The year 2025 brought many successful projects to Fort Worth, including the opening of The Harden at Public Market or the completion of Phase One of the Fort Worth Convention Center expansion.
While a dozen more developments are heading to Cowtown in 2026, let’s take a peek at six that we’re most looking forward to.
H Mart Plaza
The Fort Worth area is set to gain its first H Mart this spring 2026. The popular Korean-inspired grocer will anchor a 195,911-sqft shopping center in Haltom City. By this month, the center was already 100% leased, with several stores and restaurants opening ahead of the Asian food store. Check the full list.
Fort Worthians have waited 20 years for a signature sign.
Photo by Arts Fort Worth
The State Highway 121 Art Project
The city’s first signature sign broke ground in August and plans are still on schedule. By May 2026, westbound drivers will pass nine 10-ft steel letters spelling out “Fort Worth” on the east side between the Maxine Street and Beach Street exits. The letters will cost nearly $1 million.
Westside Village will transform northeast corner of University Drive and Westside Drive.
Photo by Lakespur Capital
Westside Village
The first phase of the $1.7 billion, 37-acre project will kick off this year. Features of the upcoming development include 880,000 sqft of new office space, 238,000 sqft of retail, 1,785 new apartments, and a 175-room hotel by 2035.
In October, developers proposed the partial road name change of White Settlement to Westside Drive, hoping it will entice guests to visit the upcoming village. The Fort Worth City Council approved it.
Panther Island
While the total expansion will take years, 2026 is expected to be a big year when residents will start to feel a change. Mixed-use properties, expanded trails, brand-new waterfront connections, future residential buildings, and flood-control efforts are all proposals headed for the 300-acre area. Earlier this year, Tarrant County College announced its plan to sell the century-old TXU power plant.
The Fort Worth Convention Center looks like a flying saucer in downtown.
Photo by @merelyjim
The Fort Worth Convention Center
With the completion of Phase One, the Fort Worth Convention Center will now enter Phase Two — a $606 million upgrade. This February, Fort Worth Public Events Director Mike Crum will present the full scope and construction of the exhibit halls, a second ballroom, and meeting rooms, and is set to start late 2026.
The Fort Worth Stockyards
As part of a $630 million expansion, developers are pushing for more retail, more chef-driven restaurants, and better nightlife for this FTW tourist attraction. New hotel projects, entertainment spaces, and retail + restaurants will expand to the north and east sides.
In addition — Just last week, a potential museum dedicated entirely to longhorns took a step forward. The location? Stockyards Street — the same lot currently displaying an advertisement + renderings for the Texas Longhorn Breeders of America Museum.
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