Put on Your Fancy Pants And Find Your New Home at Fort Worth’s Deco 969

Hey there, Realtor, go ahead and put the sign in my yard, I think I’ve found where I need to live.

I deserve an elegantly dressed doorman who literally runs to get the door when he sees me approach. I also deserve an equally well-attired concierge to fetch me a beverage upon entering the building. It would take me exactly zero minutes to become accustomed to sparkling floors and expansive views of downtown Fort Worth.

I was meant to live in this kind of luxury. Deco 969, save a spot for me.

I haven’t mentioned it to my husband yet, but I want to move to Fort Worth’s newest high-rise apartment building, Deco 969. It’s new, having just been unveiled to North Texas media last week, so some of you might not know what awaits us fancy people. It’s about time, too. With all the demand for Fort Worth housing, I think I should find my new place at Deco 969.

Art Deco Style

It’s a 27-story building with an art deco style, of course. Located at 969 Commerce St., the new place I want to reside consists of 567,000 square feet of sophistication. Tim Downey, CEO of Nashville-based Southern Land Company, took a while to find this spot, but he bought the property in 2017. Along with GDA Architects and Faulkner Design Group, he’s turned a former XTO parking lot into a beautiful tower.

Just opening the lobby’s front door, I loved walking into the sophisticated tones of blue, cream, beige, and gray. One may greet her friends in the beautifully appointed lobby for morning coffee or slip around to the bar side for evening vino. Or, if I lived there right now, I could even type this on my laptop in a work-from-home oasis.

Now I would have to decide on one of the 302 apartments. One-, two- or three-bedroom abodes are available, but the upper floors’ penthouses are probably more my style. Rent can range from $2,180 to an astounding $13,969, but I’m worth that, don’t you think? One must hurry, though, since there are only 19 penthouses and one was snapped up already.

Fun With Friends

I’d be able to make new friends there, too. Every Monday, there’s “pints and popcorn” for tenants to mix and mingle. Then every Friday would get off to a fabulous start with Funky Town doughnuts and mimosas in the lobby. Sometimes there’s even sunrise and sundown yoga on an open-air, sky-level patio. Namaste, darlings.

But wait … there’s more. Should I decide to go all {former} Mayor Betsy Price and ride my bike through the streets of Cowtown, I could make sure in the building’s bike room that the tires were all ready to roll. Should I decide to get a little Fifi — which would be allowed, by the way — I could get her a doggie treat in the pet salon on the first floor.

For the days when I do what I do best — which is loll about — I believe I would take to the water. While sitting in a chaise or relaxing submerged waist-high in the sky-high pool, I could glance away from watching the Olympics or whatever show catches my fancy on the 180-inch TV screen. During commercials, the beautiful posies the in-house horticulturist has artfully placed around the patio’s edges could catch my gaze.

Barely Lift a Finger

I would be able to linger there all day because a smartphone app controls letting the housekeeper into my apartment, adjusting the temperature for her, and even paying my rent. I wouldn’t even have to worry about deliveries. Should I order food, the mail room contains a refrigerated holding space. Should Gold Belly be delivering my order of Maine lobster rolls, indulging in them later around the building’s fire pits would be great fun. I certainly wouldn’t like it at all if my friends spilled wine on the building’s glossy floors, but I wouldn’t need to worry very much. Deco’s housekeeping service maintains those floors eight hours a day, seven days a week.

I know this Deco apartment building with its stunning designs, proximity to downtown’s happenings, chic interiors, and royal service is just what I need to lead the life to which I rightfully aspire.

Just not sure the mister will want to leave his suburban gardening and … But for me, I’m ready. Let’s plan happy hour on the rooftop right away, shall we?