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[Jeriat]

We've sometimes complained about apartment buildings being ugly or cookie cutter on here, but Lake+Flato is looking to break that mold with the apartment here. This looks fantastic. Click on the picture for more.

 

 

 

Wow... that looks spectacular. 

[hannerhan]

Not thrilled about the notion of a parking lot on the river.  Otherwise, looks good.

[renamerusk]

Not thrilled about the notion of a parking lot on the river.  Otherwise, looks good.

 

If a natural berm could be constructed to screen the cars from the river, then that would lessen the impact of the parking lot.

[RD Milhollin]

 

Not thrilled about the notion of a parking lot on the river.  Otherwise, looks good.

 

If a natural berm could be constructed to screen the cars from the river, then that would lessen the impact of the parking lot.

 

 

If it was constructed would it be natural?

 

Actually I would advocate for the opposite. Any parking located within x number of meters from a running waterway should have sufficient swales constructed to allow runoff to collect and drain slowly, allowing oil and other pollutants to absorb into the ground and be decomposed by natural bacterial action. If a berm is constructed between the swale and the river, allowing overflow from catastrophic rain events of course, we might both be happy.

[renamerusk]

 

 

Not thrilled about the notion of a parking lot on the river.  Otherwise, looks good.

 

If a natural berm could be constructed to screen the cars from the river, then that would lessen the impact of the parking lot.

 

 

If it was constructed would it be natural?

 

I don't know; maybe you can determine that for yourself after reading the following.  And I don't know about the runoff, just what was being inferred about the less than thrilling notion of a parking lot next to the river.

 

http://www.extension...soil_berms.html

[elpingüino]

Truck Yard food truck park to open at Crystal Springs this fall, D Magazine reports.

[BlueMound]

Fantastic!
Very cool place + good food

[BlueMound]

Updated article on the Truck Yard at Crystal Springs

http://www.guidelive...ding-fort-worth

[Austin55]

Been a while without anything on this. I think it should be breaking ground in coming months. 

 

Here's two new renderings of the apartments

 

 

[elpingüino]

In today's Star-Telegram article about the closing of the Clearfork Food Park, they also report that the Crystal Springs Truck Yard "won't happen."
https://www.star-tel...navlink=SecList

[panthercity]

In today's Star-Telegram article about the closing of the Clearfork Food Park, they also report that the Crystal Springs Truck Yard "won't happen."
https://www.star-tel...navlink=SecList

Thats a bummer, the Truck Yard is a really cool spot. Hopefully the one planned for the stockyards is similar.

[M2guy]

In today's Star-Telegram article about the closing of the Clearfork Food Park, they also report that the Crystal Springs Truck Yard "won't happen."
https://www.star-tel...navlink=SecList

Thats a bummer, the Truck Yard is a really cool spot. Hopefully the one planned for the stockyards is similar.

Agreed, love going to Truckyard. Was hoping it would become reality after clearfork closed. Heres to seeing what the stockyard brings

[BlueMound]

Dang, I was really looking forward to Chicken Scratch.
I swear, their chicken fingers are the best Ive ever had.
Maybe we can get a Chicken Scratch in the new Stockyards development.

http://cs-tf.com/chicken-scratch-2/

[Cody C]

Anyone know if this project (Crystal Springs) is still happening?

[Austin55]

My understanding is that it won't.

[Doohickie]

Well that's a shame.

[Austin55]

At some point "Crystal Springs" was replaced by a more generic "Future mixed use" on the River District's website. They haven't posted on social in 2 years. They started to break ground around 2 years ago. I never heard a reason for the issue. It may be on hold but I've heard otherwise. I'll ask around and see if I can find out more.

 

It's a shame too because it seemed really well designed, hopefully a future developer sticks with Lake|Flato.

[Austin55]

Back on? LVG investments doing some zoning changes.

 

 

The proposed site is located on the corner of Roberts Cut Off and White Settlement Road. The applicant is requesting to amend PD 724 in order to adjust and clarify the development standards and remove the site requirement. The site plan has been amended several times throughout the years as the design is reconsidered. Removing the site plan requirement will allow flexibility for the design as the layout of the site is adjusted. Crystal Springs is proposed to be developed in three phases with commercial and entertainment on the western side near the river and mixed use and multifamily on the center and eastern sections. Multiple rezonings have occurred along White Settlement Rd. in the past several years to Mixed-Use to take advantage of the central city location and proximity to the Trinity River.

 

Here's a big of a site plan, below is a list of uses,

 

 

 

 

Allowed Uses

In addition to the uses allow within the Low Intensity Mixed-Use (MU-1) District in Chapter 4,

Article 8, and the supplemental standards of Chapter 5, the following were added:

Entertainment and Eating

Bar, tavern, cocktail lounge;

Club private or teen

Club, commercial or business

Lodging

Hotel, motel or inn less than 1,000 feet from any residential district

Retail sales and services

Farmers market

Temporary uses

Vendor, transient.

Development Standards

Lot 1, Block 1

1. Fences and gates - waiver to allow for walls that can (1) extend beyond building facades and (2)

be taller than four feet.

2. Transient Food Vendors may stop for more than 60 consecutive minutes at any one location to

sell or serve food provided however this shall not apply to Mobile Vendor Foot Courts.

3. More than one (1) mobile vending unit per individual tract, parcel or platted lot shall be allowed.

5. Request to waive 4.1300, (d), (4) Setbacks.

6. Request to waive 6.300 © Bufferyard and Supplemental Building Setback and ARTICLE 13, 4.1300,

(f), (1), d. transitional height plane when adjacent to one- or two-family district.

Lot 1, Block 2

1. Fences and gates - waiver to allow for walls that can (1) extend beyond building facades and (2)

be taller than four feet.

3. Transient Food Vendors may stop for more than 60 consecutive minutes at any one location to

sell or serve food provided however this shall not apply to Mobile Vendor Foot Courts.

4. More than one (1) mobile vending unit per individual tract, parcel or platted lot shall be allowed.

5. Request to waive 4.1300, (d), (4) Setbacks.

6. Request to waive 6.30 © Bufferyard and Supplemental Building Setback and ARTICLE 13, 4.1300,

(f), (1), d. transitional height plane when adjacent to one- or two-family district.

Lot 1, Block 3 (Future Lot 1R, Block 3)

1. Fences and gates - waiver to allow for walls that can (1) extend beyond building facades and (2)

be taller than four feet. 

2. Request to waive 6.300 © Bufferyard and Supplemental Building Setback and ARTICLE 13,

4.1300, (f), (1), d. transitional height plane when adjacent to one- or two-family district.

Lots 1-2, Block 4 (Future Lots 1R and 2R, Block 4)

1. Fences and gates – waiver to allow for walls that can (1) extend beyond building facades and (2)

be taller than four feet.

Lot 1, Block 5 (Future Lot 1R, Block 5)

1. Fences and gates – waiver to allow for walls that can (1) extend beyond building facades and (2)

be taller than four feet.

2. Allowable height of five (5) stories, shall be allowed without office, eating, and entertainment,

and/or retail sales and services being 10 percent or more of the building’s gross floor area.

3. Front of Building – to allow one additional story (to total 6 stories) where a lot slopes downward

along front property line rather than away from the property line.

4. Request a maximum allowable density of 70 units per acre for single use.

5. Request to waive 6.300 © Bufferyard and Supplemental Building Setback and ARTICLE 13, 4.1300,

(f), (1), d. transitional height plane when adjacent to one- or two-family district.

1. 6.201 (, (2) Request to waive 100% parking maximum.

Lot 1, Block 6 (Future Lot 1R, Block 6)

1. Fences and gates – waiver to allow for walls that can (1) extend beyond building facades and (2)

be taller than four feet.

2. Allowable height of five (5) stories, shall be allowed without office, eating, and entertainment,

and/or retail sales and services being 10 percent or more of the building’s gross floor area.

3. Front of Building – to allow one additional story (to total 6 stories) on the west side of the building.

4. Request a maximum allowable density of 70 units per acre for single use.

5. Request to waive the 125 linear feet building entry minimum requirement.

6. Request waiver of the street level entry/stoop requirement primary street frontage.

7. Request to waive 100% parking maximum.

[Austin55]

Evidently LVG is out, the new developer is Dallas Based Stillwater Capital, who have partnered with Fort Capital.  The plan seems to be mostly the same layout, apartments on the east and more retail and entertainment on the west side along the river. They don't have all the details knocked out on the retail side though. 

Here are a couple blurry screengrabs from the zoning hearing, 

 

 

 

In addition, Stillwater has a rendering on their website which shows everything with a bit more clarity,

[Mr_Brightside526]

Does this mean there are now two large developments going in near the corner of Robert's Cut Off Rd and White Settlement?

[Austin55]

Does this mean there are now two large developments going in near the corner of Robert's Cut Off Rd and White Settlement?

 

Pretty much. Everything in this thread is labeled "future mixed use", future apartments across the street isn't something with any details yet.

[txbornviking]

White Settlement Rd deserves it's own frequent bus route, Ridgmar to Downtown!

[rriojas71]

Glad to see this development rise from the ashes

[Austin55]

A realty group has a page up with new renderings and details. Breaking ground May, they say.

 

https://vireore.com/...crystal-springs

 

 

• 10,000 SF Restaurant

• 9,000 SF Retail

• 20,000 SF Creative Office

• 388 Units Multifamily

 

 

 

[txbornviking]

 

A realty group has a page up with new renderings and details. Breaking ground May, they say.

 

https://vireore.com/...crystal-springs

 

 

• 10,000 SF Restaurant

• 9,000 SF Retail

• 20,000 SF Creative Office

• 388 Units Multifamily

 

 

 

 

 

Why, dear Lord, would they duplicate the mistake of the Pappa's Brothers restaurants off Forest Park by having the parking lot overlook the river rather than the restaurant or housing components?

[rriojas71]

I agree 100% with you Viking...  and even more strange is that they have the Trinity Trails going through the parking lot.  I'm sure that is a mistake on their part.

[renamerusk]

Why, dear Lord, would they duplicate the mistake of the Pappa's Brothers restaurants off Forest Park by having the parking lot overlook the river rather than the restaurant or housing components?

 

 Excellent observation. 

 

 Apparently, cars are people too...and would enjoy lounging along the riverbank as say a diner might.

 

 Really, what is going on in the heads of these site planners?

[Dylan]

The restaurant on the left has a patio that wraps around the opposite side of the building from the river.

[renamerusk]

The river is the asset and the draw - "Crystal Springs on the River". 

 

Every opportunity to place humans near the river should be the priority to take advantage of the enjoying a view an obstructed view of the river; not a parking lot inserting itself between the river and people.

[rriojas71]

So I’m assuming the music venue portion of the project has been scrapped since I see no mention of it

[bclaridge]

I really hope Crystal Springs gets off this time around.  I don't like the parking lot facing the river though, unless it is intended to be a trailhead for the Trinity Trails.

 

Now only if the redevelopments could expand north, across the city line, into River Oaks proper.  I don't think too many people there want redevelopment, but some form of redevelopment is inevitable (including residential redevelopment due to rising land values, like what is happening in Westworth Village) as long as the River District keeps developing in the Fort Worth city limits.

[Urbndwlr]

Hopefully they keep the trees in River Oaks if/as new homes replace old ones.

[arch-image]

Awful site layout. It seems they are trying to keep a "courtyard effect" more central to the restaurants and such and I get that but as mentioned this means you get a parking lot with the views of the river. Mirror imaging the site seems like would be a better layout which would put the parking adjacent to the other sites lot, may be to much in one area for the city planners, but would move all the shops to the river side at least. 

[renamerusk]

Awful site layout. It seems they are trying to keep a "courtyard effect" more central to the restaurants and such and I get that but as mentioned this means you get a parking lot with the views of the river....

 

A car will go into the river someday for sure.

[hannerhan]

I just saw the Stillwater Capital pitch book for the apartment building.  Renderings are unchanged from what Austin55 sent out in Dec 2018.  Looks like they're still rounding up the equity check but they have financing in place.  Underwriting to $1.90 per foot rents.  

[Austin55]

Crystal Spring's apartments have been filed in TDLR. GFF is the archiect. Here is their multifamily portfolio.

 

 

Project Name:Crystal Springs Apartments

Facility Name:Crystal Springs Apartments

Location Address:5320 White Settlement Road Fort Worth, TX 76114

Start Date:4/27/2020

Completion Date:4/27/2022

Estimated Cost:$49,114,179

Type of Work:New Construction

Type of Funds:This project is privately funded, on private land for private use.

Scope of Work:New construction of 397 apartment units with associated site work

Square Footage:400,764 ft

https://www.tdlr.tex.../TABS2020015684

[CrimsonBuilders]

 

Crystal Spring's apartments have been filed in TDLR. GFF is the archiect. Here is their multifamily portfolio.

 

 

Project Name:Crystal Springs Apartments

Facility Name:Crystal Springs Apartments

Location Address:5320 White Settlement Road Fort Worth, TX 76114

Start Date:4/27/2020

Completion Date:4/27/2022

Estimated Cost:$49,114,179

Type of Work:New Construction

Type of Funds:This project is privately funded, on private land for private use.

Scope of Work:New construction of 397 apartment units with associated site work

Square Footage:400,764 ft

https://www.tdlr.tex.../TABS2020015684

 

I'm glad it is finally moving forward. I introduced GFF to this deal like 4 years ago. Wasted two years of my life trying to make this project happen lol. I wonder if LVG is still involved at all? 

[hannerhan]

I just know that the equity was only 11% of the deal that Stillwater was pitching (70% bank debt, 19% mezzanine, if I remember correctly).  Right now if I was equity in that deal I'd be scared to death.

[CrimsonBuilders]

Just confirmed that LVG is out and that Stillwater Capital self performs their work. Hope it goes well.

[johnfwd]

Aside from the low-profile Crystal Springs Apartments, GFF is also the architect for the 12-story residential tower planned at the 1000 Weatherford site on the northwest side of downtown.

 

https://gff.com/view/1000-weatherford/

[rriojas71]

Aside from the low-profile Crystal Springs Apartments, GFF is also the architect for the 12-story residential tower planned at the 1000 Weatherford site on the northwest side of downtown.

 

https://gff.com/view/1000-weatherford/

There is a thread for this already...  Also, it is a 12 story tower on top of a 5 story pedestal so in actuality it is 17 stories

[John T Roberts]

I'm sure he was aware there is a separate thread for 1000 W. Weatherford.  I think he was just making a point that the architects were the same firm.

[Austin55]

Ground has broken.

[elpingüino]

Fort Worth apartments are being built at a storied location: Gangsters and music stars once hung out on the site of new rental community

[rriojas71]

I am glad this area has been taking some steps to becoming something worthwhile, but I am so not a fan of Fort Capitals design aesthetics.  I'm not even sure if this is one of there's but it has all the ingredients.  Pitched roof, weird overhang, grey and brown color scheme, bland design.  

[johnfwd]

Yes, it's a bland design.  But not out of the mainstream of modern apartment complexes being built in and around Fort Worth...maybe with a few exceptions.

[Thurman52]

Tower crane up.  Caught me by surprise today

[Austin55]

Excited to see this one starting to rise. Loads of potential to pull of a proper river/trail-oriented-development.

 

[hannerhan]

There are going to be a lot of disappointed people when everyone realizes that "Phase II" is what connects the site to the river, and it's not being developed yet.

[Austin55]

Hard to see what's going on with the site from the street, but an aerial view shows it off some more.