{"id":2443750,"date":"2026-06-03T21:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2443750"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:01:52","slug":"dallas-stars-select-plano-site-for-new-1b-arena-and-entertainment-district-dallas-innovates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dallas-stars-select-plano-site-for-new-1b-arena-and-entertainment-district-dallas-innovates\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Stars Select Plano Site for\u00a0New $1B\u00a0Arena and Entertainment District \u00bb Dallas Innovates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leases for both the Mavericks and Stars will expire at American Airlines Arena in 2031.<\/p>\n

The Dallas Stars announced \u201ca major step towards a potential new arena in Plano\u201d as part of a proposed sports and entertainment district at The Shops at Willow Bend at Park Boulevard and the Dallas North Tollway. The team\u2019s parent company, Dallas Sports & Entertainment LP, has signed a non-binding letter of intent and submitted it to the city of Plano.<\/p>\n

A vote to bring the Stars to Plano has been scheduled by the Plano City Council for its June 8 meeting.\u00a0 According<\/a> to the Plano Star Courier, the letter of intent calls for the city to contribute up to $700 million toward the arena via bonds backed by a 30-year Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, with the proviso that total development costs equal or exceed $1 billion. Dallas Sports & Entertainment would get the bill for all costs above $700 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arena would anchor a retail and dining entertainment district<\/h3>\n

The proposed mixed-use arena development\u2014which is being advanced jointly with Levin Holdings & Cawley Partners and Centennial\u2014could include \u201csports, entertainment, retail, dining, and public gathering spaces anchored by a future Dallas Stars arena,\u201d the Stars organization said. The district is envisioned as a year-round destination for the Plano community \u201cwhile strengthening the team\u2019s connection to its North Texas fan base.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dallas Stars Owner, Governor and Chairman Tom Gaglardi called the project \u201ca once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe eagerly await the vote by the Plano City Council and look forward to continuing the conversation to be part of the redevelopment of The Shops at Willow Bend,\u201d he added in a statement.<\/p>\n

Mayor John Muns said Plano \u201chas built a reputation as a city that welcomes world-class partners and community-focused investment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dallas Stars are an iconic North Texas organization, and we\u2019re encouraged by their interest as conversations move forward,\u201d the mayor added.<\/p>\n

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The Dallas Stars moved to North Texas in 1993. Six years later, the team raised the Stanley Cup in its 1999 championship season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dallas Stars have played a transformative role in the growth of hockey in the southern United States through grassroots efforts, community involvement and unmatched fan support,\u201d the organization said, noting that over the last 33 years, the club has made 21 playoff appearances, won nine division titles, captured two Presidents\u2019 Trophies, three conference championships\u2014and that still gloriously remembered 1999 Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n

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Leases for both the Mavericks and Stars will expire at American Airlines Arena in 2031. The Dallas Stars announced \u201ca major step towards a potential new arena in Plano\u201d as part of a proposed sports and entertainment district at The Shops at Willow Bend at Park Boulevard and the Dallas North Tollway. The team\u2019s parent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2443751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[342177,360911,356389,479749],"class_list":["post-2443750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-dallas-stars","tag-nhl","tag-plano","tag-shops-of-willow-bend"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dallas-Stars-Select-Plano-Site-for-New-1B-Arena-and-Entertainment-District.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443752,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443750\/revisions\/2443752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}