{"id":353101,"date":"2026-06-28T00:31:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/353101\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T00:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:31:36","slug":"landmarks-commission-approves-designs-for-new-homes-in-southeast-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/353101\/","title":{"rendered":"Landmarks commission approves designs for new homes in southeast Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/departments\/citysecretary\/events\/historic-cultural-landmark-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission<\/a> met on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/files\/assets\/public\/v\/2\/city-secretary\/documents\/calendar\/2026-agendas\/bampc\/hclc\/06-08-2026-hclc-agenda.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 8<\/a> to consider granting certificates of appropriateness for the construction of new residences in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworth.com\/blog\/stories\/post\/terrell-heights-then-and-now\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terrell Heights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/files\/assets\/public\/v\/1\/development-services\/documents\/all-preservation-and-design\/historic\/historic-districts\/morningside\/histroic-morningside-guidleines.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morningside<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/files\/assets\/public\/v\/1\/development-services\/documents\/all-preservation-and-design\/historic\/historic-districts\/carver-heights\/historic-carver-heights-guidelines-english.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carver Heights<\/a> neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All four cases were unanimously approved, conditioned on the incorporation of minor changes identified by staff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/documenters-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"819\" data-attachment-id=\"189142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/documenters_logo_v1\/documenters-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fortworthreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-Documenters_logo_v1.png?fit=820%2C819&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"820,819\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Documenters\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Documenters&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fortworthreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-Documenters_logo_v1.png?fit=780%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782606696_469_cropped-Documenters_logo_v1.png\" alt=\"Documenters\" class=\"wp-image-189142\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/documenters-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Documenters<\/a> empowers people like you to help fill the gaps in reporting on Tarrant County public meetings. Find out how you can <a href=\"https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/documenters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">join here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cases heard were:<\/p>\n<p>New residence at 1200 E. Cannon St. <br \/>Applicant\/owner: Milton Rodriguez\/MR INV Homes LLC <br \/>Rodriguez promised to work with the city staff on its recommendation for the porch elevation.<\/p>\n<p>New residence at 1028 E. Cannon St. <br \/>Applicant\/owner: James Sobczak<\/p>\n<p>New residence at 1313 E. Morningside Drive <br \/>Applicant\/owner: NewPad Building Co. <br \/>Commissioner Rodger Chieffalo asked about potential liability issues due to the new residence being adjacent to the railroad tracks, without any fence or other safety barrier between them. After some discussion, the commission decided no action needed to be taken on this question.<\/p>\n<p>New residence at 5600 Bong Drive <br \/>Applicant\/owner: Alpha Family Group<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission Meeting<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Documenter: Ken Garlington<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date: June 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more about this meeting by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/departments\/citysecretary\/events\/historic-cultural-landmark-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. 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