FORT WORTH | Development Updates

[Austin55]

hey,Im going to work on putting this together over the next few days,so plaese critigue me as I go. If you have any renderings would be useful:) surronding cities like Arlington can be posted here.

Handy little link to more DFW threads in SSP
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/search.php?searchid=160687

Downtown Fort Worth

Omni Fort Worth hotel,residential,U/C,547 feet,new Second tallest!:banana:
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/om.jpghttp://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/om2.jpg

The Carniege,u/c,236 feet,offices
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/jan/22/sundance-square-unveils-details-carnegie-16-story-/
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/TheCarnegie8x10_en_t250.jpg
photo by Atomic Glee
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/2155885862_db73d09020_o.jpg


City tower @ trinity place,169 feet,u/c

The Cassidy,proposed,200feet?,residential

Arlington
New Cowboys Stadium,u/c,400 feet?stadium.
http://stadium.dallascowboys.com/
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/sta-1.png

If you have any lowrises,renovation,bridges,etc that are important,please post em.

one question,whats the pit Downtown,In between The Tower and Omni?





Orinaly posted by Atomic Glee,
The Omni will actually be the city's second tallest, besting D. R. Horton Tower but falling just under Burnett Plaza.

A new parking garage with ground-floor retail and an ungarage-like facade is going up next to the Omni.

The Cassidy is a planned new condo building with ground floor retail space for Sundance Square. It will be 22 stories and go on the southeast corner of 3rd & Throckmorton on a quarter-block site currently used for parking. It will share the block with the Sanger Lofts (the old Sanger and Fakes Buildings) and the small retail buildings on the block. It has been designed by David M. Schwarz (of Bass Hall, Carnegie, Sundance & Palace Theaters, and many other projects). There is no set timetable for construction, but it is definitely planned. It will be another product of Sundance Square, and hence of the Bass family. Technically, as I understand it, initial construction for the building is already complete - when the Sanger Building was turned into lofts and the Sundance West apartment building (also by Schwarz) was built, a two-story underground parking garage was built that stretched under 3rd Street between Sundance West and Sanger. That garage already has the foundation for the Cassidy as part of its structure underground.

The Carnegie has topped out and initial facade work is underway. This building is also a David M. Schwarz design.

Wagner Oil is building the Caceria Building, a new 7-story office building with ground-floor retail on the northwest corner of 5th & Commerce across from the Bass Performance Hall and the redeveloped Embassy Suites Hotel. It has topped out and significant facade work is complete. Wagner also owns 500 Commerce next door on the same block and is remodeling that building's ground floor to add more retail space. The building is designed by Gideon Toal.

A new four-story office building, Cantey Hangar Plaza, is being constructed at 7th & Burnett between 500 West 7th and Burnett Plaza. The building has topped out and facade work is underway. The building is also a Gideon Toal design.

Trinity Terrace City Tower is a retirement apartment tower alongside Trinity Terrace's original '70s-vintage apartment tower on downtown's Upper West Side. The building has topped out and facade work is underway.

Klabzuba Oil is building a new four-story headquarters office building on downtown's Upper West Side at 100 Lexington. The building is a design of Cunningham Architects.

The parking lot on the block with the First Christian Church in downtown (between the Fort Worth Club and The Tower) has been sold to a developer planning an office tower on the site. Timetable unknown.

Lancaster Avenue in downtown has been narrowed back to four lanes with wide sidewalks following the removal of the I-30 Overhead. The other four lanes of the old widened Lancaster have been removed and the surplus land is being sold off to developers wishing to build urban infill along Lancaster.

The historic Texas & Pacific Warehouse on Lancaster is planned to be converted to 300+ loft apartments with ground-level retail, with work beginning this year. This would complete the redevelopment of the old T&P Complex, with the historic passenger terminal having already been redeveloped into very successful loft condos.

Knights of Pythias redvelopment - restoration and redevelopment of historic 1925 Knights of Pythias building on downtown's east side in Hillside neighborhood.

The Ruins - Planned 26 story condo tower on downtown's Upper West Side by the Pier 1 tower. Designed by local architect Ken Schaumburg. Glass tower covered in Greek-inspired ruins. Current timetable shows a Winter 2009 completion date.

In Uptown, several large developments are underway:

Pecan Place townhomes - many new three-story infill townhomes.
Palisades townhomes - many new three-story infill townhomes on the Trinity Bluff.
Lincoln Trinity Bluff - four-story infill apartments on the Trinity Bluff.
Villa De Leon - Seven-story luxury condo building on the Trinity Bluff.
Trinity Bluff Phase 4 & 5 - Several hundred new infill apartments on the Trinity Bluff.
LaGrave Field mixed-use - Planned mixed-use development replacing parking lots around LaGrave Field (baseball field across the river from downtown that is home of the Fort Worth Cats).
Tarrant County College downtown campus - A futuristic TCC campus on both the downtown and Uptown sides of the Trinity River. Designed by Bing Thom of Vancouver. The campus cantilevers over the river and the two sides are linked by a pedestrian bridge.

Several developments are underway in the Cultural District immediately west of downtown. These include:

Montgomery Plaza - redevelopment of historic '20s Montgomery Ward building. Ground floor retail already in place, high-end loft condos now under construction on upper floors. 70%+ sold already.

Presidio Townhomes - planned for vacant lot across from Montgomery Plaza. Three story infill townhomes.

So7 - South of Seventh - large infill development across from Montgomery Plaza. Includes 59 townhomes, 65 condos, 180 lofts, extensive retail space, and a Marriott Residence Inn. Final phase, The Shops & Lofts at So7, underway now.

The Stayton - on So7 property, a luxury retirement condo development which will consist of three 12-story towers.

West 7th by Cypress Equities - 345 apartments over retail, a 150 room hotel, a movie theater, and new seven-story office buildings in an infill project on five blocks bounded by 7th, University, Morton, and Foch.

Museum Place - 11-acre urban infill development across from the Modern Art Museum, Kimbell Art Museum, and Amon Carter Museum. Features over 500 apartments, 40 condos, 173,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, 130,000 square feet of Class A office space, and an Aloft Hotel.

Several developments are underway or completed in Fort Worth South, the urban neighborhood immediately south of downtown. These include:

Baylor Hospital expansion
Mixed-use condo/retail building at Magnolia & Henderson
Restoration and redevelopment of historic Max Mehl Building at Magnolia & Henderson
Oleander Walk - conversion of Oleander Street to a pedestrian thoroughfare
Fairmount Lofts - Lofts on Fairmount at Oleander. Phase 1 complete, Phase 2 getting underway soon.
Texana Townhomes - infill towhomes at Adams & Oleander. Phases 1 and 2 complete.
Oleander Place townhomes - infill townhomes at Adams & Oleander. Phase 1 underway.
Southside Associates Mixed-Use lofts - planned loft development on Oleander.
LaSalle Apartments restoration - Restoration of historic LaSalle Apartments on College in Fairmount. Complete.
Magnolia Green - mixed-use development on Lipscomb between Magnolia & Rosedale. Several new infill office buildings, luxury infill townhomes, a public garage, and a public park.
Lofts of St. Mary's - redevelopment of St. Mary's church gymnasium into mixed-use lofts.
Oleander Lofts - mixed-use loft/office development on Oleander next to Baylor Hospital. Complete.
Pennsylvania Lofts - mixed-use loft/office development on Pennsylvania next to Harris Hospital. Complete.
New medical office building - infill going in at Pennsylvania & Hemphill I believe.
Sawyer Grocery redevelopment - restoration and redevelopment of historic Sawyer Grocery Store on South Main into apartments over retail. Underway.
Former Fort Worth ISD property redevelopment - Multiblock mixed-use retail/condo infill planned for South Main & Pennsylvania.

[austlar1]

How about some pics or renderings of the downtown hotel/office projects. Also pics and updates on condo projects in the downtown area would be nice. The Fort Worth Forum is a dead zone for some reason, so it would be nice to see some FW action over here on Skyscraperpage. I live in Austin, but I am native to FW and always interested in the peculiar ways of my old hometown.

[totheskies]

Are there any plans to increase transit in Arlington (light rail)?

[Austin55]

Are there any plans to increase transit in Arlington (light rail)?

Hell no:yuck: The city council thiinks its a bad idea,and has countinusely voted it down. There arent even any major plans for the area around the stadium:shrug:

[austlar1]

Hell no:yuck: The city council thiinks its a bad idea,and has countinusely voted it down. There arent even any major plans for the area around the stadium:shrug:

I thought there were plans afoot to have rail (a la TRE) in time for the Super Bowl. Maybe I got my facts wrong.

[Austin55]

:previous: there were,but as i mentioned they got voted down:shrug:

also,anyone know whats going on the landmark site?

[Austin55]

MODS,can we maybe get this stickeified with the rest of the city updates?

Random Fort worth pics,by me.
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/icehockeyfortworthchristmasdecorati.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/icehockeyfortworthchristmasdecor-1.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/icehockeyfortworthchristmasdecor-2.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/icehockeyfortworthchristmasdecor-4.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/icehockeyfortworthchristmasdecor-3.jpg


Two renderings of Omni,the dont get any bigger:(
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/om.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/om2.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

The Omni will actually be the city's second tallest, besting D. R. Horton Tower but falling just under Burnett Plaza.

A new parking garage with ground-floor retail and an ungarage-like facade is going up next to the Omni.

The Cassidy is a planned new condo building with ground floor retail space for Sundance Square. It will be 22 stories and go on the southeast corner of 3rd & Throckmorton on a quarter-block site currently used for parking. It will share the block with the Sanger Lofts (the old Sanger and Fakes Buildings) and the small retail buildings on the block. It has been designed by David M. Schwarz (of Bass Hall, Carnegie, Sundance & Palace Theaters, and many other projects). There is no set timetable for construction, but it is definitely planned. It will be another product of Sundance Square, and hence of the Bass family. Technically, as I understand it, initial construction for the building is already complete - when the Sanger Building was turned into lofts and the Sundance West apartment building (also by Schwarz) was built, a two-story underground parking garage was built that stretched under 3rd Street between Sundance West and Sanger. That garage already has the foundation for the Cassidy as part of its structure underground.

The Carnegie has topped out and initial facade work is underway. This building is also a David M. Schwarz design.

Wagner Oil is building the Caceria Building, a new 7-story office building with ground-floor retail on the northwest corner of 5th & Commerce across from the Bass Performance Hall and the redeveloped Embassy Suites Hotel. It has topped out and significant facade work is complete. Wagner also owns 500 Commerce next door on the same block and is remodeling that building's ground floor to add more retail space. The building is designed by Gideon Toal.

A new four-story office building, Cantey Hangar Plaza, is being constructed at 7th & Burnett between 500 West 7th and Burnett Plaza. The building has topped out and facade work is underway. The building is also a Gideon Toal design.

Trinity Terrace City Tower is a retirement apartment tower alongside Trinity Terrace's original '70s-vintage apartment tower on downtown's Upper West Side. The building has topped out and facade work is underway.

Klabzuba Oil is building a new four-story headquarters office building on downtown's Upper West Side at 100 Lexington. The building is a design of Cunningham Architects.

The parking lot on the block with the First Christian Church in downtown (between the Fort Worth Club and The Tower) has been sold to a developer planning an office tower on the site. Timetable unknown.

Lancaster Avenue in downtown has been narrowed back to four lanes with wide sidewalks following the removal of the I-30 Overhead. The other four lanes of the old widened Lancaster have been removed and the surplus land is being sold off to developers wishing to build urban infill along Lancaster.

The historic Texas & Pacific Warehouse on Lancaster is planned to be converted to 300+ loft apartments with ground-level retail, with work beginning this year. This would complete the redevelopment of the old T&P Complex, with the historic passenger terminal having already been redeveloped into very successful loft condos.

Knights of Pythias redvelopment - restoration and redevelopment of historic 1925 Knights of Pythias building on downtown's east side in Hillside neighborhood.

The Ruins - Planned 26 story condo tower on downtown's Upper West Side by the Pier 1 tower. Designed by local architect Ken Schaumburg. Glass tower covered in Greek-inspired ruins. Current timetable shows a Winter 2009 completion date.

In Uptown, several large developments are underway:

Pecan Place townhomes - many new three-story infill townhomes.
Palisades townhomes - many new three-story infill townhomes on the Trinity Bluff.
Lincoln Trinity Bluff - four-story infill apartments on the Trinity Bluff.
Villa De Leon - Seven-story luxury condo building on the Trinity Bluff.
Trinity Bluff Phase 4 & 5 - Several hundred new infill apartments on the Trinity Bluff.
LaGrave Field mixed-use - Planned mixed-use development replacing parking lots around LaGrave Field (baseball field across the river from downtown that is home of the Fort Worth Cats).
Tarrant County College downtown campus - A futuristic TCC campus on both the downtown and Uptown sides of the Trinity River. Designed by Bing Thom of Vancouver. The campus cantilevers over the river and the two sides are linked by a pedestrian bridge.

Several developments are underway in the Cultural District immediately west of downtown. These include:

Montgomery Plaza - redevelopment of historic '20s Montgomery Ward building. Ground floor retail already in place, high-end loft condos now under construction on upper floors. 70%+ sold already.

Presidio Townhomes - planned for vacant lot across from Montgomery Plaza. Three story infill townhomes.

So7 - South of Seventh - large infill development across from Montgomery Plaza. Includes 59 townhomes, 65 condos, 180 lofts, extensive retail space, and a Marriott Residence Inn. Final phase, The Shops & Lofts at So7, underway now.

The Stayton - on So7 property, a luxury retirement condo development which will consist of three 12-story towers.

West 7th by Cypress Equities - 345 apartments over retail, a 150 room hotel, a movie theater, and new seven-story office buildings in an infill project on five blocks bounded by 7th, University, Morton, and Foch.

Museum Place - 11-acre urban infill development across from the Modern Art Museum, Kimbell Art Museum, and Amon Carter Museum. Features over 500 apartments, 40 condos, 173,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, 130,000 square feet of Class A office space, and an Aloft Hotel.

Several developments are underway or completed in Fort Worth South, the urban neighborhood immediately south of downtown. These include:

Baylor Hospital expansion
Mixed-use condo/retail building at Magnolia & Henderson
Restoration and redevelopment of historic Max Mehl Building at Magnolia & Henderson
Oleander Walk - conversion of Oleander Street to a pedestrian thoroughfare
Fairmount Lofts - Lofts on Fairmount at Oleander. Phase 1 complete, Phase 2 getting underway soon.
Texana Townhomes - infill towhomes at Adams & Oleander. Phases 1 and 2 complete.
Oleander Place townhomes - infill townhomes at Adams & Oleander. Phase 1 underway.
Southside Associates Mixed-Use lofts - planned loft development on Oleander.
LaSalle Apartments restoration - Restoration of historic LaSalle Apartments on College in Fairmount. Complete.
Magnolia Green - mixed-use development on Lipscomb between Magnolia & Rosedale. Several new infill office buildings, luxury infill townhomes, a public garage, and a public park.
Lofts of St. Mary's - redevelopment of St. Mary's church gymnasium into mixed-use lofts.
Oleander Lofts - mixed-use loft/office development on Oleander next to Baylor Hospital. Complete.
Pennsylvania Lofts - mixed-use loft/office development on Pennsylvania next to Harris Hospital. Complete.
New medical office building - infill going in at Pennsylvania & Hemphill I believe.
Sawyer Grocery redevelopment - restoration and redevelopment of historic Sawyer Grocery Store on South Main into apartments over retail. Underway.
Former Fort Worth ISD property redevelopment - Multiblock mixed-use retail/condo infill planned for South Main & Pennsylvania.

Whew. There's more, but I need to take a break from typing. :) I will add renderings where I have them.

[Austin55]

:previous: Thank you so much! Ill add that to the first post:)

PS,Is it OK with you if I add some of your pics to the first post? For example,the Carniege?

[John R]

Here are some construction photos of the taller projects. I took all of them on January 1, 2008 except for the City Tower.

Omni Fort Worth Hotel:
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/omni-const-sw.jpg

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/omni-const-se.jpg

The construction in the foreground of the hotel is the new City Parking Garage.
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/omni-const-ne.jpg

City Parking Garage in front of Omni
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/omni-const-nw.jpg

The Carnegie:
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/carnegie-const4.jpg

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/carnegie-const5.jpg

Caceria Building:
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/caceria2.jpg

City Tower Before Topping Out:
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/citytowerconst2.jpg

These are the largest construction projects going on in downtown. Soon, I will post some of the others.

[Austin55]

can someone take a pic of Omni with the skyline in the background?

hopefully ill get out there tomorrow. If I remember to put a memeory card in my camera:P

[John R]

I don't have a photo of the Omni with the skyline in the backgroud, but I do have a skyline shot with the Omni rising in it that I took on Christmas Eve. The hotel is the large building under construction on the far right side of the photo.

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/skyline-12-24-07.jpg

[John R]

OK, here is my feeble attempt to honor your request. The Omni is the building under construction directly in front of the AT&T Building.

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/omnirising.jpg

Now, here is another photo with the Omni off to the right side.
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/skyline-jennings.jpg

[Austin55]

That works nicely thanks.I wanted to see how big it would look. Nice job.

[KevinFromTexas]

I was up in the Glen Rose/Granbury and Stephenville area this weekend. I really wanted to make a side trip to Fort Worth, but I've been sick the last few days so I wasn't up to it. So thanks John for the updates.

[John R]

Everyone, you're welcome. It was a pretty easy task to go out and shoot these quick skyline shots.

[KevinFromTexas]

austin55, I'm going to make this a sticky topic. It's only right that Fort Worth have one too. :)

[Austin55]

Thanks Kevin. sorry again About your Grandma.

[Atomic Glee]

Latest of the Omni - it is really starting to move now.

View looking south on Houston Street:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-1.jpg

The quasi-related new city parking garage (which will be un-garagey and feature ground-level retail) is starting to rise:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-2.jpg

Prep work for the Convention Center side's facade is underway as the rest of the building rises. The corner there will be glass clad, as will the curved steel beams of the ballroom:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-3.jpg

The ballroom frame and part of the hotel tower:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-4.jpg

The first parts of the glass curtain wall are now going up on the Houston Street side:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-5.jpg

The glass has already given us a cool new reflection view we've never seen before - the Convention Center's corner tower on Houston Street reflected in the glass:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-6.jpg

Closer view and detail of the glass:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-7.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-8.jpg

View of the Throckmorton Street side. On the left, the first part of the hotel's facade is going up, along with some glass. If you look at the rendering:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/92/264058625_4204a5d6dd.jpg

...you can see how the glass condo tower is partially surrounded by hotel towers and rises from them.
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-10.jpg

Hotel facade work:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-11.jpg

http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-12.jpg

Here we see the hotel glass going up, and the facade. This portion of the facade is concrete panels with limestone trim, as seen on the lower level there:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-13.jpg

Closeup of limestone trim:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-14.jpg

Hotel glass:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-15.jpg

Limestone:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-16.jpg

Looking from Throckmorton towards the Convention Center across the new garage:
http://fortworthology.com/blogpics/omni-17.jpg

[KevinFromTexas]

^ Love it. That ballroom framing is quite nice. Looking forward to seeing what that portion will look like once complete.

[John R]

It shouldn't be too long before that area is glazed. Since these levels are the public areas of the hotel, they will take longer to finish out than the rooms. The hotel section of the building is very close to topping out, and then the condo tower will rise out of the hotel mid-section.

[Atomic Glee]

Here's an update on the Museum Place urban infill project going on across the street from the Modern and Kimbell museums in the Cultural District, around the big 7th/University/Camp Bowie/Bailey intersection, just outside downtown to the west.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2048/2216699944_97bd515283_o.jpg

The big building, One Museum Place, continues marching skyward. The building will feature ground-floor retail, office space in the middle, and two floors of condos on the top.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2176/2216699840_8b7b78f73e_o.jpg

The site of the glassy Flatiron-style building across the street has now been cleared and prepped. Work should be underway soon on this new building, which will feature ground-level retail under multiple floors of office space.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2091/2215905483_74e5ce8a6b_o.jpg

The nasty old stripmall where Pro Cuts and Auto Restyling Center were located has now been flattened. This site will be home to a mixed-use building featuring ground-level retail under residential space, surrounding a hidden parking structure and interior courtyards.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2262/2215905413_a82793f6fc_o.jpg

This small building at the back, home of the first confirmed Museum Place retail tenant, is nearing completion. The ground floor will be a 7-11 corner store (replacing the conventional 7-11 across the street, which will be demolished for more mixed-use development), and the upper floors will be condos. You can also see some new infill townhomes on the right side of the photo.

Here's an updated overview of the project's layout:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2217536038_8fb0219777_o.jpg

[tjh1]

^^^^^
Museum Place is looking awesome!

7th Street is about to be amazing when Museum Place, Montgomery Plaza (minus the suburban-style strip center in the back), West 7th, and So7, and the other smaller infill projects are all complete. I'd imagine it will spur even more development in the future.

keep it up Fort Worth

[KevinFromTexas]

How tall is that supposed to be?

[John R]

Kevin, the easternmost building at upper right of the site plan is going to be 8 stories.

[Atomic Glee]

Confirmed is another retail tenant - the 10,000 square foot corner spot at the One Museum Place eight-story building shown above under construction will be home to Eddie V.'s Edgewater Grill.

[Atomic Glee]

The primary tower crane at the Omni Hotel is now equipped to be raised for the condo tower portion of the building.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/2224763644_f2015e5d0e_o.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

100 Lexington - a new four-story office building on downtown's Upper West Side. Now headed upwards.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2257/2223972753_f64503a229_o.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

Trinity Terrace City Tower - topped out and getting its facade.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2329/2223972349_53f8714acc_o.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

A few updates with photos taken on a nicer day. First up, Museum Place.

One Museum Place rises, on its way to eight stories.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2298/2223959689_b710c3ec43_o.jpg

Work is underway on the new Post Office.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/2223960003_411b5b9071_o.jpg

One Museum Place again.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2231/2223960229_7229995f5d_o.jpg

Work underway on the glassy Flatiron-style building.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2301/2224751522_e84d6369c0_o.jpg

One Museum Place.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/2223960587_368816ebcb_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2223960819_f52b2484d5_o.jpg

Not technically Museum Place, but nearby - up 7th, the Hilltop condos are getting their stucco.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2224752048_cb0ab73a37_o.jpg

Looking back down 7th towards downtown. This view will be radically different by later this year.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/2223961229_1a1c933b15_o.jpg

The Museum Place 7-11 Corner Store/condo building nears completion.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/2223967763_739b94983d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2224759008_f4f1ef0367_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2209/2224759174_b86468bb64_o.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

Next, West 7th (the Cypress Equities development). Site prep is underway on this block, as One Museum Place rises in the background.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/2223968275_e6d741c724_o.jpg

Big news now - West 7th is officially going vertical! This is on one of the middle blocks fronting 7th Street.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/2223968451_2afeee656d_o.jpg

Getting ready to go vertical on one of the other blocks.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2223968635_aaf245a518_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2076/2224759910_dde89aa0bf_o.jpg

Another context shot as site prep on a West 7th block takes the foreground, with Museum Place in the background.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/2224760052_c69b3f9a64_o.jpg

West 7th and Museum Place, both going vertical.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/2223969081_19c1618791_o.jpg

Adjacent to West 7th, an enterprising developer took a mid-century warehouse, knocked out the front wall to make a porch, installed storefronts, and has created a nifty little retail development in the heart of the 7th Street redevelopment zone.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2257/2223969207_f868dc317e_o.jpg

Two blocks across 7th Street from West 7th have been demolished for additional development.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/2224760504_d14bffe188_o.jpg

And here's a third block across the street from West 7th that has been demolished for additional development. A new office building that was recently built can be seen on the right.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2035/2223969489_5a90b7b209_o.jpg

Down the street, the condos at Montgomery Plaza are well underway and are over 75% sold now.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2375/2224760748_3fc3fa6b19_o.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

Now, additional big new - the Shops & Lofts at So7 are going vertical as well! All three of the big 7th Street developments are now heading upwards.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2224760876_4644d9166f_o.jpg

The first building of the Shops & Lofts at So7 heads upwards while excavation for the next wraps up.
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The ArtHouse condos at So7 finish up. The saltwater pool is going in.
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The ArtHouse condos at So7 and the So7 Townhomes from the Museum Way roundabout.
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The So7 Townhomes are selling strongly, so several more blocks worth are now being built.
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Finishing touches are put on the big ArtHouse condo building.
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Looking back at the So7 Townhomes and the Museum Way roundabout.
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More of the ArtHouse. This portion fronts Museum Way.
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The view from the Trinity River levee looking across the Shops & Lofts at So7 construction site. The first building from earlier can be seen being framed at right.
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Shops & Lofts at So7 excavation. The collision repair place across the street is typical of the sorts of things on 7th Street prior to the current redevelopment boom. I would not expect to see it remain for very much longer.
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The So7 Residence Inn and the So7 ArtHouse condos with the So7 Shops & Lofts construction site to the right.
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More of the Shops & Lofts at So7 construction & excavation with Montgomery Plaza in the background.
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[KevinFromTexas]

Cool. Lots of construction going on.

[Austin55]

7th will look great when its all done.

[tjh1]

I can't wait

[OfCourse]

Wow. Good stuff.

Montgomery Plaza looks great.

[John R]

They have now started to work on the residential units on the upper floors of Montgomery Plaza. The building looks great on the exterior, but I'm afraid that I'm not a fan of the suburban big box retail behind the historic store/warehouse.

[tjh1]

^^^

nor am i. that large parking lot could easily be filled with apartments, townhomes, offices, parking garages, etc. Maybe later on there will be sufficient demand for that ocean of parking to be properly filled.

[Atomic Glee]

There's more afoot now. Reports are coming in that Incap Fund, who worked with partners in the Palisades townhome development on the Trinity Bluff downtown and on West 7th (one of the three huge urban infill projects on 7th Street talked about above), has purchased several lots in the Linwood neighborhood that lies directly north of 7th Street, right in between Museum Place, West 7th, and Montgomery Plaza.

The lots are not all contiguous, so I expect we'll see more purchases soon. I think this is the beginning of another big development.

[Atomic Glee]

Some renderings of Urban Race Street, a green development (incorporating such environmentally friendly features as green roofs, outdoor living spaces, native landscaping, low VOC interior finishes, high seer HVAC, permeable hard surfaces, recycling and reuse of materials, shared parking, down lighting, and energy efficient lighting and appliances) featuring 120,000 square feet of retail, Class A office space, and loft residences in a combination of renovated "greened" existing buildings and new construction. The development will also include a market.

Urban Race Street is being built in the Six Points Urban Village, a traditional neighborhood just east of downtown that is seeing a renaissance as part of the city's Urban Village Program.

The development will also include a market.

A few renderings:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2414/2232873906_586b476fac_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/2232873916_5dba022ee6_o.jpg

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[tjh1]

This is great for the East side! I hope that other quality infill projects will follow suit and continue to revitalize that area of town.

[Atomic Glee]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2227/2240437501_8663aec3c8_o.jpg

Cypress isn't wasting any time at the West 7th development - the first building is now going vertical, and rather rapidly. You can see the concrete rising here, while the neighboring Museum Place continues its upward march in the background. Some more views of the progress:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2146/2241229828_12e6dfc943_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/2241229756_f96664ebc7_o.jpg

The rest of the lots are quickly being graded and prepped for construction, and in fact I am now seeing rebar sticking out of the ground on another block. Some of the equipment moved in:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2240436907_0249902f5f_o.jpg

I've heard a very interesting rumor about a tenant at West 7th, and as I get a little more info I might be able to share it with y'all.

[Austin55]

Old news, But Mansfields Mayor Stepped Down. This is GREAT news for us because he basicly said he wanted to "maintain a close nite relationship with the population" in a city of 50,000 people he therefor stoped all commercial development in the city.


This means That we might get our shot down convintion center,Several 3-7 story hotels and a ton of new development.

Possible new tallest U/C,not sure on the final hight. Chain hotel. Current Tallest,7 story La Quinta, now open.

[Atomic Glee]

A new luxury condo building, Villa De Leon, has now gotten underway on Samuels Avenue at the Trinity Bluffs in Uptown Fort Worth. Here's a few shots of the development and the area from a promo vid.

View from the balcony:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2389/2246379441_8927c4f0a1.jpg

The Uptown/Trinity Bluff developments. The towers and the nearer lowrises are coming soon.
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Looking south down Samuels at Villa De Leon with new development on either side.
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Another similar view:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/2246379577_0d1b06c453.jpg

Upper floor detail:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2389/2247174590_d7e994ac8a.jpg

View of the side that will face the river and downtown:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/2246379669_850ba05ddb.jpg

Rear view with new development:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/2246379721_b4a5fba90a.jpg

Looking north up Samuels:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2158/2246379765_4737a1c0ea.jpg

Facade:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2257/2247174780_cb1d58c5d2.jpg

Lobby:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2247174820_303af1a909.jpg

Bedroom:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/2247174842_aaa6f6e747.jpg

Kitchen/Living Room:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2222/2247174878_d862f4bd90.jpg

Living Room:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/2246379943_eded155c5f.jpg

Kitchen:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/2247174916_b1fe3d7d2c.jpg

De Leon Room:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/2247174960_105e486c65.jpg

Pool area:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2246380035_188be6f0aa.jpg

Pool area looking toward downtown:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/2247175032_4608a68a92.jpg

Trinity Bluff area of Uptown when more built out:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/2246380109_1ccc853504.jpg

Condos at Villa De Leon start at $750,000.

[KevinFromTexas]

Awesome. Great views there. That first one with the river and downtown to the left is really nice.

[Atomic Glee]

New from the Near Southside (the urban district immediately south of downtown) - even more infill:

The district has a new logo, which will be used on neighborhood signs (atop street signs) and banners to be installed soon:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/2249101060_d79d789d97.jpg

The Oleander Place Townhomes are under construction at Adams & Oleander Walk (an old alley-sized street remade into a lushly landscaped pedestrian/bike path and access for hidden garages for townhomes), just across the Walk from the Texana Townhomes. Here's a recent rendering:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/2249113004_19594a5b34_o.jpg

The Hemphill Townhomes will be starting soon on Hemphill just south of Pennsylvania.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2077/2248334499_7eb5ea1917_o.jpg

South Village Lofts are under construction now at Bryan & Tucker near South Main.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2102/2249156426_268c9c2776_o.jpg

The College Place Townhomes will be going in on College just south of Daggett.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2040/2248362015_49c7faa6ca_o.jpg

The southeast corner of Jennings & Rosedale will be home to this new mixed-use structure, with offices on the ground floor and loft apartments above.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/2249156456_48c86d7e8a_o.jpg

This new mixed-use development will be going in at one of the corners of Henderson & Oleander Walk. It will feature office space on the ground floor and loft apartments above.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/2249169140_2b2b07c433_o.jpg

[tjh1]

^^^That is some excellent infill. As more and more projects like the ones above come into the Southside it will quickly be an awesome part of the city.

[Austin55]

Looks like somestuff fell apart when the were renovating TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium. nothing to serious.

A part of the new seating structure being built at Texas Christian University’s Amon G. Carter football stadium collapsed early Friday morning, but no one was hurt.

The seats were being added to the south end zone of the stadium, officials said. The event happened in the middle of the night. No cause has yet been determined.

The company working on the project is thoroughly investigating and will be developing a full report on the cause. TCU has said that they will also hire independent engineers to examine all findings.

Work began on the new structure last summer and is scheduled to be completed summer 2008.

Campus police have reportedly blocked off the area for safety reasons.

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5720880&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[Atomic Glee]

A significant milestone has been reached at the Omni - the hotel portion is topping out. They are working on the final level of the hotel (you can see from the photos that the floor-to-ceiling height is greater on this floor than the other hotel floors). Once this is complete, the condo portion of the tower will rise from the rest to the final height of 34 stories.

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In another note, they are now installing glass on the condo tower portion of the building.

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On the west side of downtown, Cantey - Hangar Plaza heads toward completion.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/2257870676_08c2bb868a_o.jpg

The Carnegie in Sundance Square moves along. I don't have a photo yet, but on the other side of the building, the facade is now starting to go up.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/2257073945_30acf9f349_o.jpg

Out in the Cultural District, the Cypress Equities West 7th development is quickly starting to rise.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2021/2257870524_cab7f7c39d_o.jpg

Down the street, Museum Place picks up the pace. One Museum Place keeps going up.

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The glassy Flatiron-style building across the street has started to rise.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2335/2257073293_d119a02d66_o.jpg

More lots down the street are demolished and cleared.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2223/2257073299_e64d99000d_o.jpg

Further down the street, the 7-11 corner store/condo building gets closer to completion. The awning over the balconies is going up.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2042/2257073305_7968eb31ab_o.jpg

[tjh1]

The 711/Condo building is really nearing completion. The Village Townhomes next door def. add to the density. Man would i love to have a corner store such as that one near me. Keep urbanizing FW!!! I love it!

[KevinFromTexas]

Nice. The Omni sure is a beauty. I like the curved wall.

[John R]

I think the Omni is going to be a great looking building. I also think that it is unusal that every time I go out and photograph construction in Fort Worth, Atomic Glee is out there about the same time. I took a few new construction shots this weekend, but I haven't uploaded them.

[KevinFromTexas]

I also think that it is unusal that every time I go out and photograph construction in Fort Worth, Atomic Glee is out there about the same time. I took a few new construction shots this weekend, but I haven't uploaded them.

Haha. That happens in Austin a lot too. One or two of the forumers will go out and take pictures, and before you know it there's 3 or 4 of us that had gone out within a day or two of each other for photos. I remember one time I had gone to Austin's new downtown park and another forumer had also gone that afternoon and was probably there the same time I was since the same cars were in the parking lot. Sometimes I think it would be easier if we just got together for a forum meet instead. :)

[John R]

^^^ I've tried that before. One summer, I posted on the Fort Worth Forum that I would be taking photographs on a certain day and time ever week and that I would be at a meeting location for 15 minutes. I never had anyone from the forum show up, so I decided to just go solo from that point.

Atomic Glee has seen me taking photos of the Omni Hotel as he was driving by on the street.

[Atomic Glee]

The progress made on the Sawyer buildings is nothing short of remarkable:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/2276431703_5dedab45f8_o.jpg

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The work's not even finished yet, and they already look like brand-new buildings. Amazing restoration work thus far. Eddie Vanston does it again.

Did a write-up about the Sawyer project on West and Clear:

http://westandclear.com/2008/02/19/south-m...-grocery-store/ (http://westandclear.com/2008/02/19/south-main-village-redevelopment-of-the-sawyer-grocery-store/)

[Austin55]

*all photos by me from a moving Car:rolleyes:
Cranes
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/fort%20worth/icehockeytournament2-Mexicanfood124.jpg

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Not sure?
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/fort%20worth/icehockeytournament2-Mexicanfood162.jpg

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Cops
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/fort%20worth/icehockeytournament2-Mexicanfood128.jpg

Carniege
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/fort%20worth/icehockeytournament2-Mexicanfood149.jpg

Omni:banana:
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there restoring those old,tall buildings near the tracks on the left side right?

[Dale]

Seems like the new Omni ought to be the tallest, in a sense, given that the reigning tallest (forgot the name) has a tall, skinny box on top (presumably to house mechanical).

[Austin55]

Burnett plaza.

I have to admit,Im glad its our tallest. I think I annoy every complainig about to much glass. We need another big,tall box. we got plent of nice,short,lovely stuff,to to much glass in our highrises.

hopefully omni will look like Trump chicago,glassy,but not Solid glass.

[Atomic Glee]

Austin - the building you didn't know about, the red brick & stone building, is the Caceria Building. 7 stories, built by Wagner Oil. It's a very classy building of traditional architecture. Office space on the upper floors and ground-level retail.

Burnett Plaza's box is actually a little funny. If you look closely, you can see that the upper part of the box is a slightly different shade of color than the lower portion and the rest of the building. It wasn't there originally - it was added after the fact as a screen when it was apparent that one of the Bass City Center towers was going to eclipse Burnett Plaza in height ever so slightly. Adding the screen allowed them to claim the tallest title.

[Atomic Glee]

The first building of the So7 Shops & Lofts looks to have topped out apart from the roof structure, and the second is now rising from its excavation pit, presumably dug for underground parking:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2008/2276503955_b1c54ca38e_o.jpg

[Dale]

Austin - the building you didn't know about, the red brick & stone building, is the Caceria Building. 7 stories, built by Wagner Oil. It's a very classy building of traditional architecture. Office space on the upper floors and ground-level retail.

Burnett Plaza's box is actually a little funny. If you look closely, you can see that the upper part of the box is a slightly different shade of color than the lower portion and the rest of the building. It wasn't there originally - it was added after the fact as a screen when it was apparent that one of the Bass City Center towers was going to eclipse Burnett Plaza in height ever so slightly. Adding the screen allowed them to claim the tallest title.

^ And there you have it. I'm calling the Omni the new tallest. I don't care what the folks at Emporis say.

[KevinFromTexas]

I believe the old height for the Burnett Plaza was 538 feet, versus the 567 feet we hear today.

[Dale]

I believe the old height for the Burnett Plaza was 538 feet, versus the 567 feet we hear today.

Somehow, someway, I'm going to shoot that silly concrete box off the top of Burnett.

[KevinFromTexas]

Without the box it would actually be the 3rd tallest in the city. At least without the newer addition.

[John R]

The box hides communications equipment placed on top of the elevator overrun, so there is a little bit of function to it. Most of the newer skyscrapers have part of their facades serving as screens to hide either communications or mechanical equipment.

[KevinFromTexas]

I would say that a screen to hide mechanical penthouses should definitely be included in part of the official "architectural height". Even mechanical penthouses themselves are part of the architectural design. This is why spires are included in the official height while antennas are not.

[John R]

I agree with you Kevin because most of these screens are constructed out of structural steel and are a part of the overall buildings structural system. Most of the time, they are visually a part of the entire building, so they should be counted toward the overall height.

[Atomic Glee]

A new Museum Place tenant list has leaked out. There are plenty of generic names on it, but the non-generic ones that I can make out are:

Aloft
7-11 (the Corner Store type)
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
The Market
BoConcept
Potbelly
Design Within Reach
La Duni Latin Cafe
Something that looks like "Niedo" or "Viedo" or something, too blurry.
Something that looks like some sort of sushi place in the glassy Flatiron building. Ra?
Village Tavern
Celebrity Bakery
Duxiana
Dry cleaner
Barber shop
Florist
Legacy Bank
Domain
Eddie V.'s Edgewater Grille

[Atomic Glee]

New renderings of the Shops & Lofts at SoSeven:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2298008825_bf6653b544_o.jpg
The view from 7th Street.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2298008289_641e9dff17_o.jpg
The view from Stayton.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2298006465_e63ed2631f_o.jpg

[tjh1]

^^^That is a good mix of tenants. I can't wait to see who else follows.

I really dig the new So7 renderings. The others looked too much like Cooks Childrens Hospital, but these look amazing.

I look forward to seeing all of the progress on West 7th Street fall into place, it is going to be one amazing thoroughfare.

[Atomic Glee]

Two more Museum Place tenants have been identified (thanks, Jeff!) - Ra Sushi and Nicolas Italian restaurant.

Initial tenants for So7 have been identified as well:

Primo’s Bar & Grille
Vino Jean Michael
Performance Playground
“Bike Shop”
Hola! Tapas
Paciugo Gelato
Saint-Emilion

[austlar1]

When I was a kid back in the 1950's and early 60's I used to have a reoccuring dream that always took place in the area where SO 7 and the other new 7th St. development is now taking shape. The locale was the most striking part of this dream because in it the area had been transformed into a very urban landscape not at all unlike the one that is being created now. This was striking back then because it just seemed so unlikely, and it was usually the only thing about the dream that I would remember. I used to wake up kind of excited to think that FW had such a nifty neighborhood, and then I would realize it had just been a dream. It was a strange dream, and I had one version or another of it repeatedly for several years. I was a pretty strange kid, I guess, but it just goes to show you that some dreams can come true!

[Atomic Glee]

Some random updates:

New mixed-use infill in the Linwood neighborhood of the Cultural District (across from Montgomery Plaza):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2101/2307167924_1110ae3b24_o.jpg

Site prep underway for the Presidio townhomes across from Montgomery Plaza:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2306366911_55f508fe10_o.jpg

Another floor or so to go on One Museum Place:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2294/2306367477_9bba87ceb0_o.jpg

More demolitions to make way for Museum Place:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2231/2306367597_02f36b63da_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2231/2307168772_78bd84479b_o.jpg

The Museum Place 7-Eleven Corner Store condos will be available soon, and 7-Eleven themselves will likely be moving in soon as well.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2307168648_3a88ced2ec_o.jpg

There are now multiple West 7th blocks going vertical:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2142/2307168906_7c749642e8_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2071/2307169024_aa6f2f0d0d_o.jpg

In Uptown, the tower crane for Villa De Leon is going up:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2138/2307169192_24f4de2e2a_o.jpg

More Pecan Place townhomes are going up at the border between downtown and Uptown:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2307169494_19b66d2563_o.jpg

On another part of that block, the new office for Legal Aid of Northwest Texas is going up:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2383/2307169586_0eb9b967b0_o.jpg

Back downtown, the Caceria Building is really coming together. They are doing some great detail work on this building, more than I expected. Check the stone & tile work at the top.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2191/2307169716_611ebec915_o.jpg

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[tjh1]

^^^Great pics! Thanks for the updates!
The Caceria Building looks amazing. It is excellent infill.

[KevinFromTexas]

Yeah, the Caceria Building looks great.

[John R]

Here's an updated look at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel, hot out of the camera. I took these photographs on March 4, 2008.

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/omni-const-sw.jpg

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/omni-const-se.jpg

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/omni-const-ne.jpg

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/omni-const-nw.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

Cantey Hangar Plaza, downtown (next to 500 West 7th and Burnett Plaza). Starting to come together.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/2307172120_a90d25e3fb.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/2306371123_1c4c1560f4.jpg

[tjh1]

An update from the ST about the Omni:

http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/518097.html

[DFW LUV]

The Omni is looking awesome; what a great asset this will be to the skyline. :banana:

Ft Worth is so unique and vibrant and is the most under-rated city in Texas; maybe the U.S.

Atomic Glee and John R, you folks are doing great work here. Thanks.

[John R]

DFW LUV - Thank you for the comments. I haven't been doing as much photography work as in the past due to a busy work schedule and I have been riding bicycles quite a bit more than I used to ride. Cycling is great exercise, but it does take quite a bit of time.

[Metro Matt]

Once topped out, The Omni Hotel at 547 feet tall is going to have a massive impact on the Fort Worth skyline for sure.

[Atomic Glee]

More West 7th retail tenants have been announced. Some of them are ones I’ve been hearing about for a while and have now been made official, while some are new. The announced tenants are now as follows:

Movie Tavern (Seven-screen “Premiere” version)
Lucky Strike Lanes
Fort Worth City Market (from the makers of the Dallas City Market)
Fireside Pies
Iron Cactus
Patrizio’s
Tillman’s Roadhouse
Brut
Yofe (a yogurt shop)
Paciugo
Saxby’s Coffee
LA Fitness
Sovereign Bank

West 7th will also be home to a 150-room hotel, though the operator has not been announced (I’ve heard some vague rumors of Element, another Starwood brand with a different focus from the Aloft going in at Museum Place). The hotel will have 20 purchasable condos, while the rest of the development will have 345 apartments as well as new office space.

[tjh1]

^^^That is a good mix or retail tenants.
W. 7th Street is going to be hopping when all of the major projects are complete: So7, West 7th, Museum Place, and Montgomery Plaza residential. I am just hoping that a streetcar system similar to Portland, Oregon's becomes a reality! The rough draft looks amazing and would be a huge win for urban FW.

[Geaux Tigers]

Don't tell the neighbors 30 miles to the east, but West 7th is going to kick Victory's ass.

[OfCourse]

Very nice :P

I was in downtown Fort Worth about a week ago, and it looked great! I'm excited/happy for Fort Worth :yes:

[John R]

^^^ I'm glad that you enjoyed your visit. I think I'm going out to take some construction photos.

[Atomic Glee]

Don't tell the neighbors 30 miles to the east, but West 7th is going to kick Victory's ass.

In some ways, I think you're probably right (notice I'm not posting this on the Dallas forum! hehehe). Obviously, the height fanatics will go for Victory's skyscrapers, but it must be said - 7th Street, just counting the "big four" projects (So7, West 7th, Montgomery Plaza residential, and Museum Place), not even counting all the smaller projects, will have 1,500 residences and a heck of a lot of (and pretty varied) retail/restaurant mix. That's a big achivement.

Urban Fort Worth is really starting to come alive, not only the continued downtown success but also in the Cultural District and Near Southside.

[Atomic Glee]

I've recently had the chance to walk through the Sawyer project and look at the current progress. These are going to be awfully cool apartments. Read more on Fort Worthology:

http://fortworthology.com/2008/03/17/exclu...ation-and-more/ (http://fortworthology.com/2008/03/17/exclusive-inside-the-sawyer-grocery-restoration-and-more/)

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[Atomic Glee]

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The former Miller Manufacturing Company building on Bryan Avenue, just a block off South Main behind the in-restoration Sawyer Grocery Store buildings, will be the next redevelopment project of local developer Eddie Vanston of the Carillon Group. Vanston, who has previously restored the Markeen Apartments, Leuda-May Apartments, and LaSalle Apartments on the Near Southside, and who is currently restoring & converting the Sawyer Grocery buildings on South Main into apartments over retail, will be redeveloping the factory building into 15 industrial-style lofts - seven on the ground floor, eight on the second floor.

The building was built in 1911 and was the site of a major labor strike in the summer of 1922, complete with kidnappings and assaults. The space inside consists of exposed structure, very high ceilings, very large tilt-out windows, and large north-facing skylights.

Read more about the Miller project, the 1922 labor strike, and the current Sawyer Grocery project at Fort Worthology:

http://fortworthology.com/2008/03/17/exclu...ation-and-more/ (http://fortworthology.com/2008/03/17/exclusive-inside-the-sawyer-grocery-restoration-and-more/)

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[tjh1]

^^^The Near Southside is possibly my favorite area of FW. When I drive through there, i get chills thinking about the possibilities that the area has. Projects like the ones above are what is making the Near Southside such a unique and organic urban neighborhood. I look forward to seeing the neighborhood progress!

[Atomic Glee]

Some Museum Place updates - One Museum Place is on its last floor!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2341607299_e3d3f48531_o.jpg

Earlier in the week, with fewer clouds:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2342437858_350d10b6b7_o.jpg

Site prep for the triangular office/retail building:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2104/2342438406_0e500c5281_o.jpg

One Museum Place facade prep:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/2342438828_73e053ae49_o.jpg

7-Eleven Corner Store/condo building finishing out. I think it looks great.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2341607725_b6e7c0827b_o.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

West 7th:

NorthCenter Block keeps going vertical.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2217/2342438910_2a4b0a983f_o.jpg

One end of SouthCenter block vertical...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2341608287_17880fe7b2_o.jpg

...and the other end of that block about to be.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/2342439636_02239f4c9e_o.jpg

Big news here - at the NorthEast block, a tower crane base has gone in!

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[Atomic Glee]

Tower crane is now up at the West 7th site.

Some early facade work is going on at the recently topped-out One Museum Place building, and the site of the modern Flatiron-style building next door is about to see vertical construction.

[Atomic Glee]

At So7:

First Shops & Lofts building progressing nicely:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/2374201091_27be23cf0d_o.jpg

Going vertical off the underground garage on Stayton:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2375037052_6462871bbf_o.jpg

More blocks of the townhomes in the back being built - they're selling briskly, so they've been adding new blocks constantly for a while now.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/2374200769_57a968b93e_o.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

At West 7th:

Going vertical on the North Center block:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2374200129_8170493bcd_o.jpg

Ditto on the South Center block:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2346/2375036084_86c05f8e26_o.jpg

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Tower crane is up at the North East block and things are about to go vertical:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/2375036740_aa6f79831b_o.jpg

[Atomic Glee]

Museum Place update:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2157/2375037906_2e8d0d6bdb_o.jpg

One Museum Place has topped out!

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Facade work is underway as well:

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2273/2375034904_ee0a72660d_o.jpg

The glassy Flatiron-style building is about to go vertical across the street:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2120/2374199579_94ec661001_o.jpg

7-Eleven's Corner Store & condo building is pretty well finished out now:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2315/2374199047_eaefe948a0_o.jpg

The new Post Office is moving right along as well:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2375038174_869e93cf3e_o.jpg

[tjh1]

Thanks for the updates!
I am glad to hear that the So7 Townhomes are selling rapidly.
West 7th Street is going to be an amazing urban thoroughfare for FW!

Keep the updates coming.

[Atomic Glee]

Chesapeake Energy Buys Pier 1 Tower downtown:

http://fortworthology.com/2008/03/31/breaking-chesapeake-energy-buys-pier-1-tower/

[tjh1]

^^^I hope they turn the lights back on.

[Atomic Glee]

They are strongly hinting that they will be turning the lights back on. I believe the actual quote from the Chesapeake rep was along the lines of "keep your eyes on the sky."