Legacy West is a lifestyle center (open-air shopping mall) in Plano, Texas. Legacy West contains 415,000 sq ft of retail, restaurant and office space, a 55,000 sq ft food hall, over 1,300 residential units and a 303-room Renaissance Hotel.[1]
It is bordered on the south by the curving Legacy Drive and Headquarters Drive, on the north by the Sam Rayburn Tollway, on the east by the Dallas North Tollway, and on the west by the exit to Headquarters Drive from Sam Rayburn Tollway.[2][3]
Development
In late 2011, JCPenney issued a request for proposals to develop the 240 acres of land surrounding its regional headquarters in Plano.[4] The surrounding property had been vacant since JCPenney purchased the land in 1987, to relocate its headquarters to Texas from New York City.[5][6] In 2014, JCPenney came to an agreement with local real estate firms Karahan Companies, KDC and Columbus Realty Partners to develop the land. Construction started later that year, with the developers planning a luxury hotel tower, corporate office space, urban shopping center and apartments.[4] When Toyota announced soon after that it would be moving its North American headquarters to the site from Torrance, California, developers pushed up the timetable for the project.[7][8][9]
Toyota broke ground to begin construction on its new $350 million 100-acre headquarters in January 2015.[7][10] The following month, developers broke ground on the first phase of Legacy West's $2 billion mixed-use project.[7] Construction continued over the next two years on corporate offices, residential, retail, and restaurant properties. On June 2, 2017, Legacy West officially opened the shopping district to the public. Secretary of State of TexasRolando Pablos, Plano MayorHarry LaRosiliere and developer Fehmi Karahan helped cut the ceremonial ribbon for the grand opening.[11]
In late 2017 construction continued on projects anchoring the northern end of the retail and entertainment district, including Legacy Hall, a three-story food hall that will have more than two-dozen stalls featuring food concepts from restaurateurs including Dallas-based chef John Tesar and Chili's founder Larry Lavine.[6][12][13] Legacy Hall will also house a brewery and tap room from Unlawful Assembly Brewing Company.[14]
Shops, hotel and tenants
Legacy West at the entry to Windrose Avenue, June 2017.
To the east of Legacy West and Dallas North Tollway is the Shops at Legacy, a 400,000 square ft lifestyle center.[25] It is located south of the corporate headquarters of Alliance Data and LegacyTexas Bank.[26] The Shops at Legacy has a luxury Marriot hotel called the Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center just south of Legacy Drive, overlooking Bishop Park and houses Hilti North America, Hilti's North American headquarters.[27] Right in the center of The Shops at Legacy is the Baccus Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Plano dating back to about 1847 where Captain Henry Cook buried his son Daniel Cook, a veteran from the War of 1812. The Baccus Cemetery is one of the most historic sites in Plano.[28]
