located at 2150 Collin McKinney Parkway, McKinney. Nick Walsh, a developer with the NRP Group, which is developing the project, said The Independence is 100% leased.

“The entire property leased up in under 60 days,” Walsh said in an email. “This is crazy record timing for a lease-up, and I think it goes to show the huge demand for workforce housing in McKinney.”

The Independence offers units ranging from one to four bedrooms and amenities such as a swimming pool with a sundeck, an outdoor playground, picnic areas, a fitness center, controlled gated entrances, walk-in closets, washer and dryer connections, and more.

The development will provide apartments to qualifying residents at a rent price below the market rate. Qualifying residents earn 50%-70% of the area median income, Walsh said. With the median at $89,000 for a family of four, residents qualifying for the project would need to earn between $44,500 and $62,300.

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