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$81M senior community underway First independent-living community in Roanoke to meet growing need

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Watermere on Oak will have more than 200 units. (Rendering courtesy of Integrated Real Estate Group)

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Impacts: Take a look at a new brunch spot in downtown Roanoke (Page 6)

Development: See the latest development updates in the area (Page 12)

Events: Learn more about how dads can celebrate their daughters (Page 14)

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3 HTeaO The iced tea franchise has more than 20 varieties of sweetened and unsweetened teas. • Opened Nov. 22 • 1320 N. US 377, Roanoke • www.hteao.com 4 KD Shipping Plus The family-owned shipping center offers services like packing, shipping, printing. • Opened Oct. 10 • 2041 Rufe Snow Drive, Ste. 101, Keller • www.kdshippingplus.com 5 India Bazaar The store offers South Asian groceries, including Indian spices, rice and vegetables. • Opened Nov. 21 6 KungFu Tea The drink shop makes milk teas, matchas, classic teas and slushies. • Opened Nov. 21 • 900 S. Main St., Ste. 340, Keller • www.kungfutea.com 7 Texana Bank The bank offers personalized banking services for checking, savings and loans. • Opened Nov. 24 • 1680 Keller Parkway, Keller • www.texanabank.com • 5152 Quadrant Way, Ste. 110, Fort Worth • www.indiabazaardfw.com/fortworth

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1 Elements Massage The business offers personalized therapeutic massages, aromatherapy to accompany massages and professional

2 Wabi House The restaurant menu specializes in ramen noodle dishes

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12 Joe’s Pizza & Pasta The Italian restaurant and pizzeria celebrated 30 years in business in 2025. • 837 Keller Parkway, Keller • www.joespastanpizzakeller.com 13 Soul Fire Brewing Co. The beer brand left its location within The 206 Nov. 30 and looking to reopen somewhere new. The brewery at The 206 will remain open. • 206 N. Oak St., Ste. 180, Roanoke • www.soulfirebrewing.com

Relocations

9 Viper Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Keller Elite Martial Arts rebranded as Viper Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu and moved from Alta Vista Road. • Relocated early November • 9500 Ray White Rd, Ste. 120, Keller • www.kellermma.com

In the news

15 Oak Street Cafe Located in the former Chop Shop Live, Oak Street Cafe’s menu features omelets, pancakes, sandwiches, salads and desserts. The brunch spot is adjacent to Roanoke Tavern, a dinner spot, and Roanoke Live, an evening concert venue. Oak Street Cafe is open from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. • Opened Dec. 2 • 309 S. Oak St., Ste. 110, Roanoke • www.tinyurl.com/42739378

10 Hawaiian Falls The water park will undergo $1 million in updates for rides and other attractions after it was acquired by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! • 290 W. Byron Nelson Blvd., Roanoke • www.hfalls.com/roanoke.php 11 Medical City Alliance The hospital received recognition as one of the nation’s safest hospitals.

Closings

14 Juice Junkies The juice bar sold items like cold-pressed juices, coffee, tea and açaí bowls. • Closed Oct. 13 • 251 Town Center Lane, Ste. 2109, Keller • www.juicejunkies.com

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Government

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH, PATRICIA ORTIZ & CODY THORN

Term limits could be on Fort Worth May ballot During a work session Dec. 2, Fort Worth Assistant City Attorney Gavin Midgley presented options for possible changes to the city charter that could be voted on during the May 2 election. Proposed charter changes include increasing council pay to $45,000 and mayor pay to $60,000 annually, changing terms from two years to up to four years, or staggering terms so that not all 10 seats are up for election at the same time. The deadline to call an election is Feb. 13. Diving deeper During the May 2026 election, Fort Worth will have a special election to fill the council District 10 spot currently held by Alan Blaylock. He announced in October that he would run for the Texas House District 93 seat, and the election would fill his council term through 2027. The May 1, 2027, election has all 10 council

Roanoke grants easement to TRA

Council pay snapshot in Texas The city of Fort Worth pays council members and its mayor less than other major Texas cities.

Council members

Mayor

The Trinity River Authority, which man- ages wastewater treatment plants in North Texas, requested two Roanoke properties for a temporary construction easement. Roanoke City Council approved the $47,374 land acquisition at the Nov. 25 council meeting. The details The TRA requested 0.5 acres of property located on Roanoke Road between Parish Lane and Alliance Gateway Freeway to relocate and expand a lift, or water pump, station. The TRA will pay the city of Roa- noke $46,114 for the temporary easement, per city documents. The TRA will pay an additional $1,260 for a temporary construction easement located off SH 114, per city documents.

Fort Worth $25,000 $29,000

El Paso

$45,300 $67,900

San Antonio $70,200 $87,800

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positions and the mayor’s seat on the ballot. A change in the charter could mean only five spots are up for election every four years instead of 10 every two years, Midgley said.

Increase in e-bike usage prompts new rules in Keller Keller City Council unanimously approved an amendment to add new rules for electric bicycle usage in the city during its regular council meeting Dec. 2. In a nutshell An increase in e-bike usage has created safety parks and public property have also seen damage from e-bike usage, officials said. What else?

New rules for e-bikes

Helmets required for riders 16 and under

Headphones or ear buds are banned while riding

Riders in violation of city rules will be guilty of a misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed $200. A third offense within a 12-month period will lead to the impoundment of the e-bike with written notice to the owner, according to city documents.

Can’t operate e-bike at night without front and rear lamps

Riders cannot go more than 15 mph

concerns for riders as well as motorists and pedes- trians, according to city documents. Some city

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Education

BY PATRICIA ORTIZ

NISD school hits completion milestone A Northwest ISD elementary school scheduled to open in 2026 has reached 30% completion in construction. NISD board trustees approved an encroachment agreement with the city of Fort Worth at a Nov. 11 meeting to build and maintain a storm drain, screen wall and ornamental fence near city easements. Romer Elementary School is one of multiple voter-approved facilities under construction to meet student growth in the district. It will be located at 15201 Wagon Train Trail in Haslet.

KISD OKs new election month for trustee seats Keller ISD ocials approved moving future election dates from May to November during their Nov. 20 meeting. The change passed 4-2 from the vote, with trustee Jennifer Erickson abstaining from a vote. Trustees John Birt, Chris Coker, Charles Randklev and Heather Washington voted in support of the change while trustees Randy Campbell and Chelsea Kelly voted against the change. The gist Keller ISD board members will now seek election during the November election cycle, with the next election occurring in November 2026. This change extends current trustee terms by six months to align with the November cycle. Trustees who voted for the change said Novem- ber elections have a higher voter turnout, while those against it cited the overall increased cost and

"Because we have voters from dierent municipalities, it’s not necessarily making it easier by moving [trustee elections] to November. If Fort

Worth keeps May elections, you have to [vote] twice."

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“I think the more people in the community that speak their mind and cast their vote, the better it is for the community.” CHRIS COKER, KISD PLACE 5 BOARD TRUSTEE

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Ongoing projects

Roanoke

1 Phase 2 of FM 1709 Landscape Enhancements Green Ribbon Project

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Project: Median improvements will occur along FM 1709 from Bourland Road to Pearson Lane. Improvements include adding plants, decomposed granite and mulch. Update: The project was approved at the Dec. 2 Keller City Council meeting. • Timeline: Construction will start early 2026 and last seven months • Cost: $1.02 million • Funding source: city of Keller, Texas Department of Transportation 2 Ray White Road widening improvements Project: Ray White Road will be widened to four lanes between Mirage Drive and the bridge over Bear Creek. The project includes modifying the roundabout on Ray White Road and Park Vista Boulevard. Update: The portion of the roundabout located at Wyndrook Street is closed for construction as of Dec. 1. Neighborhood traffic can enter and exit using Hillcroft Road. Bison Court will remain open to Wall Price Keller. • Timeline: expected completion by spring 2027 • Cost: $22 million Project: The work includes reconstructing the road; improving utilities and drainage; and adding parking, sidewalks, landscaping and wayfinding signage. Update: Completed work includes the installation of a new waterline from Keller Parkway to Pecan Street, regrading Bear Creek Parkway and removing existing drain pipes from Keller Parkway to Bates Street. • Timeline: expected completion by summer 2028 • Cost: $28.01 million • Funding source: city of Fort Worth 3 Elm Street reconstruction • Funding source: city of Keller, Tarrant County 4 Mount Gilead and Roanoke Road hike and bike trail connector Project: The project includes building a 10-foot sidewalk connecting Woodborough Lane to Roanoke Road. Update: A 10-foot trail from Woodborough Lane to Roanoke Road was finished and 650 feet of 6-foot

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BASSWOOD BLVD. sidewalks along Roanoke Road was added. • Timeline: August 2025-June 2026 • Cost: $703,045 • Funding source: city of Keller 5 SH 114 and Championship Parkway intersection improvements Project: The work includes adding dual left-turn lanes going northbound and southbound on Championship Parkway; constructing ADA-compliant sidewalks; and reconfiguring the travel lane on Championship Parkway. Update: The Denton County Commissioners Court awarded the project to JR West Texas Concrete on Nov. 4. • Timeline: Jan. 31, 2026-May 2026 • Cost: $5 million • Funding source: Denton County, city of Fort Worth 6 North Beach Street and Champions View Parkway traffic signal Project: A traffic light will be installed at the intersection of North Beach Street and Champions View Parkway. WESTERN CENTER BLVD.

HIGHTOWER DR. Intersection improvements include new sidewalks, crosswalks, ramps and accessible pedestrian signals. Update: The median work is 90% complete; the installation of the traffic and pedestrian signal MID CITIES BLVD. infrastructure is 80% complete; and the installation of ADA ramps, crosswalks and striping is 70% complete. • Timeline: September 2025-March 2026 • Cost: $2 million • Funding source: city of Fort Worth 7 Keller Hicks Road improvements Project: The project involves installing a three-lane undivided concrete pavement section from Park Vista Boulevard to Lauren Way. Update: The first culvert was finished in October and a second culvert will be done by January, which will open the road to one-way traffic. Storm drainage installation will begin in January and grading and paving will start around May. • Timeline: expected completion by spring 2027 • Cost: $23.94 million • Funding source: city of Fort Worth

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New developments to drive area growth There are three major projects underway or nearing completion in Keller, Roanoke and north- east Fort Worth designed to draw new residents and visitors to the area. What’s happening? Bella Casa, a new neighborhood in Keller, now has the rst fully built homes for sale, and lots are still available for purchase, sales associate Holly Henderson said. A portion of the Roanoke Sports Complex is expected to open by fall 2026. The new complex will serve as an economic driver and is expected to bring in two million visitors annually, according to previous reporting. Resia North City is a new apartment complex with two mid-rise buildings and 464 units. The apartments will have a range of amenities, Community Impact previously reported.

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1 Bella Casa subdivision Keller City Council rst approved the 31-lot plan by rezoning the land in 2023 and approved the site plan in the spring of 2024. Update: The website for American Legend Homes shows that 12 of the 31 lots have been sold. Three newly constructed homes are now available, which are priced at either $929,000 or $1.1 million and have four bedrooms with either 3.5 or 4.5 baths. 1300 Rufe Snow Drive, Keller

2 Roanoke Sports Complex A new timeline for the complex states that construction will begin by the end of December or early January, developer Dave Dickson said. Update: Construction for the rst ve baseball elds will be completed by September and the remaining three elds will be nished by February 2027, Dickson said. SH 114 and Cleveland Gibbs Road, Roanoke

3 Resia North City Plans for the $45 million complex were announced more than three years ago, according to previous reporting. At the time, construction was slated to start in March 2023. Update: The apartments are currently being constructed near US 287 and North Tarrant Parkway by the North City shopping and dining development. 8801 N. City Drive, Fort Worth

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Events

BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH

• $99 • 138 Olive St., Keller • www.saltandlight-collective.com

January

Tincture Making Learn how to extract medicinal properties from plants, select the right herbs and create personalized health- boosting remedies with a herbalist from Spring to Health Apothecary. • Jan. 3, 2 p.m. • $35 • 900 S. Main St., Ste. 355, Keller • www.bit.ly/3xha0mu Paws and Pistons Visit the Dallas-Fort Worth Car & Toy Museum and see dogs doing tricks. Guests can also view the collection of cars and bring their own dog to enjoy the event. • Jan. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Free (admission) • 2550 McMillan Parkway, Fort Worth • www.dfwcarandtoymuseum.com/dfw-car-and-toy- museum-events Paint Your Partner Date Night Paint a canvas with your partner or bestie and enjoy a full dessert bar at Salt and Light Collective. Supplies will be provided for the event. • Jan. 23, 7-9 p.m.

Peace of Mind: A Mental Health Gathering Visit Keller United Methodist Church and listen to local therapists talk about caregiver fatigue, loneliness, teen cognition and how it affects behaviors. • Jan. 24, 9 a.m.-noon • Free (admission); registration is required • 1025 Johnson Road, Keller • www.bit.ly/3K86LjB Jason Ellis: Live In Fort Worth See Jason Ellis perform a stand-up comedy act live at the Big Laugh Comedy Club in Fort Worth. • Jan. 30, 8 p.m. • $20-$30 • 604 Main St., Ste. 100, Fort Worth • www.bit.ly/3KNEwa7 Ladies Night at Shotzee’s Bar & Grill Ladies are invited to Shotzee’s Bar & Grill for live music, half-priced cocktails and other promotions. • Every Tuesday, 5-11:45 p.m. • Free (admission)

Daddy-Daughter Dances Fathers and daughters are invited to the Keller Senior Activities Center for a Paris-themed dance with refreshments. Each night will have two dances; the first dance is for daughters ages 4-7 and the second is for ages 8-12. • Jan. 30, 6 p.m., 8 p.m.; Jan. 31, 6 p.m., 8 p.m. • $20 per person • 640 Johnson Road, Keller • www.cityofkeller.com/visitors/special-events

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Community

BY GABBY BAILEY

Senior Living Guide

2025

Readers, welcome to your annual Community Impact Senior Living Guide. This time of year is usually filled with traditions and meaningful conversations. It’s also often when we begin to notice subtle changes in the well-being of our aging parents or loved ones and start thinking about how best to support them. In this year’s Senior Living Guide, we’ve put together resources to help make those next steps easier. You’ll find local senior demographics and trends for the area, along with a full guide to local senior living communities. We wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. Thank you for welcoming us into your home in 2025.

Thank you for reading our yearly Senior Living Guide! While we prepare for the beginning of 2026, we might be thinking about our families’ future, especially as parents, siblings and close friends reach an older age. In our annual Senior Living Guide, we take into account that every person’s needs are different. Our team of journalists broke down local senior living listings to best fit your loved one’s lifestyle if it’s time for a change, including cost, amenities and the type of care within each community. As 2025 comes to a close, we thank you for being a loyal reader and wish you an exciting start to the new year.

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Local senior statistics

The cities of Fort Worth and Keller experienced an increase in its 65-and-older population from 2021-23. The city of Roanoke is the only municipality in the area that saw an overall decrease in senior citizens during that time frame.

Senior population changes over time

Demographics

Keller

Roanoke

Fort Worth

Texas

Age 64 or younger

Age 65 or older

+9.69%

+7.86%

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100K

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Keller

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38,534 7,064

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Fort Worth

200

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15.18%

2021 2022 2023

842,861 98,450

25,734,798 3,905,545

SOURCE: AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Community Senior Living Guide

BY GABBY BAILEY & CODY THORN

2025

Amenities: indoor/outdoor heated pool, in-house physical therapy, salon, barber shop • 3401 Amador Drive (independent living); 9901 N. Riverside Drive (assisted living, memory care) • www.discoveryvillages.com Legend Oaks Health Care and Rehabilitation Type: skilled nursing Opened: 2016 Cost: N/A Total units: 132 Amenities: in-house therapy, skilled nursing, religious

Cost: $5,800 per month Total units: 32

Types of communities

Amenities: daily care, laundry services, in-house medical/dental appointments, social activities • 1137 Rufe Snow Drive • www.avalonmemorycare.com/location/keller Truewood by Merrill Type: assisted living, memory care Opened: N/A Cost: $4,650 per month Total units: 77 Amenities: theater, outside courtyard with turtle pond • 200 Keller Smithfield Road S. • www.merrillgardens.com Conservatory at Keller Town Center Type: independent living Opened: N/A Cost: $4,285 per month Total units : 188 Amenities: gourmet meals, on-site therapies, salon, pool, dog park • 200 Country Brook Drive • www.conservatoryatkellertowncenter.com

Independent-living communities cater to older adults with limited care needs. Most include amenities, such as fitness programs, housekeeping and communal meals. Assisted-living communities specialize in providing care and supervision. These facilities frequently offer a full range of amenities as well as limited medical assistance. Memory care facilities specialize in providing care to seniors with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive issues. Staff members are trained to help residents manage these diseases. Hospice care is intended to relieve symptoms and suffering associated with a terminal illness in those who have been given six months or less to live. The patient must choose to forgo further curative treatment. Nursing home/skilled nursing facilities provide care to those with illnesses or mental conditions requiring full- time monitoring and medical care.

services, arts and craft classes • 4240 Golden Triangle Blvd. • www.legendoaksfortworth.com The Emberly of Heritage Glen Type: assisted living, memory care

Opening: January 2026 Cost: $4,500 a month Total units: N/A Amenities: coffee bar, game room, in-house therapies • 4453 Heritage Glen Drive • www.emberlyhg.com

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Album Keller Ranch Type: independent living Opened: 2018 Cost: $1,591 a month Total units: 180 Amenities: heated pool, clubhouse, fitness center, yoga

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Affinity at Keller Type: independent living Opened: 2020 Cost: $1,539 per month Total units: 286 Amenities: pool, coffee bar, scheduled activities • 11508 Alta Vista Road • www.affinityforliving.com/keller

Harvest of Roanoke Type: assisted living, memory care Opened: 2020 Cost: $4,990 per month Total units: 88 Amenities: fitness room, movie theater, library, beauty salon/services, outdoor seating • 601 Howe Road • www.civitasseniorliving.com/harvest-of-roanoke This list is not comprehensive.

studio, art rooms, dog park • 5640 Keller Ranch Road • www.albumlife.com

Discovery Village at Alliance Town Center Type: independent living, assisted living, memory care Opened: 2019 Cost: $1,195 a month Total units: 207 independent living units

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Metroport Meals on Wheels brings joy to local seniors

Metroport Meals on Wheels oers a chance for individuals in need of food to connect with the volunteers who bring them warm meals. “The personal connection between the vol- unteers and the participants is huge,” Executive Director Mary King said. “The volunteers love it [and] the participants look forward to it.” Meals are dropped o to homes of individuals who cannot cook for themselves. Metroport Meals on Wheels also delivers meals to local senior living facilities, King said. The overview Metroport Meals on Wheels is located o US 377 in Roanoke and services people in northeast Tar- rant County, south Denton County and south Wise County, King said. Meals come from restaurant and grocery store partners such as Central Market in Southlake, Snooty Pig Cafe in Argyle and Dove Creek Cafe in Roanoke. Individuals or caregivers who need meals can call Metroport Meals on Wheels to see if they are eligible for hot meals delivered directly to their home ve days a week, King said. The impact Metroport Meals on Wheels volunteers don’t just assist seniors. The organization also provides meals for anyone who may not be able to make a meal for themselves. “A lot of people are never going to have the

luxury of living to be 60; they need help when they need it, not at some mystical age,” King said. “Looking at who gets meals; is it someone who can consistently cook and shop for themselves? If they cannot, that would be an eligibility factor. If they are chronically isolated, that would be an eligibility factor.” One participant of the program suered from terminal breast cancer and lived with her daughter who was single, King said. Metroport Meals on Wheels provided meals to the mother while her daughter was working, relieving some of their nancial burden. “[These] meals brought peace of mind for both as well as stress relief for [the daughter], allowing her to spend quality time with her dying mother,” King said. How to help Metroport Meals on Wheels is always looking for volunteers to deliver meals, King said. “Ideally, our volunteers drive one day a month,” King said. “That’s [around] 22 days a month that we have meals going out.” Volunteers pick up meals from Metroport Meals On Wheel’s restaurant partners and follow the route given to them to deliver the meals. Individu- als who are delivering meals must be 18 or older. “A lot of our volunteers have younger children and they’ll bring the younger children with them and that is wonderful,” King said. “The seniors

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generally love it.” One way Metroport Meals on Wheels funds its program is through Sadie’s, a resale store that sells furniture, clothes, books and trinkets. Sadie’s generates funds for the program by donating all proceeds from merchandise sold to Metroport Meals on Wheels’ delivered meal programs, according to its website. The shop is located at 432 US 377 in Roanoke, next door to Metroport Meals on Wheels.

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Roanoke’s rst independent living facility, which is an $81 million project, broke ground in November and is set to open in 2027 at Oak Street and Dorman Road on more than 10 acres. City ocials approved the development, called Watermere on Oak, on April 8. Amenities like a tness center, meal options and housekeeping will be available. Residents 55 and older will have an alternative to nearby senior living facilities. Denise Lamanna, a Southlake-based Realtor who works with families transitioning to senior living, said amenities are a huge draw toward these communities. “They want activities, the availability of medical care [and] pharmaceutical care,” Lamanna said. The only other senior living facility in Roanoke is for assisted living and memory care. Integrated Real Estate Group, the development company for Watermere on Oak, will also build a 30-lot subdivision and an eight-lot subdivision by the community with no age restriction.

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Looking ahead

55+ population

Roanoke’s 55-and-older population has grown over the years, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Residents eligible to live at Watermere, or those over the age of 55, make up more than 19% of Roanoke’s overall population, according to the ve-year 2023 American Community Survey, which is used to collect demographic data on people and housing in the United States. Virginia Lowe, a senior living at the Watermere location in North Richland Hills, moved from Tennessee to be closer to family in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Lowe said she was seeking a place to spend the rest of her life when she chose her apartment. “I wanted to make my own decision. … The time was right, and I totally believe that we [seniors] know when the time is right to make our choice to move,” Lowe said.

Under 54 population

55+ population

Sprinkle said Watermere on Oak is under construction on an uneven piece of land with about 40 feet of a slope. “That’s one of our specialties; nding places where a normal developer wouldn’t even consider because of the investment that would have to go into it,” he said. The location is comparable to Watermere’s North Richland Hills location. Craig Hulse, the director of economic development at North Richland Hills, said Watermere’s construction made the area more attractive for other businesses to develop nearby. “[Watermere] took a very dicult- to-develop site and they made it attractive for stimulating development around it,” Hulse said. Sprinkle said a detention pond will be constructed to assist with controlling runo and ooding, and will eventually bring in wildlife like sh and turtles. “These ponds help reduce the immediate impact of rainfall to prevent ash ooding and damages to properties and infrastructure,” Roanoke Public Works Director Shawn Wilkinson said. Construction is expected to take two years to complete.

Roanoke (2013)

Roanoke (2023)

17.2%

19.2%

1,912 8,035

Tarrant County (2013) 1,074 5,178

Tarrant County (2023)

19.6%

23.5%

362,291 1,486,132

502,307 1,633,436

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Measuring the impact

Senior housing community occupancy from Q3 2025

The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care is a Maryland-based nonprot that seeks objective insights into market data for senior housing. Head of Research and Analytics Lisa McCracken said Tarrant County already has a high demand, and the percentage of 75-year-olds is projected to grow by nearly 30% in the county over the next ve years. The Dallas area also has seen a need for more senior housing. According to the NIC, the Dallas metro ranks fourth in the nation for senior housing investment through the rst three quarters of 2025.

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National rates

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Development snapshot

SOURCE: NATIONAL INVESTMENT CENTER FOR SENIORS HOUSING AND CARECOMMUNITY IMPACT

April 2025: development approved by Roanoke City Council

November 2025: groundbreaking

Next steps

Mid-2027: expected completion of 208 apartment-style units Early 2027: expected completion of 14 single- story villa units Summer 2026: foundation and infrastructure to be completed for 8-lot subdivision and 30-lot subdivision to be handed o to a homebuilder

access plans, Josef Sprinkle with Integrated Real Estate Group said. The city of Roanoke also commissioned a study last year to assess the needs of its re department as the city grows. Economic Development Man- ager Siale Langi said the study will take new devel- opments like Watermere on Oak into account. “Fire services are involved in the plan review process to understand the number of buildings, layout of the development, building accessibility and occupancy that could assist in an emergency response,” Langi said.

While the site plan for Watermere on Oak was passed by Roanoke ocials in April, the developer and city sta are still working on an agreement about access points for emergency personnel. Roanoke Fire Chief Chris Addington asked for an access point o Lois Street when the develop- ment was approved, per previous reporting. The development currently has three access points. Addington said that without the fourth access point, the re department could face complica- tions getting to the facility, and response times might increase. There are currently no nalized

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Across the area three ZIP codes, the number of homes sold in November 2025 compared to November 2024 is down by 1.65%. Residential market data

Average home price in the last 6 months

Number of new listings

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Average days on the market

$100,000-$399,999

-14.29%

-11.43%

+33.33%

+41.67%

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<$100,000

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