A Fort Worth developer is looking to pull roughly 111 acres into the city limits at the northwest corner of Farm-to-Market Road 1187 and Chisholm Trail Parkway, pitching a mixed-use campus that could bring a grocery store, big-box retail and a hospital to a fast-growing stretch of southwest Fort Worth near Tarleton State’s Fort Worth campus.
What's proposed
Fort Worth-based Hayco Realty Ltd. has filed for annexation of about 111.4 acres and for zoning that would clear the way for commercial and mixed-use development, according to the Dallas Business Journal. The paperwork outlines potential uses at the intersection that include a grocery store, big-box retail, mixed-use buildings, and a hospital.
Near a growing campus
The land sits along the Chisholm Trail corridor, a short drive from Tarleton State’s Fort Worth campus, which is in the middle of an expansion of classroom space and undergraduate offerings as part of an 80-acre master plan. The university has been adding facilities and first- and second-year courses on the Fort Worth campus, a move Tarleton says is meant to anchor neighborhood growth in the surrounding area. Tarleton State University
City process already under way
City council and planning records show Fort Worth has already been working through boundary adjustments and pre-annexation items along the FM-1187 and Chisholm Trail corridor, signaling that officials are gearing up for more development in the area. Recent council agendas and land items detail land swaps, pre-annexation agreements and related actions tied to that part of the city. City of Fort Worth council agenda
Road improvements and landholdings
Texas Department of Transportation materials for the FM-1187 project list Hayco among the property owners in the study area and note roughly 100 acres tied to the company, underscoring how state roadway work and private development plans intersect along the corridor. The TxDOT documents also describe proposed widenings, turn-lane additions, and shared-use paths that are intended to handle projected traffic growth along FM-1187. TxDOT FM-1187 public meeting materials
How this fits the city's plan
Fort Worth’s comprehensive plan labels the SH-121/FM-1187 area as a mixed-use growth center, aiming to concentrate jobs, housing and institutional anchors in spots like the Chisholm Trail corridor. Within that policy framework, large commercial and institutional projects, from retail to hospitals and higher-education support space, are more likely to line up with staff recommendations during the review process. Fort Worth Comprehensive Plan, Appendix C
Next steps and timeline
The annexation and rezoning requests will move into the city’s public review track, which typically involves staff reports, public notices, hearings before planning bodies and a final vote by City Council under Fort Worth’s annexation and zoning rules. The city’s annexation policy spells out the criteria and public-notice requirements that govern those steps, and affected property owners can expect formal meetings and posted agendas as the application advances. City of Fort Worth annexation policy
Neighbors, nearby businesses, and Tarleton leaders are likely to keep a close eye on upcoming hearings for details on traffic mitigation, city services and economic impacts. City web pages and future council agendas will carry the official notices and staff analysis as the proposal works its way through the review process.
