A proposed commercial development at the southwest corner of FM 407 and Simmons Road is continuing through the planning process, with the developer last week presenting updated plans that could bring a grocery store, restaurants, retail shops and service businesses to southern Denton County.
According to revised development materials submitted to the town, the proposal includes an unnamed grocery store anchor of about 60,000 square feet, additional retail and restaurant space, commercial flex buildings for offices or services, and a gas station. The roughly 23-acre project would require rezoning approval before construction could begin.
The project has been under discussion for several months. Earlier reporting by The Cross Timbers Gazette noted the development could represent the largest commercial addition in Double Oak and potentially one of the last major commercial tracts available within town limits…