{"id":2154634,"date":"2025-11-13T18:34:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2154634"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:34:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:34:05","slug":"mckinney-eyes-national-destination-sports-park-and-entertainment-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mckinney-eyes-national-destination-sports-park-and-entertainment-district\/","title":{"rendered":"McKinney eyes \u201cnational destination\u201d sports park and entertainment district"},"content":{"rendered":"

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McKinney leaders are seeking to develop city land into a multi-use sports park and entertainment district<\/a> intended to be a \u201cworld-class\u201d regional, state, and national destination<\/a> for sports, according to city documents. <\/p>\n

The McKinney City Council<\/a> is set to vote next Tuesday on adopting a set of principles to guide the project, who develops it and how it\u2019ll take shape. <\/p>\n

The project, if leaders approve the plan, will provide options for local recreation and competitive sports leagues on more than 200 acres owned by the city\u2019s community development corporation. The southwest property of open fields is located at the intersection of Taylor Burk Drive and County Road 164, near housing developments Painted Tree<\/a> and Honey Creek<\/a> in northwest McKinney.<\/p>\n

Trevor Minyard, the assistant city manager, said the district will \u201ccheck a unique box\u201d for the city and will likely be a robust project<\/a> to host multiple sports and combine entertainment, hospitality and retail.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe demand for ballfields, for community amenities, park amenities,\u201d Minyard said, \u201cas we develop farther north and west in those undeveloped areas of McKinney, are starting to grow.\u201d <\/p>\n

The project aligns with several other economic development projects in the city, including a 20,000-seat amphitheater<\/a>, commercial airport terminal<\/a>, surf park<\/a> and resort hotel<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Minyard expects to recommend business partners to the city council next year to begin construction on the park, and groundbreaking would happen in 2027 at the very earliest, if council members approve the plan. <\/p>\n

McKinney has already hosted several large sporting events, including the PGA Tour\u2019s CJ Cup Byron Nelson<\/a>, Division II NCAA Championship<\/a>, Billie Jean King<\/a> Cup Play-off tennis tournament, and the inaugural McKinney Historic Half race presented by BMW<\/a> will take place in the city next year. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI think that in the event that we have a fairly large sports complex development, then we\u2019ll be poised to host large scale tournaments, whatever sport that may be,\u201d Minyard said. <\/p>\n

If the council approves the guidelines Tuesday, the sports park will go forward \u201cin a manner that is consistent with the surrounding developments\u201d and in line with the city\u2019s overall development plan<\/a>, according to city documents. <\/p>\n

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