Vilano Beach is a coastal community in St. Johns County, Florida and located just across the bay from the historic City of St. Augustine. The location features the Vilano Beach Community Redevelopment Area, which has been designed to encourage redevelopment of the Vilano Beach Town Center. The Town Center became a Florida Main Street Community in 2003.

VILANO BEACHST. JOHNS COUNTY

MARKET & LOGISTICS

Airports Northeast Florida Regional Airport Jacksonville International Airport

Highways I-95, I-10, US 1, SR 16, SR 207, SR A1A

Railroads FL East Coast Railway CSX via Jaxport Norfolk Southern via Jaxport

NATIONAL RETAILER PUBLIX SUPER MARKET

COMMUNITY CENTER NORTH SHORES COMMUNITY CENTER

FUTURE EXPANSIONUNDER CONSTRUCTION: HYATT PLACE

& HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTELS

Economic Development is the number one priority of our Board of County Commissioners.

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY 24-ACRE NEIGHBORHOOD LIFESTYLE CENTER ± 4 ACRES REMAIN UNDEVELOPED

The County established the Vilano Beach Town Center Mixed Use District (VBTCMUD) in 2004. Publix Super Market opened in 2012, along with new neighborhood commercial retail stores.

Retail, restaurant and professional office space is available for lease or purchase. Mixed-use plans are underway for other property development. Hyatt Place Hotel and the Holiday Inn Express broke ground in 2019, and this new activity lays the groundwork for other exciting opportunities to follow.

One of Florida’s First Counties | Established 1821

OVERLAY DISTRICT LOCATION & FEATURES

The Vilano Beach Town Center is located south of SR A1A, along both sides of Vilano Road and Coastal Highway, between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. District features include:

COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT

St. Johns County Commission approved the Vilano Beach Town Center Overlay District to ensure quality development. The district encourages development of a mixed-use community within a town center that promotes a unique waterfront business destination. The Vilano Beach Town Center is the result of a 10-year vision, planning and implementation process between St. Johns County and the North Shores Improvement Association.

• Transfer development rights for historic buildings• Underground utilities• Zero Lot Lines• Live/work units• Pedestrian and bicycle-friendly• Shared stormwater management• Economic incentives are available on a case-by-case basis

DESIGNATION BENEFITS

Creation of the Vilano Beach Overlay District provides numerous benefits to help save valuable time and costs associated with new development. Notable aspects of this district include:

SELECT COMMERCIAL USES ALLOWED BY RIGHT The build out of the Vilano Beach Town Center Mixed-Use District should not exceed:

Hotel/Motel 30%

Residential 33% or limited to 8 units per acre

Retail Office 30%

Civic 4%

• Scenic ocean sunrises and intracoastal waterway sunsets • Nature boardwalk connecting neighborhood residents to VBTC• Public fishing pier and pavilion • Beach pavilion with interactive water feature

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Manresa Rd

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Map Prepared: 2/27/2013

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ARCHITECTURAL STYLE & INFRASTRUCTURE

The design and architectural character of the Vilano Beach Town Center has maintained and preserved some historic properties reminiscent of the Art Deco of the 1940s and Florida vernacular. Tax increment financing paid for the mutli-million dollar streetscape, which includes underground utilities and a storm water system.

VISION FOR VILANO BEACH TOWN CENTER The Vilano Beach Town Center vision is to create a place that maintains the small beach town community character through the delicate balance of old and new residential and commercial uses that will provide goods, services and places for a synergetic lifestyle center for residents and visitors alike. The community center pavilions are envisioned to be the hub for social and cultural activities and to help make these areas a lively and fun place to live and visit. To learn more, visit vilanobeachfl.com.

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Meadow Ave

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Manresa Rd

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Lawn Ave

Morgan Ave

Zamora St

Sherwood Ave

Palencia St

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Poplar Ave

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DISCLAIMER:

Map Prepared: 2/27/2013

Vilano Beach CommunityRedevelopment Area

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St. Johns County Economic Development Office | 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, FL 32084 | 904.209.0560 | www.sjcfl.us

For more information, please contact:

St. Johns County Economic Development Officeecodev@sjcfl.us | 904.209.0560

Joseph Cone, Housing & Community Services Managerjcone@sjcfl.us | 904.827.6898