Fort Worth TIF District No. 4 · Est. 1997

The Southside Renaissance

How a single tax increment financing district transformed 1,400 acres of Fort Worth into one of Texas's most dynamic urban neighborhoods — and why the story is far from over.

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$1B+

Taxable value by 2024

350%

Value growth since 1997

39K

Medical district jobs

2031

TIF extended through

TIF #4 Est. 1997 ~1,400 acres Medical Innovation District 39,000 jobs Magnolia Village Complete streets

Chapter 01 · Origin

A district born from neglect

In 1997, Fort Worth's Near Southside was a patchwork of vacant lots, underperforming commercial strips, and aging warehouses — just blocks from the city's gleaming downtown skyline.

City Council created Tax Increment Financing District No. 4 that year, seeding a public-private engine for reinvestment.

$229.7M

Total taxable value when the TIF was created

TIF #4 Est. 1997 ~1,400 acres

Chapter 02 · Healthcare

A medical powerhouse expands

The Near Southside is home to Fort Worth's major hospital campuses, forming the second-largest employment center in the city.

As of 2024, every major health system in Fort Worth is simultaneously undergoing a major expansion, driven by the region's population growth.

$4.2B

Annual economic impact of healthcare facilities

Medical Innovation District 39,000 jobs

Chapter 03 · Street life

Magnolia Ave — the heartbeat

West Magnolia Avenue is the cultural spine of the Near Southside. Local restaurants, bars, boutiques, and creative studios pack into a stretch of early-20th-century buildings rehabilitated over three decades.

In 2014, Rosedale Street was retrofitted from a six-lane arterial into a four-lane complete street — a template for the district's pedestrian-first philosophy.

Magnolia Village Complete streets

The Southside story continues

With major hospital expansions underway, new housing coming online, and a vibrant arts and food scene, the next chapter is just beginning.

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