A new zinc(II)-based coordination polymer {[Zn(5-fip)(tdbpy)]·(DMF)}n (1) {5-H2fip=5-fluoroisophthalic acid, tdbpy=4,4′-(2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane-3,9-diyl)bispyridine, DMF=dimethylformamide} has been solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that complex 1 shows a unique two-dimensional network architecture containing single-stranded [Zn(5-fip)]n and double-stranded helical [Zn(tdbpy)]n chains. The thermal and luminescence properties of complex 1 have also been studied.