Fort Worth Housing Solutions
A view of an artist's rendering of the Hughes House development from the corner of Rosedale Street and Amanda Avenue.
Fort Worth Housing Solutions will receive $4 million in federal funding for Hughes House Public infrastructure improvements.
The funding is part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, signed by President Biden at the end of last year.
“We are so thankful for this funding, which will lead to much-needed improvements for streets and public utilities that have been lacking for decades,” Fort Worth Housing Solutions President Mary-Margaret Lemons said in a statement. “The Choice Neighborhood transformation that is happening in historic Stop Six will bring lasting change to our community and new opportunities for our residents.”
Hughes House, which will reside in District 5 and is a phase of the Stop Six Choice Neighborhood Initiative, is a mixed-use development that will feature 162 apartments with a variety of floor plans. The development will rise at the corner of East Rosedale Street and Amanda Avenue, and will include about 7,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space ideal for neighborhood businesses.
Hughes House takes its name from famed Dunbar High School Coach Robert Hughes Sr., the winningest high school boys basketball coach in history.
“Coach Hughes’ ability to inspire and motivate young men has been recognized on a global scale,” said Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens, who serves District 5. “The accolades recognizing his contributions have their place in all forms of media, but an apartment complex named in his honor ensures thousands and thousands will see that name for decades to come and associate it with one word: Excellence.”
Representative Marc Veasey voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding legislation. The legislation includes more than $30 million in Community Project Funding that Veasey secured to directly respond to needs in North Texas.
“The investments will make a real difference in North Texas that will foster economic development, improve our infrastructure, bolster access to health care, and so much more,” Veasey said. "I am proud to have fought for funding that will make better communities across North Texas.”
In addition to Hughes House, Veasey championed funding for 14 other projects in North Texas, including these in Greater Fort Worth:
$2,250,000 for the Center for Transforming Lives’ Riverside Early Childhood Education Economic Mobility Center
$2,400,000 for the City of Arlington – Neighborhood Wi-Fi
$4,000,000 for the Hughes House Public Infrastructure Improvements
$1,439,695 for the Texas Wesleyan University for STEM education programs, including lab equipment
$4,000,000 for the Transform 1012 N. Main Street professional services and expenses for the design phase, Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant County
$750,000 for the United Way of Tarrant County — Mission United
$750,000 for the United Way of Tarrant County Workforce Development
$400,000 for the United Way of Tarrant County — Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)
$1,488,690 for the William M. McDonald YMCA Covered Outdoor Gymnasium Space