Nearly 29 acres beside Grapevine Mills could trade pure commercial potential for a mixed slate of apartments, hotel rooms and restaurant space, as a new proposal lines up 246 apartments and a six-story Sandman Signature hotel along the mall corridor. The plan covers parcels at 2800 and 3421 Grapevine Mills Parkway and is headed to a joint public hearing at Grapevine City Hall today.
Plan By The Numbers
According to the City of Grapevine, application CU25-50/Z25-08 calls for rezoning about 28.7 acres from “HCO” (Hotel/Corporate Office) to “CC” (Community Commercial) and splitting the property into four lots. One lot is reserved for three- and four-story apartment buildings totaling 246 units. Another lot would host a six-story hotel that tops the usual CC height limit by rising to 75 feet. City records list the developer as Trammell Crow Company.
As reported by the Fort Worth Star‑Telegram, the hotel footprint runs about 5.9 acres, with plans showing roughly 135,735 square feet and somewhere between about 221 and 249 rooms. The concept includes a full-service Chop Steakhouse and Bar, meeting space, a fitness center and an outdoor pool, positioning the project as another Sandman Signature entry in the Dallas–Fort Worth market.
Earlier Pitch Was Rejected
This site has already seen one high-profile miss. In July 2024, city planners and the Grapevine City Council unanimously turned down a similar mixed-use proposal over worries about residential density, parking and the erosion of commercial tax base. Community Impact reported Mayor William D. Tate’s blunt assessment at the time: “This is the last real commercial tract we have.”
Rezoning And Connectivity
The new submission scales back the residential piece from some earlier designs and leans harder on connectivity. Plan sheets show sidewalks and trail links tying the development into Grapevine Mills as well as the city’s broader trail network. The application formally asks for a conditional-use permit and rezoning that would clear hotels, restaurants and building heights above the standard CC cap, according to the city’s planning listing.
Council Questions Still Linger
Those technical tweaks may not fully resolve policy worries at City Hall. At last year’s hearing, council members pressed the developer on parking counts — including how attached garages figured into the multifamily totals — and on whether the project’s mix of uses would generate enough sales tax to offset the loss of straight commercial land. Community Impact chronicled those concerns, and the transcript on Swagit from the July 16 meeting shows staff detailing parking, platting and infrastructure during the presentation.
How This Fits In
The timing is no accident. The Grapevine Mills corridor is in the midst of a hotel growth spurt, with new proposals and renovations all angling for a bigger slice of DFW airport and convention traffic. Recent AC Hotel proposal coverage noted that the city has been greenlighting projects that push height limits to accommodate larger, convention-oriented designs.
The Grapevine City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission are scheduled for a joint public hearing on the rezoning and conditional-use permit today at 7:30 p.m., according to the Fort Worth Star‑Telegram. The city’s meeting portal and planning pages include the agenda and supporting documents for residents who want to dig into the site plans before the hearing.
