Village at Gateway Opening Calendar: BJ's, H-E-B, Target & What's Next
The Village at Gateway is the largest retail development Forney has ever seen, and 2026 is the year it actually fills in. If you’ve driven US-80 lately, you’ve watched the parking lots grow, the cranes rotate, and another anchor sign go up almost every month.
This is the most up-to-date opening calendar for The Village at Gateway, in order.
Already Open
Costco Fuel Station — Open since February 2025
The first piece of Gateway to come online. Cardholders can fill up at Costco prices without driving to Rowlett or Garland. Almost always the cheapest pump in Forney on any given day. Detailed write-up in our Forney gas prices guide.
Home Depot — Open since November 2025
A full-format Home Depot at Gateway. For a county adding thousands of homes a year, a local Home Depot is a quietly huge upgrade. Saves Forney homeowners weekly trips to Mesquite or Rockwall.
H-E-B — Open
The most anticipated opening at Gateway. A full-format Texas H-E-B, with everything Texans expect — Meal Simple, Mi Tienda tortillas, Texas-grown produce in season, fresh seafood, and bakery. We covered the H-E-B Forney grand opening and an H-E-B high-protein shopping list in detail.
Target — Open since July 2026
A ~148,000 sq ft full-format Target at 11520 E US Highway 80, with a CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks, Target Optical, and a Disney Store shop-in-shop. Roughly 200 team members. Full write-up in our Target Forney guide.
Ross Dress for Less — Open
A discount apparel and home anchor. Rounds out the value-retail mix — activewear and athletic shoes are the sections worth knowing about. More in our Ross Forney guide.
Burlington — Open
A ~22,000 sq ft store at 11610 E US Highway 80 — coats, baby gear, kids’, and home. See our Burlington Forney guide.
Bath & Body Works — Open
A ~4,020 sq ft store at 11620 E US Highway 80, Suite 140 — a roughly $300,000 build-out. Details in our Bath & Body Works Forney post.
James Avery Artisan Jewelry — Open since July 24, 2026
At 11620 E US Highway 80, in the same building as Bath & Body Works. This is the first DFW location to get the brand’s new “Modern Hill Country” store concept, with the formal grand opening held Saturday, August 1. Full write-up in our James Avery Forney post.
Opening 2026
BJ’s Wholesale Club (expected 2026)
The third major wholesale club in the U.S. and a first-time arrival to Kaufman County. Smaller pack sizes than Costco, accepts manufacturer coupons, members-only fuel station. Our BJ’s Forney opening preview and Costco vs. BJ’s comparison go deeper.
EVO Entertainment (expected fall 2026)
The big one. An 82,000 sq ft, $40 million venue at 1065 Cypress Hollow Drive with nine theaters (including IMAX and two EVX screens), 22 bowling lanes, a ropes course, laser tag, bumper cars, climbing walls, arcade, and a full restaurant and bar. Broke ground January 20, 2026. Full breakdown in our EVO Entertainment Forney post.
Five Below and Rack Room Shoes (expected Q3 2026)
Both are expected to open in the same wave as Ross and Burlington.
Smaller Tenants and Pad Sites
A Gateway development this size always fills in around the anchors with restaurants, banking, fast-casual food, and service businesses. Announced and expected names include Verizon, Solis Mammography, Pacific Dental Services, America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, Portillo’s, Hawaiian Bros, Costa Vida, and 151 Coffee. More outparcel tenants will be announced as construction progresses.
Why This Matters for Forney
Until very recently, Forney was a place you drove out of for almost any meaningful shopping trip. With Gateway filling in, that flips:
- A wholesale club, full-service grocery, home improvement, two general retailers, and a fuel station — all within a single signal of each other.
- Less time and fuel spent driving to Mesquite, Rockwall, Garland, or Royse City.
- A local economy that finally captures more of the dollars Forney residents earn.
For relocators looking at Forney for the first time — and there are tens of thousands of them — Gateway alone changes the answer to “where do I do my errands?” from a 25-minute drive to a 5-minute one.
How This Connects to Daily Life
Most Forney families ask the same question once Gateway is fully open: how do I tighten my routine around this?
Our take, after watching the corridor change for 25 years:
- Pick one wholesale club (see Costco vs. BJ’s) and stick with it for a year before reevaluating.
- Use H-E-B for fresh (produce, fish, prepared meals) and the wholesale club for bulk and frozen.
- Schedule errands around US-80 during off-peak hours to avoid the US-80 expansion construction.
Train Local
We’ve been at 127 E US Highway 80 in Forney for over 25 years — directly on the same corridor as Gateway. If the rest of your life is now five minutes from your house, your gym should be too. A workout that’s on your route home gets done. One that’s a 25-minute drive doesn’t.