A wave of new apartments is headed to Fort Worth, and the numbers behind it are striking.
The city issued 5,767 building permits in the first four months of 2026, a 10.7% jump over the same stretch last year, according to the city’s April development activity report. But the multi-family story stands out most: combined new multi-family and detached multi-family valuations surged from $57.5 Million to $317.9 Million year-over-year—a $260 Million leap driven largely by two massive projects that pulled permits in April.
There’s an important nuance underneath that valuation spike: the number of multi-family and detached multi-family permits actually fell 4.4% year-over-year, from 68 to 65. Fewer projects, but far larger ones.
The two projects reshaping density
The largest is Northwest Village Blocks B and C at 901 Excel Ave in Council District 10—a 455-unit complex permitted at $101.4 Million and spanning nearly 358,000 square feet.
The second is Hughes House Phase 2, a 302-unit development at 1509 Amanda Ave and 5100 Avenue G in Council District 5.
Hughes House is part of the Stop Six Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan, adopted by the Fort Worth City Council in 2019. Its $57.5 Million permit value alone matches the entire multi-family valuation the city recorded across the first four months of 2025.
Single-family is surging too
New single-family permits climbed 13.4% year-over-year, with 2,267 homes permitted through April versus 2,000 in the same period last year.
April alone saw 670 new single-family permits valued at $245 Million.
Platted lots—raw land parcels being prepared for future development—jumped 148.9%, from 880 lots to 2,190 lots in the same period, suggesting the construction pipeline isn’t thinning out.
What the numbers mean for buyers and renters
The contrast between rising valuations and falling permit counts tells a real story: Fort Worth’s growth is being driven by fewer but significantly larger projects, concentrated in specific council districts.
For anyone watching the rental market, the Northwest Village and Hughes House projects together add 757 units to the pipeline—with one in District 10 and one in District 5, signaling investment spreading across different parts of the city.
On the commercial side, total permit valuations hit $1.75 Billion through April, up 50.5% from $1.16 Billion in the same period last year, pointing to a broader construction economy still firmly in expansion mode.
The full breakdown of permits, project addresses, and valuation data is available in the city’s April development report.
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