Next phases of Trinity Bluff about to get underway

At last, the next phases of the Trinity Bluff development are about to get underway. Thus far, the Bluff has seen the Lincoln Trinity Bluff apartments and the Palisades townhomes open along Bluff Street, and the Villa De Leon luxury condo building on Samuels is about to get underway. Now, with their first property leasing nicely (even after all the recent apartment construction, downtown/Uptown apartment occupancy rates have again hit 95% according to Downtown Fort Worth, Inc.), Lincoln is heading back to the Bluff for more.

Three hundred sixty-eight more apartments are on their way to Trinity Bluff. Lincoln will be building two new phases, with the first being just north of the Villa De Leon site on Samuels Avenue. This 2.4 acre plot will see a combination of 70 townhouse-style luxury apartments and one- and two-bedroom apartments. These units will feature balconies facing the river and downtown, 20 foot ceilings, attached one- and two-car garages, hardwood floors, and granite countertops. Square footages will be 805 to 1,115 square feet for one-bedrooms and 1,100 to 1,500 square feet for two bedrooms. Rents for one-bedrooms will start at around $1,300, with two-bedroom rents starting at around $1,900.

The other new phase will be a 298-unit four-story midrise at Samuels and Gounah that will feature two large courtyards and contemporary interior finishes. Units will be available in one, two, and three-bedroom layouts, with square footages of 650 to nearly 1,000 square feet for one-bedrooms, 1,100 to 1,400 square feet for two-bedrooms, and starting at 1,400 square feet for three bedrooms. Rents will start at around $1,000 for a one-bedroom, $1,400 for a two-bedroom, and $1,770 for a three-bedroom.

It sounds as though the Bluff is going to really be kicking into gear with these new developments. The only thing that concerns me is that I have yet to hear of any retail space in any Trinity Bluff development, which is the one thing that I think the neighborhood is lacking to feel like a real neighborhood.

If I can grab a rendering at some point of Lincoln’s new developments, I’ll be sure and share.