City of Fort Worth
If approved by the City of Fort Worth and the Downtown Design Review Board in the months ahead, Omni developers would construct another 400-room tower south of the main building at Lancaster Avenue and Houston Street.
Fort Worth’s skyline could be getting taller, officials say, starting with a potential expansion of the downtown Omni Hotel.
A proposed $174 million expansion of the resort is circuiting through city hall, earning a $5 million grant last week from the Lancaster Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone board of directors.
If approved by the City of Fort Worth and the Downtown Design Review Board in the months ahead, developers would construct another 400-room tower south of the main building at Lancaster Avenue and Houston Street. Tarrant County College’s May Owen Center currently occupies the property, but Omni developers are closing in on purchasing the property, according to the presentation.
Included in the project would be 50,000 square feet of meeting space, and the effort represents a “refresh of existing hotel property.” Improvements to surrounding streetscape would also result.
The design of the property is still being finalized and will be subject to review, but strategic development coordinator Michael Henning for the City of Fort Worth says the project marks a trend of downtown occupants building upward.
“The addition of another tower to the southern end of Downtown will definitely have a lasting impact on the Fort Worth skyline,” Henning says. “And with more development activity being driven to fewer available sites in Downtown, I think we can expect to see continued growth upward.”
Currently, completion’s expected by Dec. 31, 2023. Omni spokespeople declined comment at this time.
