Allen, Texas
The Farm, Allen
A 135 acre mixed-use district at SH 121 and Alma Drive, planned for 2,400 urban residences, offices, restaurants and lakeside trails.
Inside The Farm
The Farm is a 135 acre mixed-use development by JaRyCo Development at the southeast corner of SH 121 and Alma Drive in Allen, on land the Johnson family has owned since 1964. The plan includes 2,400 urban residential units at build-out, townhomes, more than 1 million square feet of office, a hotel, The Hub food and entertainment venue with about 35,000 square feet of restaurant space, Chicken N Pickle (opened May 2025), a 2.5 acre lake and a 16 acre greenbelt along Watters Creek. It fits renters and buyers who want an urban, walkable setting on the 121 corridor between Allen, McKinney and Frisco.
The lesson here is that The Farm is mostly a rental and office district today, which shapes your options. Wood Partners opened Alta at The Farm in 2023 and Alta Magnolia in 2025, and its 311 unit Alta Preserve is expected to finish in the second quarter of 2027, while the early plan called for 115 townhomes for ownership. If you are relocating, I often suggest renting here first to learn the area, then buying in a nearby Allen neighborhood, and if you want to own inside The Farm, I check the HOA, any special district and what is still planned next to the unit.
Around The Farm
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Allen Heritage Center: Jphill19, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Hub food and entertainment venue, Chicken N Pickle, Planned 2.5 acre lake with trail access, 16 acre greenbelt along Watters Creek, 2.5+ miles of perimeter hike and bike trails connecting to Allen's trail system
The Farm sits at the southeast corner of SH 121 (Sam Rayburn Tollway) and Alma Drive in Allen, with access from Alma Drive and Ridgeview Drive, near the McKinney line.
Property in The Farm is in the City of Allen and Collin County, and Allen homes in Allen ISD paid about 1.77% combined for tax year 2025 before exemptions. Mixed-use projects can carry special districts or assessments, so I confirm every taxing entity for a specific unit on the appraisal record before you buy.
Where The Farm sits
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- Allen EDC: The Farm brochure
- Community Impact: 311-unit multifamily project to break ground at The Farm in Allen (March 2026)
- REjournals: Allen, Texas 135-acre Farm project attracts major entertainment venue (Jan 2021)
- Collin Central Appraisal District entity rates, 2025 (Texas Open Data Portal)
HOA dues, MUD and PID assessments and school zoning change by section. Albert verifies them for every address.