That giant scar of dirt by the Dallas North Tollway in Frisco is finally starting to look like something else. Construction at The Mix, the 112‑acre, $3 billion mixed‑use project at the southeast corner of Lebanon Road and the tollway, has officially hit its one‑year mark, developers said. Since crews broke ground in January 2025, the work has moved from heavy civil, grading and utility installation to steel and concrete rising out of the ground on the north side of Phase 1. The milestone comes as the city and the development team try to turn the long‑vacant Wade Park site into a walkable hub of shops, offices and green space.
According to The Mix, the first phase on the north 28 acres will pack in 635 residential units, more than 100,000 square feet of retail and roughly 115,000 square feet of office space. Tim Campbell, head of development for The Mix, framed the vision in broader terms. “This will be a place for everyone, dining, entertainment and shopping all set in a vibrant, walkable community,” he said, as reported by Community Impact. The anniversary update also highlighted recent progress on utility work and the first wave of vertical construction.
Phase 1 Rises as Whole Foods Stakes Its Claim
The big picture here is even larger than what drivers can see today. The master plan calls for about 3,299 residential units, roughly 2,000,000 square feet of office space and 375,000 square feet of retail and dining across the 112‑acre site, according to The Mix. Within that total, Phase 1 is set to deliver the initial 635 residential units, along with more than 100,000 square feet of retail and about 115,000 square feet of office space.
One early retail headliner is already locked in. Frisco’s first Whole Foods Market will anchor the shopping component in Phase 1, with construction on the store starting in mid‑2025, according to the Dallas Business Journal. For a city that has watched nearby suburbs snag high‑end grocers, that detail alone is likely to catch residents’ attention.
From the ‘Hole on the Toll’ to an Underground Garage
Before any of that could happen, developers first had to deal with what locals dubbed the “hole on the toll.” The Mix replaces the troubled Wade Park project and the giant excavation that sat stagnating beside the tollway for years. Developers said they pumped roughly 50 million gallons of water out of that pit late last year just to clear the way. As Community Impact reported, engineers are now figuring out what structural remediation will be needed before work can move forward on the below‑grade parking garage.
City documents tie up to $113.4 million in performance‑based incentives to a series of milestones, including completion of that underground parking garage by 2033, according to the City of Frisco. In other words, the financial carrots only show up if the dirt work, concrete and steel do.
Deadlines, Dirt Work and What Comes Next
The development agreement also lays out near‑term deadlines. Phase 1 infrastructure must be wrapped up by the end of 2026 and most of the retail space has to be open by the end of 2027 for the project to qualify for the full incentive package, according to reporting compiled by the Texas Real Estate Research Center. AECOM Hunt, which handled the ceremonial groundbreaking in January 2025, is managing the initial demolition, grading and utility work on the 28‑acre Phase 1 site, the firm said in a press release.
If the schedule holds, tenants could begin moving into portions of The Mix between 2026 and 2028 while design and planning continue for Phase 2. That means the project will likely roll out in waves rather than arriving all at once.
City officials and the development team say The Mix could significantly reshape the North Platinum Corridor by adding office jobs, shopping and park space, and by finally turning a long‑time eyesore into taxable property. Local leaders praised the project when the city council approved the master development agreement, stressing that the public‑private incentives are performance‑based and tied to specific deliverables, as reported by The Dallas Morning News.
For neighbors and tollway commuters, that all translates to more cranes, more concrete and more visible action this year as work shifts further into vertical construction and tenant build‑outs.
