Garden apartments · Texas

Springs project

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedFort Worth, TX

Proposed 675-unit garden-apartment project on 15-acre site, zoning approved 2024, near operating mall. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Place

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 8,336 units, Tarrant County census-bps · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: 675 new Class A units record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	675 new Class A unitsnewtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	Fort Worth Housing Solutions and Ojala Partners LPnewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Zoning change	changing the 15-acre property’s zoning from medium density multifamily to high intensity mixed-usenewtypes-extraction reported
Entitlement year	2024Wikipedia no source
Planning notes	Approved by Fort Worth City Council.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Tarrant County (TX), 2024	8,336 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,142 in 2–4, 9,380 single-family; 2023: 4,195 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 4 within 25 km: Tandy Center Mall (2.5 km); La Gran Plaza (8.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	107,907 jobs in 5,782 establishments; average annual pay $44,611; employment location quotient 1.07; employment -0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	761 jobs; 104 in retail trade, 158 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 48439102102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 1.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (369 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 30% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 14.1%; median family income $110,795; 335 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Fort Worth Independent School District (PK-12); 10 public schools within 1 mile: NORTH HI MOUNT EL; JO KELLY SP ED; ASSESSMENT CTR; INSIGHTS LEARNING CENTERNCES EDGE
Elevation	543 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	843 county-logged events: 465 hail, 249 thunderstorm wind, 77 flash flood, 20 tornado; $1,442,066,500 property damage reported; 6 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 76107, 2026-09	median list price $444,475 (-8.4% on the year); 173 active listings; median 62 days on market; 31% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	6,370 establishments (+12%); 108,314 jobs (+19%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $318,481 (-1% 1 yr, +12% 5 yr); typical rent $1,605/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research

Summary, model-written

Proposed garden-apartment redevelopment of a 15-acre former affordable housing site in Fort Worth, TX. Zoning changed from medium-density multifamily to high-intensity mixed-use (approved 2024).

Why. Developer: Fort Worth Housing Solutions and Ojala Partners LP. 675 new Class A units planned (phased: 350 units 2026, remaining 2029).

Where it stands. Status: proposed. Approved by Fort Worth City Council (2024 entitlement).

For a planner

Near Tandy Center Mall (2.5km, operating) and La Gran Plaza (8.6km, partial).
County population grew 5.7% (2018–23).
Median rent: $1,447; ZORI: $1,605 (2026-09 data).

For a developer

No current construction; groundbreakings scheduled 2026/2029.
Peer projects (e.g., Forum 303 Mall, North Hills Mall) are redeveloping in TX within 30km but scored low (4.5–5.0).
Original use was affordable housing, but new units are Class A (affordability status unknown).

What we do not know yet

Affordability status of new units unclear (original use: affordable; new use: Class A).
No details on financing or timeline beyond 2026/2029 phases.
Record marked 'draft' (verified status unknown).

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county grew 5.7% 2018–23
median rent $1,447
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Tarrant County
Census division	7 · West South Central
Notes	Draft from fortworthreport.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Springs project proposes to demolish 1960s affordable housing apartments with 430 units and replace them with 675 new Class A units on a 15-acre site.

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Timeline

2026 The first phase of 350 units would break ground
2029 The rest of the apartments would break ground

Sources

Fort Worth approves rezoning to demolish, redevelop affordable ...
3 quoted sentences
The Springs project
The first phase of 350 units would break ground in 2026, while the rest of the apartments would break ground in 2029.
The first phase of 350 units would break ground in 2026, while the rest of the apartments would break ground in 2029.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Springs project, Fort Worth, TX." Record n-a070b005d1, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/tx/fort-worth-springs-project/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_fortworthspringsproject,
  title = {Springs project, Fort Worth, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/tx/fort-worth-springs-project/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-a070b005d1, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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