Longhorn Cheers Retail Center

Longhorn Cheers Retail Center is a new 11,177 sq ft lease building under construction at 9953 Blue Mound Road in Fort Worth. The project involves ground-up construction including one convenience store finish out and all associated site work. BPM Real Estate LLC is the owner of record, with Ben Cortez, AIA serving as the design firm. The estimated cost for this development is $1,500,000, which works out to $134 per square foot.

The TDLR registration for this project was completed in April 2025, with plan review also finished that month. Construction was scheduled to begin in July 2025 and was set to finish in December 2025. Although that scheduled completion date has passed, the public record shows that TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. This means the current state of the site is not confirmed in the official record, and the project's final status remains pending verification.

Project Context and Local Impact

This development sits in a commercial corridor along Blue Mound Road, near existing businesses such as 7-Eleven, Exxon, and ProSmiles Dental and Orthodontics. The area is part of ZIP code 76131, which the U.S. Census Bureau estimates has a population of about 53,194 and a median household income of $104,301. The housing stock in this ZIP code is predominantly owner-occupied, with a median home value of $316,000. The new retail center adds to the commercial infrastructure in this established neighborhood.

The $1,500,000 estimated cost for Longhorn Cheers Retail Center is above the median estimated cost of $800,000 for similar new construction filings in Tarrant County. The project's size of 11,177 sq ft is larger than the county median of 8,164 sq ft. The cost per square foot of $134 is close to the county median of $120. The scheduled build window of 168 days is close to the county median of 214 days for comparable projects. Fred Dean Shinault is the registered accessibility specialist for this filing.

City of Fort Worth permit records show 12 permits on file at this street address, issued between April 2025 and July 2026. These include Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, and Commercial Building Permits. The declared valuations on these permits total $180,000, with six permits showing a final status. This activity aligns with the construction timeline provided in the TDLR filing for the Longhorn Cheers Retail Center project.