Town of Frisco Housing Strategy & Land Use Analysis

The conventional story about resort-town housing is that there’s no room to build. Frisco defies it. The town identified 18 candidate sites that could produce nearly 400 units. The land is there. The real constraint is water supply — a question hanging over every housing plan in the county. Frisco needs about 400 units to close its gap and has 229 in the pipeline. The remaining 180 units over five years depend on resolving supply questions that have nothing to do with zoning or funding. And new housing isn’t just about filling jobs — year-round residents sustain the restaurants, shops, and clinics that make a resort town a community.

Western Spaces, with DP+S, Triple Point Consulting, and Castlewood Capital, led the housing strategy and land use analysis. The project paired housing needs data with a line-by-line regulatory review, identifying code barriers and drafting specific amendments. The Town adopted its Strategic Housing Plan in October 2024 with a prioritized implementation matrix — actions, responsible parties, timelines, and costs — not just recommendations, but a schedule.