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3rd Street Streetscape Public Meeting Report

Written by Kevin Buchanan on November 20, 2009 - 1 Comment
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Transit & Infrastructure

Last night was the final public meeting for input on the proposed 3rd Street streetscape project in Downtown. The crowd gathered in the Downtown Central Library’s Chappel meeting room as representatives from Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. and HOK presented the final preferred option.
Combining elements of two earlier designs and redesigned a bit for cost [...]

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New Coffee Shop Headed For Downtown

Written by Kevin Buchanan on October 27, 2009 - 15 Comments
Categories: Urban Development

In the shadow of Burnett Plaza, in a small building a block east of Henderson, a new coffee shop is getting ready to open. Above, you can see the current state of The House coffee bar, situated near the Firestone and AMLI Upper West Side apartments and the Westview condos. We’ve not heard [...]

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City Of Fort Worth Issues Streetcar Design Request

Written by Kevin Buchanan on September 24, 2009 - 4 Comments
Categories: Transit & Infrastructure

Major news on the streetcar front. The City of Fort Worth has formally issued a Request for Qualifications, or RFQ, about the streetcar project. This means that the city is actively seeking a firm to do the finalized engineering & design work on the modern streetcar system, from track design and layout to [...]

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Final Phase Of Westview Under Construction

Written by Kevin Buchanan on September 22, 2009 - 1 Comment
Categories: Architecture & Urban Design, Urban Development

The final phase of Westview, the condo development by Centex in Downtown’s Upper West Side, is now rising from its foundation at 10th & Lexington, just off Henderson. Westview features condos from 822 sq. ft. to 1,342 sq. ft. with prices ranging from the $175,000s to the $259,000s.

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Trinity Terrace Reveals New 20-Story River Tower

Written by Kevin Buchanan on December 25, 2008 - 0 Comments
Categories: General

Here’s a little Christmas gift for everybody – a new addition to the Fort Worth skyline. Trinity Terrace, the retirement condo development which has called Downtown’s Upper West Side home for many years, has already given us a new skyscraper in the last few years with the City Tower. Now, they’ve revealed the [...]

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