Developer unveils plans for another apartment complex in this west Fort Worth neighborhood
A developer has submitted early plans to Fort Worth officials for an 87-unit apartment complex in Como, an historic residential neighborhood 10 minutes west of downtown.
The property, zoned for “medium density” multifamily use, is hemmed in by single-family homes and an Extra Space Storage. Its namesake owner (2900 Hervie Street LLC) hopes to more than double the lot’s maximum density, clearing the way for two, four-story buildings and five townhomes.
Tucked under the intersection of Camp Bowie Boulevard and Interstate 30, the site borders a miles-long strip of malls and restaurants. A Dallas-based real estate firm, also eager to take advantage of the area’s commercial activity, broke ground in 2023 on a 377-unit apartment building on Calmont Avenue, a three-minute drive west.
The owner’s listed agent, Mark Nastri, did not respond to questions about the project.
Some Como community leaders, whom Nastri’s team will be expected to cooperate with over the ensuing months, didn’t welcome the prospective complex with much enthusiasm.
“I would probably be against that,” said Ella Burton, a former president of the neighborhood’s advisory council. “We’re already bursting out of the seams with our population here as it is.”
Burton also doubts her neighbors would be able to afford any of the newly constructed units, barring a commitment from the developer to set aside some portion of residences for low-income renters. Almost a quarter of Como families live below the poverty line.
“We want folks that are vested and to be here a while,” Burton said. She frets fewer and fewer families will have the means to stick around.
“There’s nothing left here for them,” she said.
