The transportation lines will bisect Summer Creek Station, envisioned as a mix of residential, office and roughly 250,000 sf of retail in South Fort Worth. "It's a challenge to try and design around the Southwest Parkway and new rail," says Peter M. Aberg, partner in the Dallas-based development company, "but we're very excited that the T committed to us."

Aberg tells GlobeSt.com that Legacy's partners will decide in early 2009 if they will sell sites to other developers or build on their own or joint venture partner to build out the site. In all, Legacy is holding 75 acres of developable land at the future junction of Southwest Parkway, Sycamore School Road and Summer Creek Boulevard. Toll road construction is slated to start in early 2009 and wrap up in 2011.

Legacy plans to deliver Summer Creek's phase one in 2010, keeping its project marching in step with the parkway's construction. "We believe that parkway is going to be incredibly significant. We've been investing in the area in anticipation of that," Aberg says.