McKinney’s long-planned JW Marriott resort at Craig Ranch will not be rising quite as soon as city leaders once hoped. A freshly approved 120-day extension has nudged the official construction start to April 30, 2027 and pushed the required completion date to August 31, 2029. City staff and project representatives say the delay is about giving the developer breathing room to lock in financing, not to redraw plans, and insist the vision remains a high-end, conference-focused destination hotel.
Council approves 120-day extension
On January 6, the McKinney City Council signed off on a First Amendment to its Chapter 380 economic-development agreement for the project, formally resetting the construction commencement date to April 30, 2027 and the…..