The plan for "Midtown" calls for two single-story buildings for58,030 sf of retail and 9,490 sf of general office space; afive-story, 96,700-sf medical office structure; 150-room, six-storyhotel; three-story, 321-space parking garage; and two acresearmarked for residential use. The vacant acreage takes up thenortheast corner of Forest Park Boulevard and West Rosedale Streeton the western edge of Fort Worth's Medical District.

Trademark's partner is Fort Worth South Inc., which has spentfive years putting together a redevelopment plan for the city-ownedland and overriding municipal-backed suggestions like a firestation or credit union office building. Donald Scott, Fort WorthSouth's executive director, tells GlobeSt.com that "there are stillsome hurdles to jump, but we're generally optimistic" that themixed-use plan is in the final stretch for an end-of-the-yeargroundbreaking.

The Fort Worth South team has focused on the land assembly,securing entitlements and rezoning the site, including getting anasbestos-laden structure torn down three years ago. The mixed-usedevelopment went on the drawing board about 18 months ago, with theplay hedged as part of a South Side TIF package. If all stays ontrack, Scott says "it should be up and going in early 2006."