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[Austin55]

For several years now JPS has accumulated the majority of 5 blocks off of South Main, including the 4 blocks bounded by Cannon, Crawford, Terrell and S. Main and the block Terrell, Crawford, Bryan and Dashwood. Part of my reason for starting this thread is to discuss frustration with JPS for letting the historic buildings deteriorate and valuable land go unused or developed, especially as the South Main Street neighborhood continues to explode with activity and development. What does the hospital district plan to do with this land, especially since it is rather disconnected from the rest of the hospital's main campus? The use of public dollars does not seem prudent. 

A few of the buildings on these properties,

Old American Laundry building, built 1939 per TAD.

 

And more notably is the Sealy Building/Octavia Apartments, dating to 1916 and listed on the NRHP. 

[John T Roberts]

Demolition by neglect?

[Austin55]

Meanwhile at JPS...

 

https://www.star-tel...e255265141.html

[Austin55]

An interesting item from the UDC commission upcoming cases map,

 

 

a) Waiver from the requirement to provide roadside elements requirements (Street trees, Sidewalks, Pedestrian Lights).

Waiver to allow surface parking lot frontage to exceed 40% of the development site’s total frontage length along a project’s primary streets.

c) Waiver to allow surface parking lot frontage to exceed 70% of the development site’s total frontage length along a project’s secondary streets.

d) Waiver from the requirement to screen parking lots fronting a public right of way.

e) Waiver from the 40% canopy coverage requirement for parking lots.

Address: 1500 S. Main Street, Rosedale Addition (Blocks C, R and T); Tucker Addition (Blocks 37 and 38)

 

It sounds like they are fully paving over a couple of these blocks. 

Tucker Addition blocks 37 and 38 are below, and Rosedale Block C are the three blocks in the middle in the image below, from what I can gather on tad. I can't find blocks R or T.  The image in the agenda map also appears to show curb cuts into the half block behind the buildings West of Bryan behind Leuda and Terrell

 

(North to the left)

[Stadtplan]

Is that the displacement parking for while they build the huge garage?

[Stadtplan]

Is this the same lot?

[[The Intent of building a temporary lot located at 1401 S Main Street is to provide parking for the JPS staff and patient that was displaced due to the construction of the new Parking Garage and Psychiatric Emergency Center on the JPS campus. -The anticipated Construction Start for the Parking Garage is January 2023 with a completion date of August 2024. The anticipated completion date for the Psychiatric Emergency Center is November of 2024. -Once the parking garage and the Psychiatric Emergency Center is complete, the site that is being used for temporary parking will be discontinued for parking and transitioned for construction of the New Patient Towers.]]

[Austin55]

More info on these lots. The ones N. of Rosedale will be gravel and open to the public. 7 years is the listed timeline. I did not realize they had been approved last month. 

 

[Stadtplan]

So which lot would the new towers go in Lot A?

[Stadtplan]

https://www.tdlr.tex.../TABS2023004244

 

PROJECT

Project Name: JPS Transitional Parking

Project Number: TABS2023004244

Facility Name: JPS Parking, Warehouse and Garage Entry Canopy

Location Address: 1401 S. Main St.

Fort Worth, TX 76104

Location County: Tarrant

Start Date: 12/1/2022

Completion Date: 9/1/2023

Estimated Cost: $8,589,290

Type of Work: Additions to Existing Building

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

Scope of Work: Conversion of five parcels from vacant lots and building demolition on one parcel to surface parking on all parcels. Lots A & B are to be utilized for construction staging purposes, not for public use. Construction of 7,000 sf warehoue and 1,000 sf

Square Footage: 7,000 ft 2

Are the private funds provided by the tenant? No

 

OWNER

Owner Name:

JPS Health Network

Owner Address:

1500 Main St.

Fort Worth, Texas 76104

 

DESIGN FIRM

Design Firm Name: KAI Enterprises

Design Firm Address: 5010 Riverside Dr. Ste. 250 Irving, Texas 75039

[Stadtplan]

Record PV22-00424: 

Commercial Razing Permit

Record Status: Pending

 

https://accela.fortw...ShowInspection=

 

Project Description:

JPS Parking Lots

The church located at 908 Crawford Street will be demolished to make room for a parking lot for JPS staff and patients

 

[Austin55]

Fencing is up.

[rriojas71]

Fencing is up

Do we know what the fencing is for?

[Jeriat]

Fencing is up

Do we know what the fencing is for?

Temporary Parking.

[Stadtplan]

Massive 2,500 vehicle JPS Garage and retail hits UDC:

 

https://aca-prod.acc...ShowInspection=

 

Project Description:

JPS North Garage

Parking garage for 2500 vehicles with space for retail/business.

Proposed work includes demolishing an existing parking lot and the new construction of an 8-level (1 ground level and 7 elevated levels) parking garage that will include spaces for 2500 cars. Retail and business space is included on the ground floor along Magnolia Ave and St. Louis Avenue.