Trader Joe’s is planned at 9052 North City Drive in Fort Worth, where a new state filing outlines a $900,000 interior buildout of a 12,500-square-foot grocery store. Construction is listed from December 1, 2026, through June 1, 2027. The completion date is a construction estimate, not a confirmed opening date.
Registered as TABS2027000806 with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the project names BMF + Associates as the design firm. Although the filing’s work category says new construction, its description specifically covers an interior grocery-store buildout.
Trader Joe’s brings another reason to visit North City
North City is developing a mix of shopping, dining, entertainment and places to live in north Fort Worth. Its official entertainment directory lists Andretti Indoor Karting & Games and Pickle City USA, while its shopping directory includes Living Spaces, Lovesac and Sleep Number.
A grocery store adds a practical stop to that mix. For nearby residents, it offers a reason to visit between nights out and weekend activities. For Trader Joe’s fans, the attraction may be much more specific: a favorite frozen dinner, a snack worth stocking up on, or something unfamiliar that earns a place in the cart.
The new filing supplies a construction schedule and a specific street address for the planned store. North City’s current shopping directory does not yet list Trader Joe’s, so the named state registration is the basis for this project update.
From Pasadena to a cart full of discoveries
Trader Joe’s traces its beginning to a store on Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California, in 1967. The company’s official history identifies that original neighborhood store as the starting point for the grocery chain.
The experience today invites a combination of routine and curiosity. Customers can arrive with dinner in mind and leave with an extra dessert or a new snack to try. A familiar favorite can anchor the trip, while a different flavor or seasonal find changes the shopping list.
Trader Joe’s favorites worth knowing
The company’s annual Customer Choice Awards offer a starting point for newcomers. In the 2026 results, Steamed Pork & Ginger Soup Dumplings earned the overall favorite title. Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice won the lunch and dinner category, while hash browns took the breakfast category.
Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches were the favorite sweet treat. Together, those selections suggest a shopping list that could cover breakfast, dinner and dessert without leaving the freezer section. Food & Wine’s roundup of the 2026 results details the customer picks.
Those are examples of established customer favorites, rather than a promise about the future Fort Worth store’s inventory. The North City opening assortment has not been announced in the sources reviewed.
For now, the news is the planned North City buildout. The food gives shoppers something to look forward to—and plenty of opinions about what should go into that first cart.