Plano’s former Fry’s Electronics building is about to trade shopping carts for loading docks, as WareSpace prepares to open a small-business warehouse hub this Thursday. The 174,500-square-foot property has sat dark since Fry’s closed nationwide in 2021, making the reuse a notable reset for a highly visible corner. Instead of one giant retailer, the site will be divided among smaller operators.
WareSpace is planning a grand-opening ceremony at the former store near US 75 and President George Bush Turnpike, with the new facility expected to accommodate more than 160 companies, according to Community Impact. The company already operates Dallas-Fort Worth locations in Addison, Fort Worth and North Richland Hills, making Plano its fourth local outpost. Mayor John Muns called the project an opportunity to give small businesses a place to “land, grow, and thrive.”
A Warehouse Setup For Businesses That Outgrew Garages
The Plano facility will offer private units ranging from 200 to 2,000 square feet, along with climate control, secure around-the-clock access, loading docks, Wi-Fi, industrial racking and shared conference, kitchen and lounge areas. The company says the open house will run from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with a ribbon cutting scheduled for 4:30 p.m., according to a WareSpace announcement. The pitch is aimed at e-commerce sellers, contractors, makers and other businesses that need more than a garage or storage unit but less than a traditional industrial lease.
Bringing that model to the former Fry’s site required a zoning change. Plano planning documents describe the project as a “Commercial Flex Warehouse” that will allow multiple businesses to operate inside one managed building, while keeping the existing structure in place and limiting activity to the interior.
Why The Big-Box Conversion Makes Sense In DFW
WareSpace’s 2026 market report says the Dallas-Fort Worth area has a sharper shortage of small-bay space than of larger industrial properties, with businesses seeking smaller footprints facing fewer available options. That helps explain the appeal of turning an obsolete retail box into a collection of compact, flexible workspaces rather than waiting for another single mega-tenant to appear. For the old Fry’s building, the next chapter looks less like retail and more like a launchpad for the businesses that keep Plano’s commercial ecosystem humming.
