More than 300 rental units may be coming to Beach Street near this Fort Worth park
A sprawling rental community may soon be coming to east Fort Worth.
City zoning commissioners on Wednesday advanced plans for a 308-unit “cottage style” development spread across 31.3 acres of bramble and grass along Beach Street, just beside Gateway Park. The project, the brainchild of Arizona-based residential developer NexMetro, promises dog parks, a common lawn space and a pool.
“The requested cottage style multi-family homes will be well situated to add to the population base in this area that may spur future commercial development,” the firm wrote in its filing. “The addition of cottage homes further adds a level of diversity to the City’s economic base and more options for housing.”
City officials agreed.
“I think this is a good project,” said zoning commission chair Rafael McDonnell shortly before the body unanimously recommended that the city council approve the undertaking. “I’m one of those folks that remembers some of the tortured history that this particular plot of land has taken in the twists and turns over the years, so it’s good to see this.”
Past efforts to completely rezone the plot — largely designated for duplexes — for industrial use ran aground in 2022.
City zoning staff found the latest proposal compatible with the surrounding area — single-family homes and auto repair shops to the west and north, a truck lot to the east, and green space to the south.
Some east Fort Worth residents expressed their support at Wednesday’s hearing.
“We’re pleased that this development has come along,” said Daniel Haase, a homeowner and community leader in the Central Meadowbrook neighborhood. “We believe that it’s a good product for this location.”
The case now heads to city council, which will make a final decision on the project.
This story was originally published March 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM.
