Delightful Development Co. and Woodbine Development Co. announced today its new development located at the northeast corner of Main and 23rd Street in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. The two companies are joining forces on this $160M luxury resort fronting Main Street and 23rd Street spanning over 1,000 ft of Marine Creek frontage.
The project, situated on 3+ acres, includes 225 rooms and suites across two independently positioned luxury hotels both sharing a subterranean parking garage. The project will feature:
- Approximately 30,000 sf of open greenspace and entertainment area providing its guests access to the new Marine Creek Promenade with direct access to the low-water crossing at Lonesome Dove and connecting to Mule Alley
- A large resort style pool with cabanas overlooking Marine Creek
- Approximately 18,000 sf of meeting space including a 4,000 sf event barn and lawn and a 7,500 sf grand ballroom
- 4,500 sf rooftop meeting space and outdoor lawn overlooking the Stockyards
- A grand living room and lobby bar in each hotel with outdoor seating, firepits and entertainment
- Curated portfolio of distinct restaurants with al fresco dining
- A rooftop restaurant and bar with Stockyards, city, and sunset views
- A full service Day Spa designed for hotel guests and locals featuring with resort pool access
- Approximately 3,000 sf of highly curated and unique retail shops
“We are very proud to enter the Fort Worth market and to partner with Delightful Development on this marquee project in the historic Stockyards. The location of the resort is iconic as it sits at the gateway to the Historic District, which for the past 5 years has garnered national and international attention with visitation exceeding 10 million annual visits each year from local, regional, national and international travelers,” said Dupree Scovell, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer for Woodbine.
When it opens, the larger luxury hotel will take inspiration from the use and integration of native and natural materials, textiles, found objects and refined art found with the spirit of Americana and rooted in western history. The neighboring boutique hotel will operate at a more bespoke and intimate scale with a refined operational focus through the lens of western hospitality. Both hotels will provide distinctive lobby bars, guest rooms, and food and beverage offerings.
“Having spent the past 15 years leading the curation and renaissance of the Stockyards, I couldn’t be more excited to contribute to its on-going revival with this project.” said Craig Cavileer, Co-Founder Delightful Development.
“Few projects offer a genuine blank canvas, and fewer still come with the history and character the Stockyards bring to the table. We’re honored to help shape the next chapter of hospitality here. I have no doubt the result will be extraordinary. “ said Kayla Wilkie-Kinne, Co-Founder of Delightful Development.
The project is being developed as part of a public-private partnership with the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County-TIF #15 Groundbreaking is targeted for Fall 2027 and opening Spring 2030.
About Delightful Development Co. Fort Worth based Delightful Development Co., was co-founded by Craig Cavileer and Kayla Wilkie-Kinne in 2025 with a mission to seek out and develop unique hospitality destination properties and build on legacy brands within the state of Texas. The firm’s co-founders are best known for their past work in the historic Stockyards as Cavileer and Kinne led the Districts most significant modern redevelopment as principals in Stockyards Heritage Development Co. from 2012 to 2025. Cavileer and Kinne lead the adaptive reuse of the award-winning Mule Alley, the development of Hotel Drover — named to Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best list four consecutive years and recognized with a Michelin Key. The duo also led the relocation of RFD-TV/Cowboy Channel/Cowgirl Channel Studios and the Professional Bull Riders-PBR world headquarters to the Stockyards. Cavileer is a former partner in the Stockyards Heritage enterprise and Kinne also served as a principal at Stockyards Heritage leading the design, branding of the Hotel Drover as well as other development, hospitality, marketing and operations within the District.
About Woodbine Development Corporation Woodbine Development Corporation is a full-service real estate company with more than 50 years of development, investment, acquisition and asset management experience. Since its founding in 1973, Woodbine has been involved in more than $11 billion in commercial real estate development, including resort, mixed-use, office, residential, industrial and master-planned projects throughout the United States. The Dallas-based company offers a depth of hospitality expertise and services, including ground-up development, renovation, repositioning, asset management and ownership for full-service destinations and select-service stays for global and boutique brands alike. Its portfolio also features Woodbine Legacy Investments, an acquisition platform dedicated to the purchase and repositioning of lifestyle resorts, and Woodbine Commercial, a brokerage entity focused on industrial/office. Learn more at www.woodbinedevelopment.com.
