Fort Worth’s Zoning Commission voted on Wednesday, October 14, to approve a rezoning request that could pave the way for the city’s tallest towers outside downtown, rising on an 11.45-acre lot currently home to the Henderson Street Bazaar flea market. The vote sends the plan to the Fort Worth City Council for a final decision on November 10.
The recommendation, reported by the Fort Worth Business Journal, is a required procedural step before the city council can grant final land-use approval. The vote marks the latest milestone in a mixed-use development proposed for land at 1000 N. Henderson St., just outside the boundaries of Panther Island.
Preliminary filings name the project Half Isle, and the plans are ambitious by Fort Worth standards. According to Groundbreak, the proposal calls for a 20-story residential tower, a 20-story office tower, and an 18-story hotel, plus a five-story apartment complex, two retail buildings, four food and beverage buildings, and more than 400 parking spaces.
A Gateway Site Between Downtown and Panther Island
The parcel’s location is central to why developers see it as valuable. The site sits along the West Fork of the Trinity River and next to the future bypass channel, positioning it as what Groundbreak describes as a geographic gateway linking Downtown Fort Worth, Panther Island, and the Northside…