"RE-SET" THE ECONOMIC BASE

RE-SETthe Economic Base

The vision for the Fort Pierce Redevelopment Area includes connecting neighborhoods to jobs downtown, and along the waterfront and connecting neighborhoods to businesses, galleries, restaurants and boutiques, Beachside, in Lincoln Park and the Peacock Arts District through multi-modal streetscape improvements. The FPRA will support the development and growth of local businesses, entrepreneurs and small businesses within the Redevelopment Area through public infrastructure investments and programming.

The “Re-Set” of the Fort Pierce Redevelopment Area’s economic base will include the industrial component of the reactivated Port and Wharf areas (Derecktor Fort Pierce), complemented with a growing citywide tourism and cultural/hospitality related business component (HD King Site) and a burgeoning local small business and professional services component in the downtown and Peacock Arts District.

"Re-Setting" the Economic Base

Numerous opportunities for strategic development abound in Fort Pierce. Vacant lots predominate, especially north of Moore's Creek. Prioritizing the development of these sites can serve as catalytic elements within the community, spurring new growth beyond the original developments to the surrounding areas. Closer to the waterfront, expansive plots stand ripe for development, allowing for the downtown area to grow alongside the neighborhoods.

ANASTASIA HALL Model Block

OVERVIEW

Celebrating the existing to reveal the new is at the foundation of growth in Fort Pierce. Here, at the corner of 10th and Orange Avenue, stands a testament to the architectural history and story of the community. This aesthetic history must be preserved and respected.

Additional commercial structures are proposed, pushed to the front setback to better engage the street while setting new development apart from historic, adding weight and gravity to the existing architecture.

The large block is further broken up by introducing residences in the northern portion of the block. Elongated lots allow for increased residential density while increasing housing options for residents. These homes also serve as a ‘soft transition’ into the existing neighborhoods, incrementally reducing development intensity from commercial to multifamily to single family home.

Lack of development creates large, vacant, dust and sand pits. N 10th Street

EXISTING

On street parking is available for future businesses. Orange Avenue

Long lots and extended residences added, with offset from existing structures.

Scale of existing Anastasia Hall ‘respected’ and unmatched, to allow emphasis on the existing architectural character. N 10th Street

PROPOSED

One and two story commercial oriented towards the street and immediate side street intersection, with parking behind the buildings. Orange Avenue N 9 th Street

Lack of urban character.

N 9 th Street Increased residential density will encourage more commercial growth on the nearby streets.