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https://fortworthreport.org/2025/01/18/will-rail-expansion-spur-more-tarrant-transit-oriented-developments-plans-are-in-motion/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Grapevine — a popular destination for rail trips — embraces the city’s significant transit-oriented development as an economic tool for bolstering tourism and tax revenue. The Tarrant County suburb’s Main Street Station — a $114 million public-private development that services Trinity Metro’s TEXRail passenger rail service — stands tall in the historic downtown area, a top destination for day trips thanks to its shops, restaurants and events. Grapevine’s 42,000-square-foot rail station at Main Street and Dallas Road, notable for its 150-foot-tall Observation Tower and expansive outdoor plaza, also includes a food hall with seven kitchens; an entertainment venue; the six-story, 120-room Hotel Vin; and a 552-space parking garage. Grapevine residents approved a 1-cent sales tax for the TEXRail service and other rail station area improvements in 2006. “Centered on the TEXRail station at Grapevine Main, we have sought entertainment and visitor-friendly commercial uses to enhance the area,” said Garin Giacomarro, Grapevine’s director of economic development. “This has primarily involved redevelopment efforts. The only residential developments are The Grapevine Brownstones, across the street from Hotel Vin.” The initial phase of the brownstone project is under construction and fully pre-leased, Giacomarro said. The second phase is being developed next door. ?? What is local news worth to you? Important decisions are made in our community every day. Your support ensures the Fort Worth Report can cover and share those stories — freely and independently. ? Support local news today As TEXRail plans an expansion south of downtown Fort Worth, the rail service operated by Trinity Metro is breaking ridership records. The successful 27-mile commuter line from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and its companion service, Trinity Railway Express — which connects downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas — are also attracting transit-oriented developments across Tarrant County. New projects are also planned in North Richland Hills, northeast Fort Worth’s Trinity Lakes neighborhood and the CentrePort area near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The Wheelhouse, a $59 million, mixed-use development near the TEXRail station in North Richland Hills, will include 292 housing units and 10,000 feet of ground-level retail space. Construction is expected to start in spring 2025. (Courtesy image | Cover2Capital LLC) Wheelhouse development planned in North Richland Hills Construction on a $59 million, mixed-use development is set to start this spring on a sliver of land in North Richland Hills near its TEXRail station. The Wheelhouse development, which includes 292 housing units and 10,000 feet of ground-level retail space, will be built by Carrollton-based Cover2Capital LLC at 6401 Smithfield Road. 728x90_Feb. 1-Dec. 31_2026_Website ROS_NBT Financial Bank.png The project — adjacent to the Smithfield Station and approved by North Richland Hills City Council in 2023 — will directly connect residents to jobs along the TexRAIL commuter line that will have a connection to Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s future Silver Line, said Blake Poston, the firm’s principal. “We are adjacent to Smithfield Station, which will be directly connected to 100,000-plus jobs along TEXRail’s existing commuter line and a future connection to DART’s Silver Line to Plano,” Poston said. “We expect Wheelhouse will be a catalyst development for the Smithfield (transit-oriented development) district, encouraging pedestrian activity and promoting a functional and attractive community through a high level of detail in design.” The company plans to build 277 apartments, 15 townhomes and a three-level parking structure in addition to retail spaces. Once construction begins in the second quarter of 2025, the building will take two years to complete. The company expects residents could move in by the end of 2026. Trinity Lakes retail-residential project proposed in Fort Worth The Trinity Lakes train station, which opened in April off Trinity Boulevard near Interstate 820 just west of recently built housing subdivisions, could help prompt development in the Fort Worth spur that connects with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. (728x90) Feb. 18 Website Ad Regional Transportation Council officials are seeking a Federal Transit Authority pilot grant to help create a strategic plan for transit-oriented developments along the Trinity Railway Express route in three cities: Fort Worth, Irving and Dallas. The independent policy group of the North Central Texas Council of Governments voted unanimously July 11 to request $800,000 in federal funding for the plan. The group also approved $200,000 in transportation council funds to be used for a nonfederal grant match if the project is selected for the award. The Trinity Railway Express train heads to downtown Dallas on April 5, 2024, from the Trinity Lakes Station. (Camilo Diaz | Fort Worth Report) The grant would be used for development plans around seven TRE stations in Tarrant and Dallas counties. Trinity Lakes development seeks to be “the premier location for east Fort Worth residents to live, work and play,” according to developer promotional materials. The project would include 200 acres devoted to high-density mixed-use development featuring an urban waterfront. The developer also plans to create a district that would use some of the area’s tax revenue for investments in enhancements to infrastructure and connections between existing citywide trail systems. CentrePort development planned in Fort Worth, Grand Prairie South of DFW Airport, a $2 billion transit-oriented development called River Central is planned on more than 140 acres in far east Fort Worth and adjacent Grand Prairie. The Fort Worth City Council, which approved the plan late last year, calls for more than 56 acres at CentrePort to be developed south of the Trinity Rail Express CentrePort/DFW Airport Station at 14470 Statler Blvd. The development includes a 140-room hotel, 120,000 square feet of office space, a concert venue, 60,000 square feet for retail space as well as 500 apartments, 500 townhomes and more than 30 restaurants. Retailers would be adjacent to Highway 360. Negotiations are underway with a grocer interested in the site, developer Ken Schaumburg of Fort Worth-based Schaumburg Inc. Architects told the Fort Worth Report. River Central, a $2 billion transit-oriented development, is planned on more than 140 acres in far east Fort Worth and adjacent Grand Prairie. (Courtesy image | Schaumburg Inc. Architects) Grand Prairie’s zoning commission approved the change to mixed-use zoning in 2023. The Grand Prairie portion of the project calls for 8,342 multifamily residential units, 552 single-family townhouses, 52 single-family homes, 457,000 square feet of office space and 558,476 square feet of commercial/retail space on 325 acres. The project could take 20 years to reach full build-out. “This is a true transit-oriented development,” Schaumburg, a Lake Worth businessman, said. Transit-related economic benefits Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, who supports urban rail solutions for the city and a high-speed rail proposal between Fort Worth and Dallas, has said that her urban rail committee is working with Trinity Metro to determine the best approach for rail expansion. Jay Chapa, the incoming city manager, previously chaired the committee. Parker has cited the city’s South Main Street project as an example of transit changes that are beneficial. “It’s been a catalyst for economic development,” she previously told the Fort Worth Report. “We’ve slowed traffic and added a bike lane, and we’ve seen all types of new growth and housing develop in that area.” Regional planners, including Michael Morris, director of transportation for the North Central Texas Council of Governments and staff director to the Regional Transportation Council, have advocated denser housing and more transit mixed-use developments to accommodate rapid growth in North Texas, as the region’s population is expected to grow to 12 million people within 25 years. Richard W. Andreski, CEO of Trinity Metro, told the Fort Worth City Council on Jan. 14 that the transit agency’s economic impact over its 404-square-mile service area is valued at more than $700 million — or the equivalent of two Super Bowls. TEXRail in downtown Fort Worth. (Courtesy image | Trinity Metro) “The city of Grapevine really leaned into TEXRail,” he said, adding that about 38% of the line’s users live within a 5-mile walk of a transit station. A study by the University of North Texas Economics Research Group found that 31 development projects were built within a quarter mile of a Dallas Area Rapid Transit station between 2019 and 2021 with a total property value of $980.1 million. Anna Kurian, vice president of public relations for DART, told the Fort Worth Report last year that the agency gauges developer interest for transit-oriented developments and identifies real estate assets that are underutilized for possible transformation. “As DART considers any transit-oriented development project, we want to ensure that there is strong developer, city and community interest in the effort,” she said. “We look to ensure that the development is within walking distance to a DART transit facility, and preferably, already has the appropriate zoning in place.” Impact of transit expansion Grapevine has reported about a 25% citywide increase in sales tax revenue since 2020 as a result of the city’s TEXRail station. Transit-oriented developments “have significantly boosted Grapevine’s economy by generating sales tax revenue and attracting tourists and businesses,” Giacomarro, the economic development director, said. “Developments like Grapevine Main/Harvest Hall not only create jobs but also stimulate additional spending in the local economy by enhancing Grapevine’s reputation as a regional destination.” TEXRail, he said, “has been a key factor in driving growth and fostering a vibrant community around the transit hub.” Residents board the TEXRail train at the Fort Worth Central Station on March 29, 2024. (Camilo Diaz | Fort Worth Report) As TEXRail expands its connectivity with DART’s Silver Line in 2025, Grapevine officials anticipate more interest from developers to create mixed-use developments near transit stops. “We expect this to be a catalyst for more interest and development in an already bustling part of town,” Giacomarro said. Andreski said Trinity Metro is considering creating an innovation district near the downtown Fort Worth Central Station to spur development. That project, he said, would be “critically important” to realize the agency’s vision of improving transit. --------------------------- These packages are for the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)- TEXRail Extension Main GMP. Question Deadline 01/05/2026 Subcontractors not submitting on the full work packages and all suppliers for the work packages should submit their quotes by January 14, 2025 to Fort Worth Transit Partners at bids@fwtpjv.com Please email Fort Worth Transit Partners at Bids@fwtpjv.com for more information. Fort Worth Transit Partners reserves the right to reject or accept any proposal and award package to the selected bidder.