Shops on Blue Mound in Fort Worth, TX

Shops on Blue Mound is a new single-story shell building under construction at 9600 Blue Mound Rd in Fort Worth. The project encompasses a 15,816 sq ft structure designed as a Type IIB construction type with a steel-framed structural system. This scope includes a drive-thru end cap but excludes interior build-out, tenant improvements, or specific occupancy classification. The estimated cost for this development is $2,500,000, resulting in a cost of $158 per square foot.

Bluemoond LLC is the owner and developer of record for this privately funded project on private land. Thakkar | Design + Construction serves as the design firm of record. Tim Mullins is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project is registered with TDLR and completed plan review in August 2026. Construction is scheduled to finish in September 2027, with work starting in October 2026.

Project Context and Comparisons

The estimated cost of $2,500,000 is above the county median for new construction filings in Tarrant County, which stands at $800,000. The size of 15,816 sq ft exceeds the median size of 8,197 sq ft for similar filings. The cost per square foot of $158 is above the county median of $120 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 364 days is longer than the county median of 214 days for new construction projects.

Thakkar | Design + Construction has three other TDLR-registered projects totaling $2,808,618. These include Shops of Lavon (Building A) in Lavon with an estimated cost of $308,618 and review complete, and two other entries for Shops of Lavon (Building A) and Building B in Lavon, each with an estimated cost of $1,250,000 and review complete. The site is located in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (zone AE) according to the National Flood Hazard Layer.

Local Environment

The project is situated in ZIP code 76131, which has a population of about 53,194 residents. The median household income for this area is $104,301, and the median owner-occupied home value is $316,000. There are 18,145 housing units in the area, with housing predominantly owner-occupied. City of Fort Worth permit records show 6 permits on file at this street address, issued between May 2025 and September 2025. These include Mechanical, Commercial Grading, Urban Forestry, and Electrical permits. Four of these permits have a final status.

The TDLR status for this project is Review Complete. The registration date with TDLR is July 2026. The project is part of a broader development context in Tarrant County, where the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. This construction project contributes to the commercial infrastructure of the Blue Mound Road corridor in Fort Worth.