by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report
December 28, 2025
ONM Living has started leasing for nearly 850 cottage-style homes for rent in Fort Worth, Anna and Lavon.
“With sticky interest rates, dynamic renter expectations and continued population growth, many North Texans are increasingly turning to new ways to enjoy the single-family lifestyle,” said Ty Robinson, president of ONM Living.
In Tarrant County, the Cottages at Deer Creek community, located less than a mile from Interstate 35 in south Fort Worth at 1127 Eloise Drive, includes 378 homes.
As of early 2025, Fort Worth led the North Texas region with more than 1,800 build-to-rent units in the pipeline, accounting for nearly one-eighth of the state’s approximately 22,000 build-to-rent units on tap and more than one-fifth of those planned for Dallas-Fort Worth.
All three ONM Living communities feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom homes ranging from approximately 350 square feet to nearly 1,400 square feet with rents averaging roughly $1,700 per month.
Amenities at each development include community-wide Wi-Fi, a fitness center, a resort-style swimming pool, pickleball courts, an outdoor gaming area and grilling station, game room, a dog park and walking trails.
ONM Living developed the three projects in partnership with its sister company, Jabez Development. The company plans to deliver almost 700 new rental homes across all three communities before the end of the year, and an additional 760 rental homes in 2026 across four other North Texas ONM Living communities.
Since its founding in 2019, ONM Living’s portfolio has grown to include nearly 2,000 homes representing more than $450 million in capital across 13 communities in North Texas and Houston.
Build-to-rent homes share of all single-family construction has slightly decreased recently, according to a September report from Arbor Realty Trust.
Over the year ending in the second quarter of 2025, build-to-rent homes accounted for 7.2% of all single-family construction starts — down from 8.4% during the prior quarter and 9% in the third quarter of 2024.
The report says trends continue to support the growth of build-to-rent homes. The median U.S. household needs to devote 43% of its income to housing payments to buy a home, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. With demand up, the occupancy rate for build-to-rent homes edged higher in the second quarter, according to the report.
Systems integrator partnership
Fort Worth-based Advanced Intralogistics, a technology solution provider and systems integrator, and AlphaOne Robotics, an advanced robotics and automation company, have announced a strategic business relationship to modernize inbound receiving and trailer unloading across North America.
The partnership is focused on the deployment of AlphaOne Robotics Sigma Unloader. Advanced Intralogistics will serve as a preferred integrator for the Sigma Unloader with engineered layouts, conveyor and palletizer integration, and Advanced Intralogistics’s full aftermarket service suite.
Trademark in Celina
Old Celina and G-Man Development are pleased to announce they have partnered with Fort Worth-based Trademark Property Co. and Terry Montesi to lead the development of their 150-acre, master-planned Shawnee Trail project in Celina.
Vari sells one VariSpace location
Vari has sold its VariSpace Las Colinas location so it can further invest in its existing locations in Southlake and Coppell and accelerate future investments in its workplace products and service business. VariSpace provides fully furnished, flexible, and customizable office campuses with amenities for enterprise tenants.
“This sale unlocks new opportunities to innovate faster, scale our VariSpace footprint, and continue leading the future of work from right here in North Texas,” Jason McCann, co-founder and CEO of Vari, said in a news release.
Cushman and Wakefield served as Vari’s broker partners in completing thistransaction.
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