October permits cover 73 new homes and seven commercial buildings, report for Wednesday's CDC meeting shows

The City of Princeton issued 73 permits for new homes and seven for commercial construction in October, according to a building permit report included in the packet for the Princeton Community Development Corporation's meeting Wednesday.

The report covers Oct. 1 through Oct. 31 and lists one electrical permit as well. It goes to the board as a staff report item, so no vote is needed.

Commercial shells

The commercial pages included in the packet describe three of the seven projects:

• A 10,295-square-foot, single-story shell building labeled Shops D on Lot 10, issued Oct. 15. The permit notes that no occupancy is approved yet and that future tenants will file their own permits.
• A shell building with retail space at 720 Myrick Lane, issued Oct. 21 after an application filed last November. Permit fees total $198,859.13.
• A new shell building at 1775 FM 75, issued Oct. 29, with fees of $219,292.02.

The residential permits are spread across subdivisions in the city, with clusters on Windflower Drive, Lostwood Drive, Dry Brook Way and Rusted Rail Drive.

Rest of the agenda

The board will also hear a presentation from the Princeton-Lowry Crossing Chamber of Commerce on its annual report and an introduction to Cross Vines Gardens, a new resident-led garden club affiliated with Texas Garden Clubs, District X, that is asking about use of city facilities.

Two groups want to use the Steven and Judy Deffibaugh Community Center without paying the usual fee. The Turning Point, a Plano nonprofit that provides free counseling, advocacy and forensic services to survivors of sexual violence, has asked to hold a holiday event for Princeton families there on Dec. 2 or Dec. 9, as it has before at no cost.

A Girl Scout Daisy troop formed this year has asked for the room on Nov. 19, Dec. 3 and Dec. 17. Staff recommends waiving the fee in both cases.

Board members will also talk about where to install a new dedication plaque for the community center, which reopened in 2025 after renovations the CDC supported, and whether to hold a rededication ceremony. The plaque has already been bought, and staff says any ceremony costs would be minimal.

A first amendment to the center's operations agreement is on the consent agenda, and the board will take up amended bylaws.

The meeting starts at 6 p.m. Nov. 18 in the council chambers at 2000 E. Princeton Drive.

Sources

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