West Square Phase 1 in Fort Worth, TX

West Square Phase 1 is a new land development project located at 2636 Mistwood Drive in Fort Worth, Texas. The project comprises 177 residential lots covering a total area of 26,480 square feet. It is a privately funded construction effort on private land, registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) for accessibility review. The project has completed its regulatory process, as TDLR closed the project file in October 2024.

Lennar Homes of Texas Land & Construction, LTD. serves as the owner and developer of record. Shield Engineering Group is the design firm associated with the project. Mary Rae Davies is the registered accessibility specialist listed in the filings. The estimated cost for this phase of development was $155,713. This figure represents the specific scope of work registered with the state, which focuses on the land development and site preparation for the residential lots.

Project Scope and Timeline

The construction start date listed in the filing was August 2023. The scheduled completion date on the filing was October 2024. The TDLR status for this project is now marked as Project Closed. This closure indicates that the accessibility review process for this specific construction phase has ended. The project was registered with TDLR in September 2024, following the start of physical construction activities in the previous year.

In the context of Tarrant County, this project's estimated cost is below the county median for similar new construction filings. The county median estimated cost for this type of work is $800,000. The scheduled build window for West Square Phase 1 was 427 days, which is longer than the county median of 214 days. The cost per square foot for this project is $6, which is below the county median of $120 per square foot. These metrics reflect the nature of land development projects, which often have lower per-square-foot costs compared to structural building projects.

Lennar Homes of Texas Land & Construction, LTD. has other TDLR-registered projects in the region. These include Madero PH 6 and Carrell Hills in Fort Worth, as well as Addison Hills in Cedar Hill. All three of these projects are also marked as closed. Shield Engineering Group has been the design firm for several other projects in Tarrant County, including Sunny Creek Phase 2 in Crowley and James A Arthur Intermediate in Kennedale. These additional projects provide context for the firms involved in the West Square development.

Local Area Context

The project is situated in ZIP code 76108. According to U.S. Census American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, the population of this area is about 44,762. The median household income is estimated at $78,471. There are approximately 18,031 housing units in the area, with housing being predominantly owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home value is estimated at $238,800. These Census estimates provide a general demographic and economic profile for the neighborhood surrounding the West Square Phase 1 development site.