Eagle Mountain Saginaw New Elementary School #19 in Fort Worth, TX

Eagle Mountain Saginaw New Elementary School #19 is a new 99,413-square-foot facility being built in the Sundance Square area of Fort Worth. The project has an estimated cost of $50,000,000 and is a new construction effort by Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD. TDLR plan review for the accessibility filing was completed in February 2026, and construction is scheduled to finish in June 2027, with work starting April 2026.

The site is located at Benjamin Survey Abstract 1497 Tract 2C01 S in Fort Worth, TX 76179, within Tarrant County. This development sits near several established local businesses, including the Sundance Square shopping mall, Bass Performance Hall, and multiple hotels such as The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel and Hilton Fort Worth. The surrounding ZIP code 76179 has a population of about 76,468 and a median household income of $108,428, according to U.S. Census American Community Survey estimates.

Project Scope and Design

VLK serves as the design firm of record for Eagle Mountain Saginaw New Elementary School #19. Bonita L Anderson is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the TDLR filing. The project involves public funds and public land. The estimated cost of $50,000,000 translates to approximately $503 per square foot. This figure is above the Tarrant County median of $120 per square foot for similar new construction filings. The scheduled build window of 413 days is longer than the county median of 214 days.

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $235,000,000, including the $90,000,000 Wayside Middle School and the $58,000,000 Saginaw High School. VLK has six other registered projects totaling $91,429,325, including the Jim Alexander ATC in Crossroads at $57,250,625. The TDLR status for this specific filing is Review Complete.

Local Context and Labor Market

The area profile for ZIP 76179 indicates a median owner-occupied home value of $299,300 and 26,227 housing units, with housing predominantly owner-occupied. Other registered projects in the immediate area include renovations for Burnett Plaza and Water Gardens Place, as well as the DFW 12 new construction project. The Tarrant County unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in June 2026, higher than a year earlier, according to FRED data.