Plano neighborhoods / Collin Creek
Collin Creek Apartments
In short
Collin Creek is in central Plano, on the west side of US 75. The Collin Creek Mall opened there in July 1981 and closed in July 2019, and its site is being rebuilt as a mixed-use district of about $1 billion, with homes, offices and a hotel.
Updated October 2026 · Source: Wikipedia (Collin Creek Mall)
Central Plano on US 75, where a 1981 mall is becoming a new district.
Collin Creek in three stops
01 Where it is
Central Plano on the west side of US 75 (North Central Expressway), around the former Collin Creek Mall. The mall’s address was 811 North Central Expressway, Plano, TX 75075.
02 What is here
Collin Creek Mall opened in 1981; its name combines Collin County and Spring Creek, which it was built over. It closed in 2019, and the site is being rebuilt as a mixed-use development of about $1 billion; its first townhomes are already selling, and its shops are listed as coming soon.
03 Getting around
By car: US 75 and the President George Bush Turnpike. Nearest rail: across US 75 in downtown Plano, Downtown Plano station (Red Line) and 12th Street station (Red Line and Silver Line), both less than a mile east of the old mall site.
Apartments near Collin Creek right now
We track too few communities inside Collin Creek to show a range. The communities below are the closest on our list, checked October 9, 2026.
Current specials
- The Bridge at Heritage Creekside: 2 weeks free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
Apartment complexes near Collin Creek
The Bridge at Heritage Creekside
built 2017 1 to 3 bedrooms
from $1,544 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
2 weeks free on a 12-month lease
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Ovation at Galatyn Park
built 2024 studio to 3 bedrooms
from $1,339 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
2 months free on a 12-month lease
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The Ludlow
built 2023 studio to 3 bedrooms
from $1,414 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
2 months free on a 12-month lease
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Rents and specials change often. These figures come down 30 days after the date shown. If that date is more than 30 days old, contact us for today’s price and special.
Getting to work from Collin Creek
Drive times without traffic, checked October 2026; rush hour adds time. Your own address changes these; we time it from each place on your list.
| To | Drive | Train or transit |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Dallas | 23 min | Maps |
| CityLine, Richardson | 4 min | Maps |
| Legacy West | 17 min | Maps |
| Downtown Plano | 3 min | Maps |
| DFW Airport | 36 min | Maps |
Daily life in Collin Creek
Groceries: ALDI and H Mart, a Korean supermarket, on K Avenue; Whole Foods Market at CityLine
Parks: Starlight Park and Sunrise Park, two city parks being built on the old mall site
Shopping: the new shops at Collin Creek are listed as coming soon
Urgent care: CareNow on West Campbell Road in Richardson, about 3 miles south
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Questions about Collin Creek
The name joins Collin County and Spring Creek. The mall was built over the creek, which ran beneath it through three 2,400-foot culverts.
A mixed-use district of about $1 billion by Centurion American on the former mall site, with homes, offices, a hotel, a concert venue, restaurants and an underground parking garage. Most of the mall was torn down between August 2019 and September 2021, and the project is expected to finish in the early 2030s. Its first townhomes are already selling; the shops are listed as coming soon.
36 minminutes by car.
Yes, from 12th Street station, across US 75. The DART Silver Line, opened on October 25, 2025, runs from there through Richardson, Addison and Carrollton to DFW Airport, Terminal B. On weekdays it runs every 30 minutes at rush hour and hourly at other times. CityLine/Bush station, just south in Richardson, is on the same line. For downtown Dallas, the Red Line has stopped at Downtown Plano station, the other stop across US 75, since December 2002.
Plano ISD serves most of Plano. The old mall site itself is in Plano ISD. Check any address with the district before you sign a lease.
Two levels and 1.1 million square feet, with about 130 stores at its peak. The 10.6-acre JCPenney parcel was bought for $15 million and folded into the redevelopment.
Yes. The community pays us after you move in, and nothing is added to your rent.
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