PANDA EXPRESS - HASLET FT WORTH

Panda Express - Haslet FT Worth is a new ground-up fast food restaurant located at 13155 NW Highway 287 in Fort Worth, Texas. The project covers a building area of 2,381 sq ft and was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in April 2019. The construction scope involved the complete new construction of the facility, with an estimated cost of $650,000.

The owner of record is Panda Restaurant Group, which filed this project under the name Panda Express - Haslet FT Worth. Construction began in October 2019, and the scheduled completion date was January 2020. The TDLR accessibility review process concluded when the agency closed the project file in January 2020, marking the end of the regulatory oversight for this specific build.

Construction Context and Cost Analysis

This project sits below the Tarrant County median estimated cost of $800,000 for new construction filings. The scheduled build window of 113 days was shorter than the county median of 214 days. However, the cost per square foot was $273, which is above the county median of $120 per square foot. These figures are computed from 8,787 TDLR-registered new construction filings in Tarrant County, providing a baseline for comparison within the region.

Panda Restaurant Group has registered six other projects with TDLR, totaling $4,000,000. These include locations in Lubbock, Anna, Southlake, San Antonio, and Seagoville, all of which are marked as closed projects. The Haslet FT Worth location is part of this broader portfolio of fast food establishments developed by the same owner.

The site is located in ZIP code 76052, an area with a population of about 27,171 and a median household income of $135,348 according to U.S. Census American Community Survey 2022 five-year estimates. The area is predominantly owner-occupied, with a median home value of $367,000. Nearby businesses include Wayback Burgers, Sonic Drive-In, Haslet Auto Care, Exxon, and 287 Self Storage, indicating a commercial corridor with diverse services.

The project is privately funded on private land for private use. Tarrant County unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier, reflecting the local labor market conditions during and after the construction period.