A new Chipotle is coming to TCU’s campus as a part of a $500 million campus expansion that will add 3,200 beds to campus housing.
The project is part of the partnership between TCU and Endeavor Real Estate Group– an Austin developer firm responsible for sites like The Domain and Saltillo.
Shane Hesson, principal of Endeavor Real Estate Group, told the Star-Telegram that Chipotle will be one of four retailers going into the Morado on Berry development. Endeavor hopes to open the Morado on Berry with student housing in fall 2027.
A rendering of Morado on Berry, a $82.9 million mixed-use development TCU is building in partnership with Endeavor Real Estate Group near the intersection of West Berry Street and South University Drive. Construction is expected to be complete in fall 2027. TCU What is Morado on Berry?
Morado on Berry is an $82.9 million mixed-use project, responsible for the addition of 780 student beds and 25,000 square feet of street-level retail space.
Construction has already begun at the northeast corner of University Drive and Berry Street. Morado will be between the TCU Campus store and other student housing apartments, Molly Reid Hall (formerly known as Grandmarc Westberry Place).
About 18,000 square feet of ground-level retail space will span West Berry Street and Cockrell Avenue, with an option for a restaurant with a large patio. Morado’s parking garage will also have 175 spots for retail customers.
What other retailers will be in Morado on Berry?
Hesson said in about two months Endeavor and TCU will have more retail tenants squared away. What is certain is that Chipotle will be one of them.
In previous reporting from the Star-Telegram, Jake Newman, another principal at Endeavor, said retail tenants will be businesses that appeal to the surrounding neighborhoods of TCU. The majority of them will be food- and beverage-focused.
A rendering of West Berry Street if fully developed under TCU’s campus master plan. The university is aiming to turn the corridor into Fort Worth’s “place to be.” Texas Christian University More about TCU’s $500 million expansion
In addition to Morado on Berry by Endeavor Real Estate Group, TCU has also partnered with American Campus Communities to build an additional six housing facilities (or another 2,450 beds).
The 1.2 million square feet of new housing will be on the east side of campus. Five of the new dorms will be located between West Cantey and West Bowie streets. This project will cost approximately $280 million.
By the start of the 2028-29 academic school year, TCU also plans to renovate the 78-years-old Ed Landreth Hall and Auditorium along South University Drive and add classroom space to the building.
At least 25 new buildings are planned to be added to TCU campus.
The $500 million plan will also transform West Berry into a “walkable urban district” with residential and commercial offerings.
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Ella Gonzales is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.