Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa

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Florida Public Officials Design Institute at
Abacoa

• Design Institute Report
• Revisiting Congress Avenue and Military Trail

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Process

• Mayor asked to select areas in City that need
  master planning chose Four Corners (Military
  and Atlantic) and Office Depot campus
• Background and Analysis conducted by City and
  Design Institute staff
• Design experts visited sites
• Mayor participated in planning sessions with
  design experts and other public officials
• Team suggested ideas and developed design
  solutions

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Process
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Project One Four Corners (Site Description)
Aging shopping centers located at intersections
of Atlantic Avenue and Military Trail. NW
corner least distressed of the four corners.
Anchored by bank, Winn Dixie, Office Depot retail
store NE corner - anchored by Publix and
bank center of strip mall anchored by Big Lots
store along with low-end retail and service
businesses. SE corner - anchored by gas
station Center of the strip mall contains older
low-end retail and service businesses, including
a large 99 store. SW corner - anchored by gas
station with Burger King and small retail stores
and restaurants lining south and west bound
roads.
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The Four Corners Site
Big Lots
World Gym
Office Depot
Former Drug Store
Bealls
Movie Theatre
Winn Dixie
Publix
Eckerd
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Four Corners -- Key Issues
1) Need big idea plan make land use changes,
encourage redevelopment through zoning incentives
(the City should be a player in developing the
market) 2) Focus on "weakest link" (southeastern
corner) first. 3) Encourage infill development
for remaining parcels.
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Four Corners Recommended Actions

• 1) Create a master plan with unifying design
  guidelines and codes that dictate the uses,
  connectivity, and design.
• 2) Establish zoning and development incentives
  for mixed uses, including density incentives for
  workforce housing--establish new zoning category
  with a set of density incentives.
• 3) Determine a separate identity for each
  quadrant, but unified through the public
  realm/design.
• 4) Pursue incremental development strategy

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Four Corners Concept Plan
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Four Corners Concept Plan
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Project Two Office Depot Site (Description)
Located west of South Congress Avenue and south
of Old Germantown Road. Three mid-rise, Class A
office buildings combine to form the contiguous
45.5 acre Office Depot Site. Completed in 1980
and 1983, the site functions as the headquarters
for Office Depot. Contains approximately 566,640
rentable square feet and 2154 surface parking
spaces.
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Office Depot Site
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Office Depot -- Key Issues

• Prepare a concept plan for addressing Office
  Depot site and city objectives.
• 2) Create a Corridor develop concept and plan.
• 3) Implement a Corridor Plan, with emphasis on
  zoning and streetscape.

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Office Depot -- Recommended Actions

• Complete a vision plan for both the site and the
  corridor.
• 2) Develop new zoning ordinances for the
  corridor.
• 3) Define incentives for owner/developer.
• 4) Adopt a Transit Oriented Development/mixed use
  ordinance that provides flexibility for a range
  of investors.
• 5) Redesign the corridor as a boulevard, creating
  a prestigious corporate address.
• 6) Make gateway/regional connections (city does
  public right of way improvements).

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Office Depot Concept Plan
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Office Depot Concept Plan
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Design Institute Graduates