Courtesy of Fort Worth Housing Solutions
A rendering of Cowan Place, a 174-unit senior living community in Stop Six
The first of a six-phase housing development initiative for Fort Worth's Stop Six neighborhood broke ground Thursday.
Cowan Place — a 174-unit senior living community at the intersection of East Rosedale Street and Andrew Avenue — marks Phase One of the Stop Six Choice Neighborhood Initiative, an effort to revitalize the East Fort Worth community with better quality housing and resources. Spearheading the project are Fort Worth Housing Solutions and the City of Fort Worth, along with developer McCormack Baron Salazar among other partners.
Cowan Place is a four-story, mixed-income community, offering one- and two-bedroom apartments for residents 62 and older. Amenities include rooms for a library and theater, fitness studio, salon, billiards, crafts, and other space for private meetings with health care professionals. Residents will also have access to a central, terraced courtyard.
The building takes on a contemporary design with stucco, brick, and metal facades, along with a "lantern" element that "signals a bright, modern future for one of Fort Worth’s historic communities," according to Fort Worth Housing Solutions.
“Cowan Place Senior Living is the result of true community collaboration and has been carefully designed by Stop Six residents and a host of committed partners,” Fort Worth Housing Solutions president Mary-Margaret Lemons said in a statement. “This property will complement new home construction already underway in one of Fort Worth’s treasured, African-American neighborhoods and leads the way for a full community transformation sparked by HUD’s Choice Neighborhood Initiative.”
Construction on Cowan Place will take about 24 months, and leasing begins in 2023.
Another project that's part of the Stop Six Neighborhood Transformation Plan is the replacement of the former Cavile Place public housing community with new, mixed-income rental residences in six phases of development. It includes a neighborhood hub for recreation, educational, health, and safety services; commercial districts; and space for health care and educational, economic, and other support services.
Learn more about the Stop Six Choice Neighborhood Initiative here.
