Central Arlington Heights Property Acquisition & Drainage Improvements
- Project typeDrainage Improvements
- Project value$7,168,000
Update April 22, 2025
On April 22, 2025 Council voted in approval on eight (8) Mayor and Council (M&C) recommendations, to request Council approval to sell eight City owned properties in Central Arlington Heights for redevelopment above flood risk.
The properties were acquired by the City to mitigate flood risk to the neighborhood and relieve residents in the most flood-prone homes from ongoing exposure to flood damages. The property was recommended for sale, after considering feedback received from the community during engagement meetings regarding the potential use of the acquired property for stormwater detention.
The property was listed for sale for 90 days and a broker was utilized to help market the property. Fifty-three bids on the properties were received and each property was required to be sold to the buyer who submitted the highest offer.
Each property is being sold subject to redevelopment following specific design standards and guidelines that require:
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The existing home to be elevated at least two (2) feet above the 100-year non-FEMA base flood elevation or any new home has to be built at least two (2) feet above the 100-year non-FEMA base flood elevation
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Existing grading and fencing must be maintained to mitigate increasing flood risk on others
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Architectural style specifications must be followed
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A flood risk notice must be provided to future buyers and renters
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Timeframes for the redevelopment activity must be complied with
The requirements give the City the ability to buy the property back, if guidelines are not complied with.
Additionally, the existing drainage pipe that runs through several of the properties needs rehabilitation. The City will work with the high bidders to acquire a permanent drainage easement along the existing drainage pipe upon sale and/or the City may relocate the existing drainage pipe within the properties to improve future pipe longevity and the City’s long-term ability to maintain the drainage pipe.
If a sales agreement cannot be negotiated with the current high bidder, the next high bidder’s offer will be considered and an M&C for that offer brought back to Council.
March 10, 2025 Update
The table below summarizes the outcome of the bidding which ended on February 28, on the 8 properties for sale by the City on Western and Carleton. City management has discussed the bids and will be advancing the highest bids, as follows, to City Council for approval to sell:
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Next Steps:
Mayor & Council (M&C) Recommendation to sell for Council vote: target April, 2025.
Close on sale of homes: approximately 2 months after Council approves sale.
Properties redeveloped per required guidelines and timeframes.
December 3, 2024 Update
The 8 City owned properties on Western and Carleton have been officially listed in the MLS. You can quickly see them all by scrolling to the bottom of the broker’s webpage below. Please share this with those who you think might be interested in this redevelopment opportunity.
https://reflectrealestate.com/arlingtonheights
As you can see, each property was listed at $100,000. The purpose of this is to generate exposure, interest, and bidding competition for the properties over the 90 day listing timeframe. The broker and agent colleagues have received a significant number of calls to date, so the exposure strategy is working. Offers should be submitted prior to February 28, 2025.
November 25, 2024 Update
The 8 City owned properties on Western and Carleton should be officially listed in the MLS this coming weekend and will be added to the broker’s webpage at https://reflectrealestate.com/arlingtonheights
Once these are listed, feel free to share the posting with residents and developers that might be interested in these properties.
As a reminder, the properties will be sold individually and listed for 90-days so it is anticipated the listing timeframe will end Feb. 28, 2025. Per legal requirements, which come into play when working with a broker, each property will sold to the highest bidder. Once the listings close and the highest bidder for each individual property is identified, each property will be taken to City Council in the March/April timeframe for approval to sell with closings anticipated in the May/June timeframe.
October 23, 2024 Update
Through the voluntary Broker Request for Qualifications process, we have identified a broker, Dave Sheehan, that we are currently getting under contract to help us sell our 8 properties on Western and Carleton avenue. Dave is a broker and owner of Reflect Real Estate (reflectrealestate.com) and has been a licensed real estate broker since 2018 and a licensed agent since 2013. Dave has represented over 250 clients buying and selling residential and commercial properties across North Texas, with the majority of his work concentrated in Tarrant County. Dave has experience helping clients buy and sell homes in historic Fort Worth neighborhoods such as Mistletoe Heights, Fairmount, and Oakhurst, which will be helpful to buyers potentially interested in elevating and preserving the existing homes vs. demolishing and building new.
We are targeting finalizing the broker agreement by the end of this month and having the properties listed for sale in November. As mentioned in the last public meeting, we will list the properties for 90 days to allow ample time to market the properties and for potentially interested purchasers to make an informed decision about bidding on a property. Working with a broker will make it easier for buyers to work directly with the broker to visit the sites to do their due diligence more easily before making an offer. Dave will be helping us market the listing to targeted local, state, and national infill developers.
Based on the work left to finalize the broker agreement and list the properties for sale, below are the new timeframe estimates for next steps.
• October- Finalize broker agreement
• November- List each of the 8 properties on Western and Carleton avenues for sale separately, for 90 days
• Feb- Identify buyers- as a reminder, per legal requirements which come into play when working with a broker, each property will sold to the highest bidder
• March/April- Take each property to City Council for approval to sell
• May/June- Closing
Once the properties are officially listed, we will reach out with another update and provide the listing information so the community can also help us market the properties.
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To learn more:
Project meetings
June 20, 2024 Community Meeting
May 25, 2023 Community Meeting
May 19, 2022 Community Meeting
Project news
March 6, 2024
City Staff is continuing to gather information to share with Councilwoman Hill and our City management team to inform the City’s next steps regarding the sale of the nine City-owned homes on Western and Carleton. We have not yet reached a decision, but hope to do so in the coming weeks as we understand that the community wants to know what will happen next.
As soon as we have information on next steps, we will be reaching out to communicate.
December 15, 2023
The City plans to move forward with the sale and redevelopment of the 9 Central Arlington Heights properties and will bring the request to City Council for approval of the sale in early 2024.
The addresses of the properties are:
• 2201/2203 Western Avenue, 2205 Western Avenue, 2213 Western Avenue, and 2221 Western Avenue
• 2212 Carleton Avenue, 2216 Carleton Avenue, 2220 Carleton Avenue, 2224 Carleton Avenue, and 2300 Carleton Avenue
These 9 properties were listed for sale on August 18, 2023, with a sealed bid deadline of November 30, 2023. Due to the number of questions received from interested bidders, the bid deadline was extended one week and closed on December 7, 2023. Ultimately, only one bid was received. It was for $100,000.00 from Groove Improvement, LLC. The bidder proposes to elevate 8 of the 9 structures if technically or structurally feasible and in accordance with Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The 9th structure, the newer slab-on-grade home at 2205 Western Avenue, is proposed to be demolished and rebuilt two feet above flood level.
The bid complies with the requirements outlined in the sealed bid purchase agreement and is higher than the appraised value of the property of -$819,031, which took into account the cost to redevelop the sites in accordance with the redevelopment requirements.
The bidder plans to preserve as many of the existing trees as possible, as well as provide flood mitigation benefits through low impact development techniques, such as permeable paving, gutters connected to rain barrel/rain harvesting systems, rain gardens or bioswales, and French drains. The developer is also committed to salvaging to the extent practicable.
As a reminder, the redevelopment guidelines were informed from discussions with neighborhood residents and focused on:
• Redeveloping the properties above flood risk (either by elevating the existing 9 structures, or demolishing and constructing new structures, at least 2 feet above the 100-year flood level, or a combination of the two),
• Demonstrating how redevelopment will not increase flood risk to surrounding properties and how nearby properties will be protected during redevelopment,
• Requiring new construction to have a similar look and feel to the existing homes in the area, and
• Completing redevelopment within 48 months of closing
As you may recall, the bids were to be scored and evaluated by both the City and a community stakeholder group. Since only one bid was received and it fulfills the requirements of the bid package, review and evaluation by community stakeholders is not necessary. Before moving forward with redevelopment, the bidder will hold a community meeting to discuss their redevelopment plans with Western and Carleton Avenue property owners and any interested parties.
As we get closer to bringing forward the formal request to sell the properties for redevelopment to City Council, we will provide the community with an update and the date of the planned Council action.
This sale does not include 2209/2211 Western Avenue or 2217/2219 Western Avenue. These properties were purchased with FEMA grant funding and have already been cleared of structures. They will never be permitted to have permanent structures on them per FEMA regulations. It is possible these two properties could be used as extensions of the yards of the adjacent properties in the future through an agreement with the City. At this time, the City regularly maintains these properties.
Design Standards and Guidelines
For additional information regarding this project, contact Project Manager Jennifer Dyke with the City of Fort Worth at 817-392-2714 or Jennifer.Dyke@fortworthtexas.gov.
Location
2300 Carleton Avenue, Fort Worth 76107 View Map
32.7375768,-97.3854661
2300 Carleton Avenue ,
Fort Worth 76107
2300 Carleton Avenue ,
Fort Worth 76107
Central Arlington Heights Property Acquisition & Drainage Improvements