$1.7 billion. The headline project of the entire corridor. Built on the former Fort Worth ISD headquarters site, this 37-acre development broke ground in March 2026 and will unfold across four phases over the next decade. Phase 1 delivers a 100,000-square-foot Class AA office building, 308 luxury apartments, a subterranean jazz club, two restaurants, and a private social club — all connected by an underground parking garage. At full buildout, Westside Village will add 880,000 square feet of office space (the largest single office delivery in Fort Worth in 43 years), 238,000 square feet of retail, 1,785 apartments, and a 175-room boutique hotel to a site that was industrial warehouses just years ago. The city backed it with a $125 million incentive package.

$82 million. Trademark Property’s second phase of development at the WestBend site replaces an aging extended-stay hotel on 3.5 acres along the Trinity River with a seven-story, 321-unit luxury apartment complex. Two resort-style pools, a dog spa, a fitness center, and a new ground-floor restaurant round out the amenities. The project also creates a new street connection between River Run and Collinsworth Street, improving access to the Trinity Trails system. Right next door, WestBend Phase 1 — the existing 281,000-square-foot office and retail development — is 100% leased, with Pottery Barn and West Elm opening in May 2026 in the former Market by Macy’s space.

$170 million. Sitting just north of WestBend and south of I-30, the Merrimac project occupies a 10.2-acre triangular site along the Trinity River that older Fort Worth residents may remember as the location of the Merrimac Restaurant and Discotheque in the 1980s. The first phase brings 337 luxury apartments in a seven-story building with integrated parking, plus 52,000 square feet of retail — including up to eight food and beverage spaces and ten retail stores — connected by pedestrian-only streets and green space along the river. Architects Michael Hsu Office of Architecture and Cooper Carry are leading design.

$255 million. Located directly across from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, One University is Goldenrod’s second Cultural District project and arguably its most ambitious. The ten-story tower will deliver 100,000 square feet of Class AA office space, 10,000 square feet of retail, 240 apartments, and a 175-room Autograph Collection hotel — all on a site that will benefit from the walkable density building around it. Fort Worth approved $30.8 million in incentives for this project and the Van Zandt combined.

$145 million. Named for Maj. K.M. Van Zandt — the 19th-century banker and civic leader who once owned 600 acres of land that now makes up much of this area, including the Farrington Field property — the Van Zandt is Goldenrod’s West 7th project and one of the most watched developments in the city. It will deliver 226 luxury apartments, 102,000 square feet of Class AA office space, and 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. General contractor OLINE Construction began demolition in summer 2025.

~$170 million. Fort Worth billionaire John Goff’s second office tower in the Cultural District broke ground in April 2025. The eight-story, 170,000-square-foot Class AA building has already secured JPMorgan Chase as its anchor tenant — meaning one of the country’s largest banks is pulling out of the central business district and doubling the size of its Fort Worth office to relocate here. That move alone signals how much the Cultural District’s profile has risen as a business address. Two restaurants and a tenant amenity deck round out the building. Architect of record: GFF.

$42 million. Texas Christian University is adding a five-level, 950-car parking deck on the footprint of an existing surface lot, addressing one of the most chronic complaints about the campus and its surrounding neighborhood. Running from July 2025 through February 2027, the structure is privately funded and serves TCU visitors and staff.

$9 million. Phase 2 of the city’s multi-year University Drive overhaul — the road corridor connecting downtown to TCU and the Cultural District — covers the stretch between Trail Drive and Rock Springs Road, near the Botanic Garden and Trinity Park. The project adds asphalt overlay across 280,000 square feet of road, 19,500 square feet of new sidewalks on the west side, new concrete bus pads, uniform 11-foot lane widths, and a long-requested traffic signal at the Botanic Garden entrance. Phase 1 (between I-30 and Collinsworth Street) was completed in 2024 and included a curbed median, bike lanes, and enhanced crosswalks.

$50M+ Phase 1. Twenty-five years in the making, Panther Island is finally beginning to take physical shape. Construction on the 1.5-mile bypass channel starts mid-2026, alongside canal infrastructure, public paseos, and park improvements funded by the TRWD. Private developer Seco Ventures, the island’s largest private landowner with 26 acres, is planning a 300-unit apartment complex at 508 N. Main. In a related project, a section of North University Drive between Jacksboro Highway and Rockwood Park Drive will eventually be raised 12 to 15 feet for flood control — a massive road project expected to begin around 2029.

Camp Bowie Inc., the quasi-governmental organization managing growth along Camp Bowie Boulevard, is developing a master plan to attract further investment and improve pedestrian access following a Main Street America study that found nearly two million people visited the corridor between 2024 and 2025. The surge in foot traffic is widely attributed to the 2023 opening of Bowie House Hotel and the cascade of nearby development now underway.

Two affordable housing complexes near West 7th Street and University Drive are being redeveloped into a larger mixed-use project. Phase 1 delivers 350 units in 2026, with the remaining units completing in 2029. The project includes 5,000 square feet of retail along University Drive. Mixed-use zoning was approved by the Fort Worth City Council in November 2024.

A second nearby redevelopment will replace approximately 200 existing apartments with roughly 350 units, with 51% reserved at below-market rates. Located just south of White Settlement Road, the project received mixed-use zoning approval in a 7–2 council vote in November 2024 and is approximately two years from breaking ground.

The 77,000-square-foot city-owned arts complex — home to the W.E. Scott Theatre since 1966 — closed in 2025 after Arts Fort Worth vacated the building it had managed for 22 years. The building needs an estimated $30 million in repairs and currently sits empty with its HVAC system non-functional. Two developer proposals were rejected by the city. Mayor Mattie Parker has pledged that no redevelopment plan will be approved unless it preserves a functioning theater as a community arts space. As of May 2026, the city has not announced a timeline for resolution.

Within the larger Westside Village master plan, Larkspur Capital has announced plans to adaptively reuse an existing industrial building on the northern end of the site as a restaurant and entertainment venue. The conversion is intended to preserve architectural character and anchor pedestrian activity at the project’s northern edge, connecting to the Trinity River trail system.

Fort Worth’s premier open-air lifestyle center is undergoing a significant retail refresh. A new Apple Store — the first in Texas to feature Apple’s updated store design — opened in October 2025, relocating within the center to a larger 10,000-square-foot space. Abercrombie & Fitch is taking the former Gap space. Activewear brand Vuori is moving into the former Apple location. Starbucks is expanding. And Pottery Barn’s departure to WestBend is creating an opening for a high-profile new tenant in one of the most visible retail spots on University Drive.