ZaZa to the North

Uptown Dallas' favorite boutique hotel slated to sex up Frisco's Wade Park

The northern suburbs are about to get a whole lot sexier with the addition of another Hotel ZaZa. The boutique hotel has plans to build its second Dallas-area property in Frisco's upcoming Wade Park development at the Dallas North Tollway and Lebanon Road.

The new ZaZa will have 175 guest rooms — including 10 signature, one-of-a-kind suites — 10,000 square feet of meeting space, pool with bars and cabanas, and a "chef-driven" restaurant. Among the other amenities will be a ZaSpa and fitness center. It will be "prominently positioned" along the main street of Wade Park's retail village, surrounded by 600,000 square feet of high-end shopping, dining and entertainment.

"A vast destination center in the heart of one of the nation's fastest-growing communities, Wade Park is the ideal location for our second Hotel ZaZa in North Texas," said Benji Homsey, president of brand development for Z Resorts, in a release. "The Frisco community is booming, and our resort-style hotel will meet the need by offering a unique experience, blending the best of business and leisure travel with the luxury and exclusivity of a boutique hotel unlike any other in the area."

This is the first of three hospitality venues slated for Wade Park. There are also plans for a 350-room executive conference hotel along the Tollway, as well as an upscale limited service hotel.

Previously announced Wade Park tenants include Whole Foods Market, iPic movie theater and Pinstripes bowling alley. Thomas Land & Development broke ground on Wade Park in early August, and Hotel ZaZa is slated to open in the first phase in fall 2016.

In addition to the above, the development will include 6 million square feet of office space, as well as a variety of residential housing, including apartments, condos and single-family residences supported by numerous luxury amenities and concierge services.

A second Dallas-area Hotel ZaZa is going into Frisco's Wade Park development.

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Haggard Farm news

Massive retail village with restaurant and event barn to debut in Plano

Rendering courtesy of Haggard Farm

A rendering of Almanac restaurant at Haggard Farm.

A 180,000-square-foot “retail village” is about to be born in Plano.

The village will debut this fall at the more than $750 million Haggard Farm mixed-use development, along with 350 apartments, 188 townhomes, and a three-acre park. Haggard Farm sits at Spring Creek Parkway and Parkwood Boulevard in Plano.

A farm-to-table restaurant and an event barn will anchor the village, being developed by Stillwater Capital in partnership with The Retail Connection and WoodHouse.

WoodHouse will introduce two original concepts: a farm-to-table restaurant called Almanac and an event space called Haggard Hall. Stillwater says the 17,500-square-foot event barn, made of mass timber, is “inspired by the role Texas dance halls once played as community gathering places.”

Haggard Hall will accommodate more than 600 guests across the main hall, private dining rooms, and event lawns.

“Our history as music venue, club, and restaurant operators has made us keenly aware of the collective chemistry that transforms a neighborhood into a destination,” W. Brandt Wood, partner and director of experience at WoodHouse, says in a release. “Haggard Farm will greet its visitors with immersive, authentic, and interconnected experiences throughout the district.”

Stillwater Capital says more tenants will be revealed soon. Over half of the spaces at the retail village are already leased.

The retail village will offer “a distinctive mix of dining, wellness, hospitality, apparel, and home furnishing operators,” the developer says.

The entire development will span 142 acres. Aside from the retail and residential components, Haggard Farm will feature a boutique hotel and up to 600,000 square feet of office space.

Clay Roby, managing director of Stillwater Capital, says Haggard Farm’s lawns, gardens, and water features will complement farmers markets, seasonal festivals, and community concerts.

“Haggard Farm is one of DFW’s most exciting projects — a curated collection of shopping, dining, hospitality, and residential components inspired by the unique character of this land and delivered as a single cohesive environment,” Roby says in the release.

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