Lowe's has locked in a revised opening window for its first Celina store, shifting the debut to late January after winter weather slowed the final construction push. The big-box location will cover roughly 124,000 square feet when you combine indoor retail and outdoor garden space, although state filings cited by local project trackers peg the building itself closer to 107,000 square feet. Either way, the arrival marks one of Celina's first national home-improvement anchors as the city’s retail corridor quickly fills in.
According to The Business Journals, Lowe's disclosed the updated opening date in a Feb. 9 report and tied the delay to a winter storm that pushed back construction and final preparations. In that coverage, the setback was treated as a weather-related bump rather than a major overhaul of the project timeline.
Community Impact previously reported that the retailer had targeted a Jan. 23 grand opening and described the Celina store as about 94,000 square feet of indoor retail plus roughly 30,000 square feet of outdoor garden space, citing a Lowe’s news release. In that release, Lowe's South Division President Joel Cogdell said, "Service is at the core of everything we do here at Lowe’s."
Lowe's official store listing puts the new location at 3540 S. Preston Road and lays out hours, available store services, and a local store number for shoppers and contractors. The Celina store page is already live on Lowes.com, where customers can sign up for local alerts and check pickup options.
City incentives and the original timeline
City meeting documents and prior reporting show the Lowe's deal originally pointed to a much later finish as part of a performance-based incentive package approved in September 2024. That agreement anticipated a spring 2027 opening and included up to $1.8 million in reimbursements. The package, which set deadlines for property close and certificate of occupancy and required specific staffing and investment thresholds, was detailed by Community Impact and the related meeting documents.
Where the store fits in Celina's growth
The Lowe's site sits in the Crossing at Moore Farm retail node at Preston Road and Ownsby Parkway, a master-planned hub that local trackers say is expected to feature other major anchors such as a Costco. Project pages following the development list a Jan. 15 soft opening and a Jan. 23 grand opening for the store and show a slightly different square-footage figure of roughly 107,136 square feet, highlighting how measurements can shift depending on which filings or press materials you use. For a breakdown of the project timeline and filing details, see CelinaWatch.
For Celina shoppers, the practical takeaway is earlier access to a national home-improvement chain and a bump in local retail jobs and services. Lowe's has said the store will employ more than 100 people, and the opening is now set to happen more than a year ahead of the spring 2027 window laid out in the city's incentive agreement. For additional details on the revised timing and the weather-related delay, see the report from The Business Journals.
