Hobby Lobby and PetSmart file state construction plans for new stores on West Princeton Drive

Hobby Lobby and PetSmart have registered plans with the state for new stores on West Princeton Drive, the same street as the planned Kroger Marketplace.

Both filings, made with the state's Department of Licensing and Regulation, name Beauchamp 380 Retail LP of Celina as the property owner. Neither retailer has announced a Princeton store, and the dates in the filings are estimates.

A 55,000-square-foot Hobby Lobby

The larger project is new construction of a 55,000-square-foot Hobby Lobby store at 1170 W. Princeton Drive. The filing, registered Sept. 24, puts the estimated cost at $5.28 million and lists construction from Nov. 1, 2026, to Aug. 1, 2027. Its status in the state database shows the review as complete. BRR Architecture of Overland Park, Kan., is the design firm.

PetSmart finish-out

PetSmart store No. 2632 would occupy 16,353 square feet at 1270 W. Princeton Drive, in a space the filing places in Princeton Town Center. That filing, registered Sept. 23, covers interior build-out of a shell building, estimated at $1 million, with work listed from March 29 to Dec. 19, 2027. Architectural Design Guild of St. Louis is the designer.

The shopping center

The City Council approved the final plat for about 66.6 acres at Princeton Town Center, north of U.S. 380 and east of Princeton Oaks Drive, at its Sept. 28 meeting, according to the city's meeting highlights.

Kroger's own state filing for its Marketplace store lists 1120 W. Princeton Drive.

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State of Texas

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