{"id":192604,"date":"2026-03-06T01:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/192604\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T01:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:44:10","slug":"h-e-b-buys-land-for-prime-location-in-far-north-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/192604\/","title":{"rendered":"H-E-B buys land for prime location in far north Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

H-E-B<\/a> has acquired additional land in far north Fort Worth near several other major developments that are already under construction.<\/p>\n

The San Antonio-based grocery giant has a vast portfolio of land holdings<\/a> across Texas, including multiple vacant tracts in North Texas. A purchase doesn\u2019t necessarily signal a store announcement is imminent. However, the company has been expanding at a breakneck pace since entering the Dallas-Fort Worth market in 2022.<\/p>\n

In 2015, H-E-B bought 17 acres on the south side of East Bonds Ranch Road, next to U.S. 287. At the time, the corridor was largely undeveloped farmland.<\/p>\n

In December, H-E-B purchased another 5 acres adjacent to the Bonds Ranch property from a family holding company, according to real estate records filed with the Tarrant County Clerk. H-E-B also filed an agreement with the property\u2019s mineral rights lessee to assume control of the surface rights for the 5-acre tract.<\/p>\n

\"This This map shows the site of about 22 acres owned by H-E-B on the southeastern corner of East Bonds Ranch Road and U.S. 287 in far north Fort Worth. <\/p>\n

The acquisition provides more frontage on East Bonds Ranch Road and brings the total acreage at the site to about 22. By comparison, the new Walsh H-E-B<\/a> under construction in far west Fort Worth sits on 19 acres.<\/p>\n

A message left for an H-E-B spokesperson was not immediately returned Thursday.<\/p>\n

Development is booming all around the H-E-B property, including the 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace that opened in October<\/a> across the street. Just east of the Kroger, a 40-acre mixed-use development<\/a> will bring an early childhood learning center, 300 apartments, multiple restaurants and retail shops.<\/p>\n

\"A A new 40-acre development is coming to far north Fort Worth just east of the Kroger shopping center. It will include apartments, retail, and an early childhood learning center. Direct Retail Partners <\/p>\n

And on the southeast corner of East Bonds Ranch and Blue Mound roads, a 55-acre development<\/a> is slated to open in 2027 with more than 800 multifamily residential units.<\/p>\n

The booming growth has made Bonds Ranch Road one of the most notoriously frustrating for commuters, particularly around the traffic circles near U.S. 287. A new H-E-B would not improve the situation without substantial roadwork.<\/p>\n

Kroger has put a positive spin on the traffic issues, telling the Star-Telegram last fall that it might benefit the new Bonds Ranch store.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe traffic is definitely a plus for us because do you want to sit in traffic, or would you want to come in and shop at Kroger while you let the traffic die down a little bit?\u201d John Votava, Kroger\u2019s director of corporate affairs.<\/p>\n

When asked about potentially having an H-E-B across the street, Votava didn\u2019t comment directly. He would only say Kroger was pleased with its business growth and the growth of its customer base.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to building on our success and continuing to delivery quality that Kroger shoppers trust and value that they love,\u201d said Votava.<\/p>\n

H-E-B\u2019s Bonds Ranch property is only about 3 miles from its Alliance H-E-B, which was the company\u2019s first store in Fort Worth when it opened with fanfare and throngs of shoppers<\/a> in April 2024. Nearly two years later, the crowds haven\u2019t seemed to die down. On weekends, the parking lot can be nearly full.<\/p>\n

Perhaps not coincidentally, a Kroger Marketplace is right across the street.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published March 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM.<\/p>\n


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Matt Adams<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

Matt Adams is a news reporter covering Fort Worth, Tarrant County and surrounding areas. He previously wrote about aviation and travel and enjoys a good weekend road trip. Matt joined the Star-Telegram in January 2025.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"H-E-B has acquired additional land in far north Fort Worth near several other major developments that are already…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[17826,116,76392,118,117,76391,20102,76393],"class_list":{"0":"post-192604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-bonds-ranch-road","9":"tag-fort-worth","10":"tag-fort-worth-grocery","11":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","12":"tag-fort-worth-news","13":"tag-h-e-b-land-purchase","14":"tag-kroger-marketplace","15":"tag-northwest-fort-worth-development"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}