State Filing Details $500 Million Manufacturing Project Near Alliance
State Filing Details $500 Million Manufacturing Project at Alliance Site Named Project Jay – Carrier
There’s a big manufacturing project on the radar in north Fort Worth, and a new state filing gives us a closer look at what’s planned for an existing industrial building near Alliance.
The project, listed as Project Jay – Carrier, was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) on October 14. The filing identifies the facility as Hillwood Alliance Westport 12 at 1501 Distribution Drive in Fort Worth, in Denton County, and lists an estimated project cost of $500 million.
The project name includes Carrier, and Fort Worth officials previously identified Carrier Corporation as the company the city was working to attract to the site. However, the state filing alone does not confirm the facility’s final occupant.
So, what exactly is planned for the building?
What’s planned?
According to the state filing, the project involves selective demolition and upgrades to approximately 600,000 square feet of the existing 1.2-million-square-foot facility.
The planned work includes:
- New office space
- Mezzanines and stairs
- An elevator
- Building-envelope improvements
- Infrastructure to support three manufacturing lines
The project is listed as privately funded. The filing gives December 1, 2026, as the anticipated construction start date, with completion projected for September 1, 2027.
The current status is listed as “Project Registered.” That documents the project details submitted to the state, but it does not confirm that construction has begun.
How does this connect to Carrier?
This filing follows Fort Worth’s earlier efforts to bring Carrier to the area.
During an August 25 economic development presentation, city officials discussed a proposed advanced manufacturing facility with an estimated investment of $433.8 million. That proposal included $397.8 million in equipment and $36 million in real-property construction.
The city’s proposal also projected at least 495 full-time jobs by the end of 2029, with minimum average salaries of $75,000. Those figures were part of the earlier proposal, not guarantees of the project’s eventual investment or hiring.
On September 15, Fort Worth City Council considered an item proposing a seven-year tax-abatement agreement with Carrier Corporation or an affiliate for an advanced manufacturing facility at the same address. The agenda also included designating a tax-abatement reinvestment zone and nominating the project for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program.
There’s one detail worth keeping straight: the earlier city proposal cited $433.8 million, while the new state filing lists an estimated project cost of $500 million. The records reviewed do not explain the difference, so the two figures should not be treated as interchangeable.
Why data center cooling is part of the story
This isn’t just about adding another manufacturing operation to North Fort Worth. Carrier was looking at the proposed facility as a way to meet growing demand for cooling systems used in data centers, which need substantial cooling capacity to keep servers and other equipment operating.
In August, the Dallas Business Journal reported that Carrier was considering Fort Worth alongside locations in other states for the proposed plant. The company was looking at producing air-cooled and water-cooled chillers for data centers. If Fort Worth secured the project, the city’s proposal projected at least 495 full-time jobs by the end of 2029, with minimum average salaries of $75,000. Those jobs were part of the earlier proposal, not a guarantee of the final hiring total.
The new state filing adds more detail about the planned work at the Alliance-area building, but it doesn’t identify the products that will be manufactured there. So while the earlier reporting gives us a good idea of what the company was considering, we should leave room for details to be confirmed.
What we know — and what’s still unknown
The state filing lays out plans for a substantial renovation at the Alliance Westport 12 facility, including infrastructure for three manufacturing lines. The project name references Carrier, and the city’s earlier proposal connects Carrier to the same location.
What will be manufactured there? The state filing doesn’t say. It also doesn’t confirm the final occupant, the final investment amount or a completed hiring commitment.
For the Alliance area and surrounding North Texas communities, this is a project worth keeping an eye on as the proposed construction dates get closer and more details become available.
We’ll keep watching for updates.
Sources and Further Reading
- Dallas Business Journal: Carrier eyes DFW for $433 million manufacturing plant as data center business booms
- City of Fort Worth: Public Notice — Consideration of Tax Abatement Agreement
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
