Builders Get To Work on Phase One of Fort Worth’s Westside Village
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Construction has begun on the new Westside Village mixed-use district in Fort Worth, with work on phase one of the project aiming to deliver an apartment community and office building.
Located just west of the city center, Westside Village will comprise 238,000 square feet of retail, 1,785 multifamily units, 880,000 of office space, and a boutique hotel across 37 acres when it’s finally completed in 2035, assuming all goes according to plan.
“Breaking ground on the first phase of Westside Village marks a major milestone in advancing this long-term vision,” said Schafer Smartt, vice president of development at Larkspur Capital. “From the outset, the district is designed to integrate office, residential, retail, hospitality and public spaces into a walkable, connected environment that delivers lasting value for Fort Worth.”
The $1.7 billion project is a joint venture between Larkspur Capital and the local investment firm Keystone Group, with Moss Construction handling the work on phase one. City officials are also backing Westside Village with up to $80 million in performance-based grants and a new tax increment financing district to direct over $40 million to road, utility, and streetscaping improvements.
Phase one will consist of 308 multifamily units in one structure and 100,000 square feet of Class AA office space in another with ground-floor retail, restaurants, a private social club, and an underground jazz club. The two buildings will be linked by a below-grade parking garage.
New high-end office is a good bet. Market trends in Fort Worth indicate businesses are looking for Class A and above in amenity-rich, walkable neighborhoods. This flight-to-quality suggests firms are willing to pay the premium for such perks, likely in a bid to keep workers happy and coming into the office.
Class A properties in the Fort Worth metro logged more than 250,000 square feet of occupancy gains last year, with only one quarter in 2025 clocking negative absorption in the Class A category, according to JLL.
“[A]ctivity will continue to be concentrated in Class A and Trophy class properties in the Fort Worth CBD, South Fort Worth and Westlake/Southlake submarkets,” the JLL office market report reads.
Westside Village will be located at the northeast corner of North University Drive and White Settlement Road, just below the West Fork of the Trinity River and less than 2 miles from the city core. Previous occupants of the site include the luxury car dealer Autobahn and the former Fort Worth ISD headquarters.
Josh Carson, vice president of Moss Construction, said his team was excited to start work on the project. The firm has experience with various structure types, from wood-frame multifamily to high-rise towers to public education facilities. Phase two of the Dallas Urby apartment tower was one of their latest local builds.
Michael Hsu Office of Architecture and the design firm Corgan collaborated on Westside Village, with the landscape design company GGN planning the new district’s public spaces.
