East Stuart Charrette
Stuart, Martin County, FloridaDate:
January 2002-2004
Role & Program:
The East Stuart is a historically African American neighborhood and one of the oldest neighborhoods of the City. The Charrette looked at 112 acres that included a wide array of community uses including eighteen acres of park, a school, and thirteen churches. The goal of the Charrette was to provide a framework to facilitate development, preserve the community’s heritage, enhance livability and sense of unity, and encourage design quality.
The Citizens’ master plan calls for the following:
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- Build entry features
- Build mixed-use buildings along MLK Jr Blvd
- Redevelop the Taylor property into a Bahamian Village
- Improve connectivity
- Develop East Avenue as main street
- Landscaping, street furniture, traffic calming
- Save the McHardy building
- Renovate existing commercial buildings
- Expand the recreation center
- Redevelop the Gary Plaza
Team:
- Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
- Michael Busha, Executive Director
- Marcela Camblor, Urban Designer
- Shirley Monroe, Graphics Technician
- Urban Designers & Architects
- Steven Fett
- Dana Little
- Anthea Gianniotes
- Barry Mahaffey
- Rich McLaughlin
- Natasha Quintanilla
- Pedro Quintanilla
- Elena Romero
- Sita Singh
- Derrick Windell Smith
- A+S Architects