The shopping center taking shape on the north side of U.S. Highway 380 cleared another required step when the Princeton City Council approved the final plat for Princeton Town Center on Sept. 28.
The plat covers 66.623 acres on the highway's north side, starting roughly 327 feet from Princeton Oaks Drive and stretching east. It was filed by a group of property owners that includes Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. and Kroger Texas LP, along with Halle Properties LLC, Trination Global Investments, Vaquero Princeton 380 Partners LP and Beauchamp 380 Retail LP.
A final plat creates the buildable lots and records the easements a development needs. Development Services Director Shai Roos told the council that platting is ministerial under state law, meaning the city must approve a plat that meets its regulations, and staff found this one did.
Fewer, larger lots than first planned
The project has been reshaped since the preliminary plat was approved in February 2025. That plan covered about 91.6 acres and 35 commercial lots. The final plat covers 66.6 acres in 18 lots, according to a memo from the developer's engineer, Kimley-Horn.
Smaller lots still line the highway frontage, with fewer, larger lots for anchor stores behind them; that back row dropped from 11 lots to five. Lot lines shifted because the mix of tenants changed, the engineer wrote. A separate lot holds the regional detention pond along the northern edge.
Access and upkeep
Five driveways will connect the center to U.S. 380, all approved by the Texas Department of Transportation. One connection to County Road 978 replaces the two shown earlier in the northwest corner. Shoppers will move between stores on private drives.
Roads, drainage and utility lines outside the individual lots will be owned and maintained privately by the developer or a property owners' association, though the city will provide water and wastewater service and inspect the infrastructure before businesses can open. The city has a development agreement with incentives for the project, which the Princeton Economic Development Corporation manages.
