A Chinese conglomerate has plans to build a large shopping development on 77 acres in North Frisco.

The Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday approved 4-1 a rezoning request that could allow a multi-level shopping center with additional retail, office, hotel and urban living residential on 77 acres south of US 380 and 3,500 feet west of Dallas Parkway.

Lesso America, a subsidiary of building material manufacturer China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd., has owned the land for two years, and the company plans on moving its American headquarters to the development. The development would be done in three phases with three different districts: a frontage district with a mixture of retail, hotel and office; a lifestyle district that would contain most of the retail with one urban living tower; and a southern district that would contain mostly urban living units, as well as some office, hotel and retail space.  

According to city documents, Lesso’s plans is in compliance with the city’s future land use plan, which calls fo

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