Vacant for decades, City of Fort Worth inspects T&P Warehouse as its owner plans redevelopment

The Texas & Pacific Warehouse has remained vacant since it was bought in 1998. Its owner told WFAA she hopes to move forward on development plans in 6 to 8 months.

[@jeffreymartin6369]

Gorgeous building, I have wondered why it hasn’t been turned into homes. ❤ look at that roof! Imagine a pool and patios with those views! Spacious condos on upper floors light retail below. I too have long wondered why it sat empty.

[@jetfool]

The Assem family likely profits nicely from leaving it to rot...the problem is our tax codes.

[@johncloptop1585]

Let's make it a prison for corrupt politicians. 😃

[@Gromble_Sir]

It's not big enough

[@aday1637]

T&P is listed on the deed to my land. It was part of one of the pieces of land they were granted for expansion in W TX. I was told the T&P name stands for Texas and Pacific railroad. Even though the railroad was taken over by another rail line at some point, it's my understanding that there exists a T&P land trust that manages all the vast amount of land they were granted along with some of their buildings. Apparently, this building was sold along the way sometime ago.

[@ronniesmith2476]

My Dad worked out of that building in the 60’s!! Love it!! But it’s time to go

[@jaylucien669]

Renovate it

[@VahidMusictx]

If they aren’t going to do anything with this building that’s fine but they should at least hire Simone to pressure was the building from time to time. It’s a good looking building and adds a traditional looks to Fort Worth. Just needs to be maintained better.

[@sallyplus4]

Low income housing, the building would become a slum crime riddled project. The art deco and other character of the building will be lost. The graffiti currently on the building defines who, what would be in control of it.

[@RAdaltonracer]

Seems someone doesn’t particularly care about the less fortunate. Only assuming all low income housing is slums.

[@3ppcli]

I remember this building from the movie Patriot Day.

[@danielmorse4213]

Make it condos and small industry

[@2bullcrap]

Like Austin or...San Francisco

[@sarahsmthrox]

Make that money. While locals are going broke.

[@braydenbledsoe3252]

Just buy the building then.

[@cljoe35]

Just find another building, bud. Its not gonna happen. The building is too old and ready to collapse. Its not safe.

[@user-ln7of9gs4s]

90 years ago, it’s just too much effort. I agree. Build modern. Some times it’s just not worth it.

[@MatthewYoink]

Eh, I get people want to make it a homeless shelter, and we see under I-35 how that’s gonna look; I understand making it condos because people would maybe wanna live there, but for the price of 300k-$1.5 mil a condo, who’d want to spend that kind of money with that kind of traffic? Maybe these transplants. I’m not a business genius, but I’d hold out until somebody dedicating to manufacturing in America wanted to lease or work there. It is a warehouse after all and we need to produce more as a country, so why not make it a historical site that still sees work and maintain the art and design… all of them sound like long shots so I don’t see anything getting done.

[@juliangarcia2010]

🤷🏻That building should be on the National Registry Of Historic Places.

[@user-ln7of9gs4s]

It’s old, no one should be forced to place their house or building on a Registry because it’s old.

[@lantlavoer6653]

Demolish. Times have changed. It doesn’t fit the new way of life.

[@gooserich3970]

Tear it down… sell the bricks… start over…

[@rh81454]

convert it into a Singaporean style public housing units

[@Karibbean]

It's not the finest artwork. Stop saying this just because you heard it before. It's not historic. Move on! Bulldoze!

[@donaldjackson4456]

Homeless could live there