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The Apex at Edgewater
Location: Lockhart, Florida
Program: Housing, Shops, and Plaza
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This site resides in the center of the Lockhart overlay district, serving as the heart of Lockhart. The site is characterized by low-density single family housing and heavy industrial use as it is currently home to several warehouses and a steel mill. Once home to a thriving lumber, steel and crate production industry the heart will revive itself to once again serve as a central location for entrepreneurs and young apprentices to hone their skills and showcase up and coming businesses to their neighbors through avenues such as a food hall, a brewery, food trucks, shops, event spaces, a community center, and a community garden. The existing parcels are revitilized by community and commercial driven connections to encourage activity in the central point of Lockhart. Over 120 families have a home in the affordable housing apartment complex, densifying and raising housing on site and creating space for residents and the surrounding community to spend time and be active.
At the Apex on Edgewater design drivers such as diverse housing, housing density, wellness and active living, and community empowerment are prioritized throughout the complex. In a site with low-density, single family housing, a multi-family complex now resides on half of the footprint and provides housing for four times as many families, allowing additional space for amenities, programs, and the community to gather. Outside the apartments is a complex with a food hall, brewery, food trucks, courtyard, shops, and a dog bar and park. These are situated so that visitors are encouraged to walk around the complex and enjoy all there is to offer.
Food trucks gather around the courtyard where visitors can eat and peruse, with a permanent structure offered for indoor space, restroooms, and rotating vendors.
At the food hall, visitors are encouraged to visit each building and experience a new cuisine within its walls.
The community can enter the complex from the sidewalk, leading them straight into the shops and food hall, with the brewery and dog park close behind.
