Costco Celina (Unofficial) Official Opening Date

Thanks to some insider sources and a little bit of investigative journalism, we broke the news in Issue #008 that Costco was pushing for a Summer/August opening, a far accelerated timeline from the initial Q4 window. And it appears that timeline will hold up.

Now, I'm reluctant to share an exact opening date until I have confirmation directly from the tenant, but the signals recently have been too loud to ignore. Over the past couple of weeks, multiple Costco employees and sources familiar with their operations have shared with me that the Grand Opening date is set for August 26th.

If you didn't get a chance to read Issue #008, Costco has an internal "100-day" rule, where the grand opening is roughly 100 days out from when the foundation is cured. We filed a public records request with the City of Allen, home of North Dallas' newest Costco, and the foundation at their Costco passed inspection in mid-April of last year. Just over 100 days later, the store opened on August 15th.

And the Celina store is on a very similar timeline. But instead of filing a public records request, we're using on-site evidence. The foundation at the Celina Costco was poured at the end of March and vertical construction began around April 19th.

All signs are pointing to the August 26th date being valid. But until Costco makes the official announcement, consider this the unofficial, official opening date.

Last issue, we revealed the latest planned tenant roster for the Crossing at Moore Farm (SEC of Preston & Ownsby). But a site plan only tells half of the story about these businesses. We wanted to help introduce the newest restaurant concept coming to Celina from the owners of Celina Star Cafe: GyroHaus

GyroHaus is a fast-casual "Chipotle" style, Mediterranean concept that will serve chicken, lamb, falafel, and beef gyros, alongside full plates, Greek salad, fries, hummus, and dirty sodas.

It will take over an end-cap at the future EoS Fitness-anchored site to the North of Lowe's. The crews have already installed the underground utilities and graded the pad. Driveways are currently in progress and foundation prep is soon to follow.

The owner said he would be receiving the keys around September/October and is planning a 2-month buildout following that. This puts us on track for an early Q1 2027 opening.

We've had Home Depot slated for an August 2026 opening since Issue #001. That's not speculation on our part, it's a contractual obligation.

In December 2024, the Celina City Council approved a Chapter 380 economic incentive agreement with Home Depot. The agreement grants Home Depot up to $1.4 million in sales tax rebates over 10 years, split between the City of Celina and the Celina Economic Development Corporation. In exchange, Home Depot is required to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) by July 31, 2026 and be operating by August 31, 2026.

If they miss those dates, the incentive terms are in jeopardy. So we fully expect Home Depot to adhere to the timeline. And as it stands, it looks like they will.