CAN COCONUT CREEK CREATE A DOWNTOWN? THEY HAVE A PLAN
I have always been fascinated by all the different cities within Palm Beach and Broward Counties. I have gotten to know almost all of them through my work representing landlords and tenants. It always amazed me how one city could thrive while the neighbor could struggle and they be so different despite being next to each other. Well with all this newfound prosperity and development taking place in South Florida now, Coconut Creek has come up with an ambitious plan to create a downtown area. One where people could walk to work, shop, dine, etc. The city set aside 430 acres of land between Lyons Rd., Wiles Rd., Sample Rd. and State Rd. 7 and dubbed it Mainstreet. This actually took place in 2004 and since then the city has made progress on their plan. The lifestyle center The Promenade at Coconut Creek was built, and the Seminole Casino has been improved. A hotel was built. Now there are some major projects coming online that could accelerate the Mainstreet plan. The Midtown Residences, to be built on 441 between Lyons and Sample Rds., will feature 308 residential units in 7 buildings. The long stalled and 19 acre Village at Marbella is about to be developed. That will feature 764 residential units, a 10 story hotel and 300,000 square feet of retail and office space. It is exciting to see the city being transformed and I wish them the best with it moving forward. With all the new interest in residential development I think their time is now. Especially if they could build some affordable housing, which is getting tougher and tougher to find. As always thanks for reading and have a great day.
Coconut Creek's MainStreet moving forward
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