235 More Apartments Approved at The Point in Lakeside. Here's What Has to Happen First

The Last Piece

The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 on Monday, Nov. 9, to approve the site plan for Alexan The Point Phase II, case SP26-0006. It's the final residential piece of The Point, the mixed-use development at Lakeside. No commissioner voted against it. Minutes haven't been posted yet, but the vote is confirmed in the official meeting recording.

Phase II adds 235 homes on about 8.58 acres east of Lake Forest Boulevard and north of Silveron Boulevard, within The Point east of Long Prairie Road. The plan calls for seven three-story buildings: four apartment buildings with 228 units and three carriage houses with 7 units.

Phase I has 335 homes plus 15 commercial-ready units. With Phase II's 235 homes, the development reaches 585 units, the cap set in The Point's planned development zoning, PD-156.

What a Site Plan Approval Actually Means

This was not a rezoning vote, and the two are easy to mix up.

Town Council approved PD-156 on Dec. 18, 2017, and that zoning already allowed homes on this land. What the commission approved Monday was a site plan, the detailed blueprint showing where buildings, parking, landscaping and utilities go. A site plan sits between "the zoning says you can build here" and "here is a permit to break ground." Because this plan met the town's standards and asked for no exceptions, the commission's approval is final, and it doesn't go to Town Council.

One Condition Worth Knowing

Building permits for Phase II can't be issued until the neighboring 107-room hotel in The Point, which the town lists as a Hampton Inn, receives its certificate of occupancy. That's the official sign-off that a building is complete and safe to occupy. The condition comes from the development agreement for The Point.

The town can review Phase II permit applications now, but it can't issue them until the hotel is cleared. That means there's no construction start date or opening date yet.

The Bigger Picture at The Point

The Point is a 34.553-acre planned development east of Long Prairie Road and north of Silveron Boulevard. The plan has always included more than apartments: multifamily homes, carriage houses, a hotel, office, retail and restaurant uses, plus a park and open space.

The site plan for Phase I was approved in February 2019, and the current Hampton Inn site plan was approved in April 2024. Phase II completes the residential count at the 585-unit cap. The development sits in the Lakeside Business District, within walking distance of Lakeside DFW's shops and restaurants.

What Changes for Neighbors

If you live near Silveron or drive Long Prairie regularly, not much changes right now. The commission's approval is done, and construction can't start until the hotel clears its certificate of occupancy, so the timeline depends on the hotel's progress.

The town's interactive development map at fmdevmap.com is the place to watch for status updates on projects at The Point.