Fort Worth
Community Land Trusts have been kicked around in North Texas for years as an affordable housing option for residents who want to age in place or stay in the community they grew up in. Fort Worth is forging ahead with its new land trust, poised to build and renovate homes on a 15-acre site purchased…
Fort Worth is reviewing and updating its comprehensive land use plan and thus far, the public engagement process has been less than hostile. All Texas municipalities are required by law to have a “comp plan,” a visioning document that guides future land use and informs zoning decisions. Basically, it outlines what residents want to go…
Fort Worth’s Reata Restaurant was buzzing last Sunday. Diners poured in with reservations booked steadily from brunch through lunch on to dinner Sunday — the last day in its 310 Houston Street location in Sundance Square. The upscale southwestern restaurant’s signature tenderloin tamales, chicken fried steak, and dessert tacos were zipping out of the kitchen.…
The work of reviving the Fort Worth Public Market has been underway for more than a year, and now that work is going beyond construction. Woodmont Company, a Fort Worth-based commercial real estate firm has partnered with Wilks Development, the group behind the revival, to begin leasing the Fort Worth Public Market, a downtown landmark…
Three North Texas students have been announced as winners of the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors Education Foundation’s scholarships. Ryan Alferink, Nathanael Nakamura, and Jordan Purselley were each awarded $2,500 scholarships. GFWAR members support the scholarship program through donations each year. The number of applications received by the GFWAR Education Foundation grew 44 percent…
