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[McHand]

Sprouts is way too overpriced, Aldi would be nice. I don't ever see Aldi stores pop up in urban areas though.
 
Maybe H-E-B could amass small cheap lots and build down there, like how they built in the third ward across 288 from the Med Center in Houston.

Aldi would be a good candidate. It has a smaller footprint, which I think would be better for the area.

[McHand]

https://fortworthrep..._eid=89f771e4e7

 

The project is tied to funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, which must be allocated by Dec. 31, 2024, and spent by Dec. 31, 2026. The mayor and council still plan to use the federal funds for the Evans and Rosedale Redevelopment project, Nettles said. The city hopes to get a new partner involved in the project by early 2024, he added. 

 

 

Is the federal funding the reason that individual businesses can't develop parts of the land piecemeal? For example, if Aldi wanted to construct on the south side of Rosedale across from the plaza, would the federal grant prohibit that?

[Doohickie]

https://fortworthrep..._eid=89f771e4e7

 

The project is tied to funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, which must be allocated by Dec. 31, 2024, and spent by Dec. 31, 2026. The mayor and council still plan to use the federal funds for the Evans and Rosedale Redevelopment project, Nettles said. The city hopes to get a new partner involved in the project by early 2024, he added. 

 

 

Is the federal funding the reason that individual businesses can't develop parts of the land piecemeal? For example, if Aldi wanted to construct on the south side of Rosedale across from the plaza, would the federal grant prohibit that?

"Shaw-Clarke NA Alumna"

 

You moved?  Still in Ft Worth?

[Austin55]

Update from Fort Worth report. New RFEI coming soon, targeting 2025 groundbreaking. 

 

https://fortworthrep...=organic-social

[Jeriat]

Update from Fort Worth report. New RFEI coming soon, targeting 2025 groundbreaking. 

 

https://fortworthrep...=organic-social

At this point, seems ambitious... what are breaking ground for? 

[roverone]

Reading through that article, do the problems getting this going not give people pause that the problem is not only building it, but that there is not much outside confidence that it can be something viable and sustainable.  Like Race St. things are not always "if you build it..."

 

I don't deny that there is a deep community need, but even need alone does not automatically make a successful project.

 

I don't know enough about all of the elements of the project; is there a mechanism of ongoing support for X years to help it to become an established place and find its long term means?

 

I'm also worked that there are too many "asks" from the project.  If it is important that it be built, does it make sense to then introduce additional hurdles and make a double-ask to say who and what kind of people must be doing the construction?  In that article that is a stated hurdle that could not be gotten over.

 

It seems like we need to take steps in the right direction, not try to load up one project with solving every problem.

[Austin55]

Evans Rosedale RFEI re-issued: https://www.fortwort...s-rosedale-rfei

[TLA]

Maintaining the grocery element to the project is essential. Adding to the discussion awhile back on what type of store would be appropriate, HEB has a new brand called Joe V's. It's 'low cost' HEB store and half the size of a typical HEB. There are already two in DFW. The high-quality of HEB stores and products would be a benefit to the people living in the area historically neglected - while being priced appropriately. 

 

 https://www.bizjourn...hop-dallas.html

[McHand]

Fort Worth begins search for next Evans and Rosedale master developer

https://fortworthrep...ster-developer/

Edited by McHand, 20 March 2024 - 07:29 AM.