One of Fort Worth’s oldest neighborhood schools is officially on the market, and the district is looking for more than just the highest bidder.
Fort Worth ISD has formally invited developers to propose plans to buy or ground-lease the closed Charles E. Nash Elementary campus, a roughly 5.7-acre site near the Trinity River and downtown. The request asks would-be buyers to spell out not only their financing, but also a construction timeline and a tree-preservation strategy. The move follows the campus’s closure at the end of the 2025–26 school year and is part of a broader push to repurpose surplus property and trim long-term maintenance costs.
The district posted a request for proposals, Bid No. 26-087, on May 29 and is accepting offers for either a fee-simple purchase or a long-term ground lease, according to a summary from CLEATUS. The posting notes that maps, legal descriptions and the full RFP packet are available to potential respondents and that the period of performance would run through the end of 2031. Interested developers must submit title work and evidence of financial capacity along with their proposals.
What the district wants to see
FWISD plans to score submissions on experience, overall project approach, proposed purchase price or ground-lease payments, and the bidder’s ability to close, according to the procurement summary on Govly. The district’s materials call for a comprehensive development plan that explains what will be built, a timetable for construction and completion, and specific strategies for preserving significant trees and existing landscaping…