Wheatland Plaza Redevelopment
Project Details:
Year: 2022-2024
Client: Options Real Estate
Location: City of Wheatland, TX
Services Rendered:
urban design, site planning engineering coordination, planned unit development zoning language creation, and sustainability consulting
Project Goals
The Wheatland Plaza is a sustainable mixed-use project that includes the rehab of the existing shopping center with the addition of new housing. This renovation will increase the walkability of Wheatland, bringing sidewalks and trees through the parking lot to establish a sub-block structure. A new green plaza will provide places to sit adjacent to food trucks.
Electric Housing provided urban design, site planning engineering coordination, planned unit development zoning language creation, and sustainability consulting for Wheatland Plaza. The Planned Development (PD) allowed for new, diverse uses such as hospitality, education, and housing.
Sustainability in Texas
Taking lessons from other Electric Housing projects, Wheatland will push the boundaries of mixed-use building sustainability. We’ve implemented a rainwater harvesting system, which will manage stormwater, mitigate drought, and reduce the need for potable water.
Additionally, a rooftop solar PV and backup battery will reduce utility bills and increase power reliability. Together, these systems vastly improve energy cost and efficiency in this hot, southern climate.
Wheatland Plaza Residential
This project plans to adapt the shopping center’s excess parking lot into all-electric townhomes.
