Fairview is not becoming uniformly dense.
Instead, large-lot residential neighborhoods and substantially denser commercial and mixed-use corridors are developing within the same small town.
That contrast is especially noticeable on the western side.
Sloan Corners
Sloan Corners is one of the largest development changes near Fairview.
The mixed-use district spans portions of Allen and Fairview around U.S. 75 and SH 121, with plans for housing, offices, retail, restaurants, parks, trails, and other uses. [5]
The Allen and Fairview portions are at different stages.
On the Allen side, apartments are already open and additional residential, park, restaurant, recreation, and commercial development is progressing.
On the Fairview side, the Town has approved a first residential phase covering approximately 23.6 acres with 487 multifamily units. Larger portions of the Fairview development remain ahead. [5]
Approved density can affect the future character of an area long before every building is complete.
If you're considering a property nearby, look at both what exists today and what has already been approved around it.
Fairview Town Center
Fairview Town Center represents a different kind of growth because the commercial district already exists.
Additional apartment construction and new commercial tenants continue to add residents, services, and activity around the center. [2]
For nearby homeowners, that can mean more restaurants, shopping, medical services, and conveniences within easy reach.
It can also mean more residents, deliveries, parking demand, and traffic concentrated in the same part of town.
A home beside Town Center is a very different Fairview purchase from an estate property several miles east.
Fairview Texas Temple
The Fairview Texas Temple at 681 East Stacy Road is under construction following its February 21, 2026 groundbreaking. [5]
Construction filings currently show a projected completion in 2028, although construction schedules can change.
For nearby homeowners and buyers, the real-estate considerations are primarily physical: construction activity, site access, future traffic patterns, landscaping, lighting, and the property's relationship to the site.
The Stacy Road / SH 121 Corridor Is Becoming a Regional Entertainment Destination
Major development immediately west of Fairview is also changing the broader Stacy Road corridor.
On the northeast corner of Stacy Road and SH 121 in McKinney, Cannon Beach Surf & Adventure Park is under construction.
Plans include a surf lagoon, water attractions, hotel, recreation, dining, entertainment, and other mixed-use components. Phase 1 is currently targeted for late 2027. [6]
On the southwest corner in Allen, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions is proposed on approximately 123 acres.
Current plans call for a large resort with at least 900 hotel rooms, indoor and outdoor waterparks, convention space, restaurants, and family entertainment. The project remains in the design and development-review process and is not yet an operating destination. [6]
These projects are not inside Fairview.
But they are along a corridor Fairview residents frequently use.
Development of that scale can influence traffic, entertainment options, hotel activity, surrounding commercial development, and how the Stacy Road corridor functions over time.
Western Fairview Will Continue to Change
The completed Fairview Parkway improves access through areas where additional development is expected over time. [5]
Better access can make errands and regional travel easier.
It can also make previously less-connected land more practical to develop.
That makes current and approved development around Fairview Parkway, SH 5, Stacy Road, U.S. 75, Town Center, Sloan Corners, and the SH 121 corridor especially important when evaluating a nearby property.
Fairview can preserve large-lot residential neighborhoods while becoming considerably denser and busier along selected corridors.
The buyer question is how close you want to live to each version.