{"id":399673,"date":"2026-08-06T22:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/399673\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:16:24","slug":"fort-worth-stockyards-lands-160m-luxury-resort-as-1b-plan-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/399673\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth Stockyards lands $160M luxury resort as $1B plan dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"A $160 million luxury resort is planned for the Fort Worth Stockyards at the corner of Main and 23rd streets.\u00a0\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A $160 million luxury resort is planned for the Fort Worth Stockyards at the corner of Main and 23rd streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth Stockyards \/ Delightful Development <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/article\/stockyards-hotel-fort-worth-layoffs-21945598.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">The historic Fort Worth Stockyards<\/a> is set to welcome a new luxury resort that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/culture\/article\/madam-pearls-fort-worth-stockyards-22346863.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">developers say will bring<\/a> upscale hospitality, entertainment and new tourism opportunities to the district.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Delightful Development Co. and Woodbine Development Co. announced the $160 million endeavor. Planned for the northeast corner of Main and 23rd streets, the project will rise on a roughly three-acre site, with 1,000 feet of Marine Creek frontage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The location of the resort is iconic as it sits at the gateway to the Historic District, which for the past 5 years has garnered national and international attention with visitation exceeding 10 million annual visits each year from local, regional, national and international travelers,&#8221; Dupree Scovell, managing partner and chief investment officer with Woodbine, said in the release.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A $160 million luxury resort is planned for the Fort Worth Stockyards at the corner of Main and 23rd streets.\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A $160 million luxury resort is planned for the Fort Worth Stockyards at the corner of Main and 23rd streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth Stockyards \/ Delightful Development <\/p>\n<p>Hotels, green space and entertainment<\/p>\n<p>The $160 million development will feature two luxury hotels connected by a shared subterranean parking garage and a variety of upscale amenities. Together, the hotels will offer 225 guest rooms and suites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Each property will include a grand living room-style lobby and bar with outdoor seating, fire pits and entertainment. A rooftop restaurant and bar will provide views of the Stockyards, while a\u00a0curated collection of restaurants will offer al fresco dining.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Few projects offer a genuine blank canvas, and fewer still come with the history and character the Stockyards bring to the table,&#8221; Kayla\u00a0Wilkie-Kinne, co-founder of Delightful Development, said in the release. &#8220;We&#8217;re honored to help shape the next chapter of hospitality here. I have no doubt the result will be extraordinary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A $160 million luxury resort is planned for the Fort Worth Stockyards at the corner of Main and 23rd streets.\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:16 \/ 9\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A $160 million luxury resort is planned for the Fort Worth Stockyards at the corner of Main and 23rd streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth Stockyards \/ Delightful Development <\/p>\n<p>But the development is designed to be more than just a place to stay. Plans call for 30,000 square feet of open green space and entertainment areas, a resort-style pool with private cabanas overlooking Marine Creek, a 4,500-square-foot rooftop meeting space with an adjacent outdoor lawn overlooking the Stockyards, a full-service day spa and 3,000 square feet of\u00a0curated retail space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>An additional 18,000 square feet of meeting and event space will include a 4,000-square-foot event barn with an adjoining lawn and a 7,500-square-foot ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having spent the past 15 years leading the\u00a0curation and renaissance of the Stockyards, I couldn&#8217;t be more excited to contribute to its on-going revival with this project.&#8221; Craig Cavileer, co-founder of Delightful Development, said in the release.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A $160 million luxury resort is planned for the Fort Worth Stockyards at the corner of Main and 23rd streets.\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:16 \/ 9\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A $160 million luxury resort is planned for the Fort Worth Stockyards at the corner of Main and 23rd streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth Stockyards \/ Delightful Development <\/p>\n<p>A $1-billion expansion plan fizzles<\/p>\n<p>While one multi-million dollar project is advancing through the pipeline, another large-scale Stockyards expansion has fallen through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>A planned billion-dollar expansion of the Stockyards is off the table as of Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/money\/business\/billion-dollar-stockyards-expansion-wont-continue-developer-says\/287-4357c3a9-3dc8-4eea-bf4e-75abf452ba01\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">according to\u00a0WFAA<\/a>. The development would&#8217;ve doubled the size of the district by 2032.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785985933_998_rawImage.jpg\" alt=\"image\" title=\"#\" class=\"x100\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed, and entertained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall c-gray600\">By signing up, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/terms\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"underlinedButton fw500 tuo1px tdu tuo2px tdc-secondary tdt-px hover:o70 td300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms Of Use<\/a> and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/privacy\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"underlinedButton fw500 tuo1px tdu tuo2px tdc-secondary tdt-px hover:o70 td300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stockyards Heritage Development Company, a partnership between Majestic Realty Co. and the Hickman Companies, said the decision followed a review of market conditions, development activity onsite and long-term company priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Cavileer formerly helped guide the development of the Stockyards alongside Majestic Realty Co\u2014a company that he left last year amid a legal battle ongoing in Los Angeles. Wilkie-Kinne left Majestic Realty Co. shortly after.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Despite the cancellation of the $1 billion expansion, another project remains underway in the historic district. A $30 million project will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/article\/stockyards-hotel-fort-worth-layoffs-21945598.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">renovate the historic Stockyards Hotel by early 2027<\/a>, and the H3 Ranch.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A $160 million luxury resort is planned for the Fort Worth Stockyards at the corner of Main and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1836,1704,85744,116,118,117],"class_list":["post-399673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-chronnews","tag-chronstaff","tag-chrontexas","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399673","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=399673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}