McKinney’s fast-food lineup is getting a new player, as KFC preps a fresh quick-service restaurant along Eldorado Parkway with construction expected to kick off later this month and wrap by mid-2026. The single-story, 2,700-square-foot building will sit on Eldorado and carries an estimated $1.8 million construction tab, adding another national name to the growing mix of restaurants and retail pads cropping up around the city.
State filing lays out timeline and price
The project is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation at 8751 Eldorado Parkway as new construction for a 2,700-square-foot fast-food restaurant, including site work, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The filing lists a construction start date of Jan. 26, with completion slated for June 27, and pegs the construction cost at $1.8 million.
KFC's Texas push and corporate context
The McKinney build comes as KFC leans harder into North Texas. Parent company Yum! Brands tapped Plano as the U.S. hub for both KFC and Pizza Hut in February 2025, shifting more of the fried chicken and pizza brain trust to the region, according to The Associated Press. Yum said it will keep offices in Louisville while moving roughly 100 corporate roles to Plano over several months.
Who’s behind the McKinney build
State records list Abji, LLC as the owner on the project, with Mehrdad Sehat as the listed contact and Chris Cassano as the tenant. Jefferson Browne Architecture is named as the design firm, according to the filing at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The project status is marked as "Project Registered," and the documents note that the work is privately funded.
What neighbors can expect
Community Impact highlighted the state filing and indicated it will update coverage as more details surface. For now, the application confirms that another national quick-service chain is filling in a pad along the busy Eldorado Parkway corridor and gives residents a rough timetable for when construction and eventual opening should arrive.
