A new car wash is taking shape along State Highway 114 in North Fort Worth, and this one comes with a pet wash station, free vacuums, and a price tag of $1.2 million. Baywash is building its third Texas location at 1349 SH 114, inside the River’s Edge Plaza retail center, with an opening targeted for this fall.
The project has been underway since May 2025, according to the Community Impact. The finished building will measure 4,472 square feet, per the same state records, and will include a drive-thru wash tunnel along with the pet wash bay and complimentary vacuum stations that Baywash offers at its other Texas sites. The company announced the fall timeline in a social media post, according to the outlet’s reporting.
River’s Edge Plaza itself is a roughly 9,000-square-foot retail center near Roaring River Road, close to Northwest High School, based on property marketing materials from The Retail Connection. The car wash’s site sits at the intersection of Highway 114 and Blackwater Trail on just under an acre of land zoned for neighborhood commercial use.
Zoning Hurdle Cleared Before Ground Broke
Because car washes sit next to residential areas, the project needed a Conditional Use Permit from the city before construction could begin. Fort Worth’s Zoning Commission reviewed that application in May 2024, and city documents show the City of Fort Worth approved plans for the car wash later that year. The special approval process exists specifically to buffer nearby homes from the noise and traffic that come with an automated wash tunnel…