Alton Park – Texas

Alton Park is a newly constructed rental community with 196 multifamily rental housing units in Fort Worth, Texas, built within the City of Fort Worth’s 2016 Comprehensive Plan that supports the preservation, improvement and development of high-quality, affordable, accessible rental and ownership housing.

The community has 196 units for individuals and families in the following unit breakdown: 10 one-bedroom units (5%), 105 two-bedroom/two-bath units (54%), and 78 three-bedroom/two-bath units (40%).  Of the 196 units, 185 units (95%) is income and rent restricted at or below 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI), and 10 units (5%) are market rate units.

Alton Park is located seven miles northwest of downtown Fort Worth, TX, in Tarrant County.  The site is located along on the 5800 block of Azle Avenue, which is a four-lane thoroughfare.  Interstate 820 is less than one-half mile north of the site and is the perimeter interstate of Fort Worth.  The intersection of Interstate 820 and Azle Avenue is a retail corridor, anchored by key national retailers Walmart Supercenter, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Publix, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s, in addition to a movie theatre, drug stores/pharmacies, restaurants, and others.

The project site consists of two continuous vacant tracts comprising the 10.91-acre site that were improved with seven, three-story apartment buildings and a 4,839-square foot clubhouse.

Project amenities include a 4,839-square foot, and a one-story clubhouse /community room. This building has leasing offices, a fitness room, a community room with kitchen, a business center, patio, mail room, and bathrooms. Additional amenities include perimeter fencing and access gates, a swimming pool, BBQ grills, picnic area, a playground, two dog parks, and 390 open parking spaces (2.0 per unit). Unit amenities include a typical appliance package withan electric range and oven, frost-free refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, in-sink disposal, tile tub/shower, ceiling fans in the living and bedrooms, and laminated kitchen counter tops. In addition, all units have walk-in closets, patios/balconies, outside storage, and washer / dryer connections.