Fort Worth Housing Solutions gets fed go-ahead to reassign Butler Place rent assistance
The federal government has approved Fort Worth Housing Solutions’ application to convert 179 units of rental assistance previously assigned to Butler Place.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development assistance will now be held in a pool for use in future projects across the city. The government’s approval lets Housing Solutions move on to the next stage of planning the redevelopment of Butler Place — the historic 42-acre former public housing site near downtown, bounded by Interstate 35W, Interstate 30 and U.S. 287 — into what it expects will be a mixed-use site.
This “leads the way for us to move forward with looking at the next life of Butler,” Mary-Margaret Lemons, Housing Solutions president, said at the agency’s Sept. 25 board meeting, where it announced the news.
Housing Solutions plans to submit an application to HUD in October to convert assistance to the scattered properties remaining in their dedicated public housing portfolio. They hope the application will be approved by the first quarter of 2026, which would end FWHS’ involvement in traditional public housing.
News from other locations:
- The grand opening celebration for Hughes House, 4830 E. Rosedale St., is 1 p.m. Oct. 7.
- Leasing has started for Inspire Homes at Bonds Ranch.
- Babers Manor in Stop Six is progressing quickly after a slow start and is expected to finish in the first quarter of 2026.
- Construction for the Jefferson at Eastchase units, off of Interstate 30 between Cooks Lane and Eastchase Parkway, is also underway.
Fort Worth Housing Solutions
Documenter name: Ken Garlington
Agency: Fort Worth Housing Solutions
Date: Sept. 25, 2025
FWHS also recently completed the first six weeks of an education partnership funded by a Morris Foundation grant. During this time, over 50% of the students in the program had perfect attendance, another 25% had one absence, and no students are truant.
Last year, some of the students now in the program had more than 70 absences. FWHS contributes to this partnership by paying for some rent, utilities, transportation repairs and other items to create stable households and ensure kids can get to school.
Housing Solutions also rolled out an update of its strategic plan at the board meeting. To read more about this story, click here.
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