Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved the rezoning of land along West Drew Street and McCart Avenue to make way for a community land trust and redevelopment of the site.
The rezoning affects 15 acres in the 4000 block of Lubbock., Merida, Sandage and McCart avenues. to “urban residential,” or areas that can act as a buffer between industrial and single-family housing.
On the west side of the property are industrial companies such as Structural & Steel Products and Thomas Plastic Inc., alongside Alice Contreras Elementary School. The eastern edge of the property has a mix of commercial and residential while property to the south is mainly single family residential…