Friday, February 29, 2008

Fort Worth developments coming along

By Kevin Buchanan of West and Clear

Busy day today for those of us interested in the new urban developments going on in the Fort Worth Cultural District. First up, SoSeven, the development across from Montgomery Plaza that has so far built large numbers of townhomes, condos, and a hotel, is currently underway on the Shops & Lofts at SoSeven. This will be the development’s centerpiece, filling the land between 7th Street and the hotel with residential lofts, office space, and ground-floor retail. Phase I of the Shops & Lofts, currently under construction, will bring 55,000 square feet of retail space, 15,000 square feet of office space, and 72 residential lofts. Phase II, which will get underway next, will add an additional 75,000 square feet of retail space and 220 residential lofts.

The view from 7th Street.

The view from Stayton.

A full overview of the Shops & Lofts site plan.

SoSeven has finally started to announce some retail tenants, as well. The first announced tenants are:

A few blocks west, the big Museum Place development has started making tenant announcements as well. Museum Place is an 11-acre development bringing 170,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 130,000 square feet of office space, a new Post Office, 40 purchasable condos and 500 apartments.

The site plan for Museum Place.

There are still some generic names listed on the site plan, but some of the identifiable/notable new names are:

Note that some of these aren’t confirmed - any white space is still iffy in my book. Still gives an idea of where this thing is headed, though.

Now that things are rolling on the big Cultural District developments, I expect we’ll start to hear more news about tenants and such from here on out. So, what are your thoughts on these new Fort Worth retail additions?

Finally, I’d like to add that West and Clear reader Jeff was kind enough to forward these new details on to me. Thanks, Jeff!

UPDATE - Two more tenants have been identified for Museum Place: Ra Sushi and Nicolas, an Italian restaurant.

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