Older adult residents of North Texas soon will have a novel new housing option in a “pocket neighborhood” being developed near Fort Worth.
The cottage-style homes will range from 800 to 1,200 square feet and are designed to offer residents 55 and older an affordable housing option that’s preferable to apartment living, Shannon Arnold, a developer for the firm Kara Casa, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Her firm is building 48 houses on six acres, divided into a series of community pods that open into communal parks, gardens and lawns.
Cardinal Kennedale homes will sell for around $185,000, significantly less than the median home price of $269,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth in early 2020, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Pocket neighborhoods have gained popularity around the country, with the movement starting in the Pacific Northwest and finding its way to Texas in recent years. Grant Warner, an architect for the project, told the news outlet that the plan addresses the region’s growing senior population, which often struggles to find affordable housing.
“The housing crisis for this has been upon us for a while, but unfortunately we just haven’t been able to meet that demand largely because of cost,” Warner said.
