Fort Worth foodies and fanatics must wait a little longer before they make opening day plans.
The major Asian grocer鈥檚 opening in Haltom City now likely is pushed back to the spring, City Manager Rex Phelps said. Local officials had expected to open in early 2026.
鈥淭here are some delays associated with opening stores,鈥� said Phelps, who received an update from H Mart executives in mid-October when they opened a store in Dallas鈥� Koreatown. The Haltom City location is under construction at the southeast corner of North Beach Street and Loop 820.
鈥淚t takes a while. It鈥檒l be a matter of months before it gets open. We do predict it鈥檚 going to be sometime in the spring of 2026.鈥�
In the meantime, the rest of the 195,911-square-foot shopping center that will house H Mart and more than 40 specialty restaurants, retailers and other tenants, is nearly 100% leased, city officials said.
An estimated 23,549 square feet is still available, city spokesperson Nicholas Ballard said.
Some tenants are expected to open ahead of H Mart, said Robert Briggs, the city鈥檚 economic development director. McDonald鈥檚 became the first business to open in the center in late-October. Crews doing finish-out for Cajun seafood restaurant chain were at work last week.
The center鈥檚 restaurants will serve Korean barbecue, sushi, Vietnamese, Thai, Mexican and American food. A spot for Japanese cheesecake is also expected.
Retailers will include , a Japanese chain that sells snacks, beauty items, kitchenware, home goods, stationery and toys.
H Mart鈥檚 opening schedule has been something of a mystery. The company has declined all requests for interviews by the Report since coming to Tarrant first broke.
H Mart has 89 stores nationally and eight in Texas. Its Haltom City store is 42,500 square feet and part of a 50-acre development that includes the shopping center and light industrial development.
Its stores are a favorite of foodies for their diversity of offerings. Products run the gamut from Asian foods to staples such as produce, dairy, meats, poultry, baked goods and 鈥渇ish so fresh, it鈥檚 alive!鈥�
More development continues around the H Mart, some on the books before the store plans were announced, and others drawn by the shopping center鈥檚 impending arrival.
A number of tracts in and around the 820-North Beach-Haltom Road corridor are under construction.
, a bar and entertainment venue, is about 60% complete, with opening expected in spring or summer, Phelps said.
Three Marriott name-plated hotels are in the works in the corridor, Phelps said. A complex near the H Mart center is nearing completion as well.
鈥淭his whole corridor is going to be a place where people come to live, come to visit, come to work,鈥� Phelps said. 鈥淎ll cities want regional-type draws that bring people to your city.鈥�
Haltom City鈥檚 continued development has strengthened sales tax collections. Revenue now comprises 41% sales tax and 38% property tax, which has also done well, city officials said.
Scott Nishimura is a senior editor for the Documenters program at the Fort Worth Report. Reach him at scott.nishimura@fortworthreport.org.At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy.
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