Fort Worth's Downtown Boom: New Projects & University Innovation

0:00It's April 9th. Welcome to Dallas News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey, with the story. Downtown Fort Worth is on fire with growth folks. At the annual meeting of Downtown Fort Worth Incorporated, President Andy Taff laid it out clear, surrounding spots like the stockyards, near, Southside, and West Seventh are exploding with new builds from hospitals to hotels. Downtown itself has about $2.8 billion in projects lined up, making it way stronger than just a few years back. Taffed highlighted the big wins from the past year, including nearly 1,600 new apartment units and 1,400 hotels. Rooms in the works. The second phase of the Fort Worth Convention Center is coming, and the brand new City Council Chamber is boosting the city's image big time. People are buzzing about how this all ties together, with collaboration across business and entertainment districts, making it happen. Taff stressed that shared visions or turning ideas into reality, reaping rewards from seeds planted years ago. Looking ahead,

1:03Texas A&M plans to open its law school building later this year, and break ground on a research hub to kick off a university. Innovation District Downtown, phase one of the Convention Center Raps in December 2025, paving the way for a thousand-room hotel. This momentum's got Fort Worth prime for the long haul, so the focus stays on planting those next seeds to keep the whole city thriving.