The university plans the buildings along Berry Street totaling about $83 million.
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Texas Christian University is preparing to start construction on two major housing projects with included retail space as the Fort Worth school expands its campus.
The university plans the buildings along Berry Street totaling about $83 million. The first project, at 2900 West Berry St., will include 587 beds for student housing and about 14,200 square feet of ground-floor retail. The second project, at 3024 Cockrell Ave., will include 192 beds and 5,600 square feet of ground-floor retail. Both developments are expected to start in April and finish in August 2027, according to filings at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
The university tapped Austin-based developer Endeavor Real Estate Group and New York-based Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP for the two projects.
The new developments are part of the university’s expansion of its 302-acre campus. TCU is planning 35 developments, including activating the area around Berry Street, a new athletics district, student housing and new academic buildings.
TCU Chancellor Daniel Pullin said last year that the need for expansion comes down to capacity. He said the university received 22,000 applications for 2,400 first-year student spots last year.
“We’re leaving a lot of capable talent on the table, disappointing prospective students and their families who are increasingly excited about a TCU education,” Pullin said last year.
The expansion will have a big impact on the look and feel of this part of Fort Worth, especially along Berry Street, located on the east side of the campus. The redevelopment along Berry includes the creation of a “central green” west of Sandage Avenue to be the “gateway to campus,” according to the TCU’s campus plan. The plan notes that while TCU controls little property on the southern side of Berry, private developers could reimagine many of the properties.
