Urban Living in Fort Worth
As you approach downtown Fort Worth from the west you will happen upon an old 1920s neoclassical “skyscraper” building called the Neil P. at Burnett Park. The 11-story building, located at 411 West 7th Street, was originally the cotton exchange for the Neil P. Anderson Cotton Company. Nearly destroyed in 1977, the building was added…
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You want numbers? Here are some numbers. The 1,400-acre mixed-use district just south of downtown Fort Worth and north of the historic neighborhood of Fairmount, known as the Near Southside, is growing! No, not in overall size, but with people who want to enjoy the urban live/work/play lifestyle that is becoming so popular in Fort…
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In the mid-2000s, the area of Fort Worth referred to as the Medical District went through a dramatic change. Situated south of Interstate 30, north of the Fairmount neighborhood, bordered by 8th Avenue to Rosedale Avenue, this soon became known as the Near Southside. At the time there were medical offices, hospitals, and a smattering…
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by Eric Prokesh What we have here: two contemporary buildings of three floors each with four ground floor units and eight two story units above, totaling twelve condominiums. They sport a modern attitude that blends happily with three of Magnolia Street’s most popular restaurants and watering holes, nesting in the burgeoning and expanding Medical District…
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There’s a special place in my heart for 1990s contemporary architecture. Fun lines and colors, interesting shapes, it’s all really whimsical like this townhome at 205 Pecan Street near downtown Fort Worth’s Sundance Square. You might think that, inside, you’ll see a lot of black laquer furniture and Mondrian look-alike paintings, sleek stainless steel and…
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