The two projects intend to revitalize the city’s Core District, which consists of Downtown, Chinatown, Richardson Heights, Interurban and Lockwood, City Manager Don Magner said at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Two-minute impact
Residents began moving into Belt+Main, a mixed-use development in downtown Richardson, in September but the ribbon cutting served as its official opening, Richardson Chamber of Commerce President Julie Snyder said.
The project includes 350 apartments, 90 townhomes and 15,000 square-feet of retail space.
The efforts to revitalize the Core District includes redeveloping a 3-acre lot on Polk Street, near Belt+Main, that will add an additional 290 apartments.
Magner said the aim of Interurban Commons, a 180,000-square-foot park, is to make downtown more walkable for residents by tying into the city’s trail system.
The city entered a license agreement with Dallas Area Rapid Transit in 2020 allowing it to utilize the space.
Quote of note
“Together, these two projects reflect on the ongoing evolution of downtown Richardson that we are working to bring forward,” Mayor Bob Dubey said.
