9/8 thur 10:45 | abacoa- if you plan it, they will come 4
DESCRIPTION
Explore the evolution of a 16 year old new urbanist development. Topics discussed include how Abacoa was shovel ready as the center of the regional bioscience cluster for Palm Beach County, how design and planning can withstand market forces and the challenges of integrating mixed uses including specific discussion of the follies of the Town Center.TRANSCRIPT
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Jupiter, Florida
Abacoa and the Abacoa Town Center Design:
How and Why.. Implementation:
Successes and Setbacks..
Evolution: What’s next..
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Design: How and Why.. 2,000 acres of prime real estate located in
northern Palm Beach County, under single ownership
Situated between the Town of Jupiter and the city of Palm Beach Gardens
2.5 miles from local area beaches Easy access to main north/south
highways (I-95 & Turnpike) Design to be the First TND project to use
production/merchant home builders Deliver a true “TND” project with
flexibility to allow flexibility within the market.
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Abacoa aerial Photo 1993 Originally a Mecca Farms U-Pick
strawberry field Existing Conditions:
FPL main transmission lines Central Boulevard right-of-
way school out-parcels East-West drainage canals SWA transfer station
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Charrette Master Plan Key Design Elements:
FAU Northern Campus Braves/Expos Spring Training
facility Defined Mixed-Use “Town
Center” Mixed Single family and Multi
family residential neighborhoods
Public “core” golf course Neighborhood schools
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Final Master Plan 6,000 Units in residential
neighborhoods & districts 3.2M SF of retail and office use
Town Center Workplace District Community Commercial
Districts 400 acres of open green space Florida Atlantic University Cardinals and Marlins Spring
Training Facility 18 hole public golf course 3 public school sites
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DRI Master Plan State approved Regulatory
Plan (Map-H) Residential densities Non-Residential land
uses: retail, office, workplace, R&D
Open space Roadway network
Provided baseline for build-out and flexibility without the need for additional state approvals Exchange matrix
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MXD Zoning Sub-District Master Plan
Defined Public space Residential and Non-Residential
Districts Street type hierarchy Mix of unit types in each
neighborhood Setbacks and building heights Connectivity and block size
requirements
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Illustrative Master Plan Mixed Use town center
anchored by the stadium and FAU
Neighborhoods organized around central squares
Pedestrian scaled streets, blocks and districts
Neighborhood schools Greenway network of upland
preserve, water management and gopher tortoise habitat
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Implementation: Town Center Successes..
Roger Dean Stadium Florida Atlantic University Town Center Phase I and II
projects: 413 apartment units 100,000sf of retail 50,000sf of office amphitheater 16 screen/3,700 seat movie
theater 160 room hotel and
conference center
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Town Center.. A Success
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Market Forces Height of the market..
MacArthur Foundation sells 14,000 acre portfolio in Palm Beach County Flood of residential and
commercial development activity
New retail centers added to the Regional Center and the PGA corridor New movie theater opens
Bottom of the market.. Real Estate market crash
Condo market values drop dramatically
Local retail tenants close Too much space to absorb
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New Competition.. Downtown at the
Gardens Suburban retail
“lifestyle” center 16 screen movie theater
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New Competition.. Legacy Place
Retail big box center Restaurants Bookstore
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New Competition.. Midtown
Main Street retail center Restaurant Outparcels Residential
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New Competition.. Donald Ross Village
Retail center Hotel Retail Outparcels Residential
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Evolution: What’s Next.. Bioscience Cluster
Encourage more start-up companies to come to Abacoa
Office Add daytime workforce with office
tenants and small business opportunities
Retail Tenants to meet localized demand
and services Residential
Create additional critical mass within the downtown
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Bioscience Cluster Scripps Max Planck Institute for Healthy Living Additional medical research and bio-
tech start up companies
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Office Corporate tenants like G4S
60,000sf North American Headquarters
Additional Class A office tenants Start-up and Live/work offices
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Retail Local business catering to local
market Specialty restaurants Family oriented establishments
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Residential Create additional critical mass
Rental apartments in an urban environment both above shops and freestanding buildings
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Abacoa and the Abacoa Town Center.. If you plan it, they will come!