HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-01-2016 Port Arthur Downtown Plan PresentationF EBRUARY 1 , 2016
PROJECT OVERVIEW
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Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
P LAN C OMPONENTS
•Market Analysis
•Economic Development Incentives
•Drainage, Water/Wastewater Master Plan
•Short-Term Work Program
•Downtown Plan and Vision
M ARKET A NALYSIS
Residential Opportunity
•67 single family homes
•168 units of multifamily
Retail Market Conditions
•Small opportunity to support retail
space
Industrial and Office Market
Conditions
•Downtown could support newer
office space or infill commercial in
adaptive reuse of existing
buildings.
E CONOMIC D EVELOPMENT I NCENTIVES
•SWOT of Port Arthur’s
Retail Attraction
Incentives
•Recommendations for
Sales Tax and Economic
Development Incentives
•Mode Incentives
Guidelines
S TORMWATER - E XISTING C ONDITIONS
S TORMWATER - R ECOMMENDATIONS
W ATER AND W ASTEWATER –E XISTING
W ATER AND W ASTEWATER -R ECOMMENDATIONS
MASTER PLAN
M ASTER P LAN
C ATALYST P ROJECTS
C ENTRAL B USINESS D ISTRICT
Program Estimate:
+/-30,000 SF Mixed Office
+/-4,000 SF Retail
0.70 Acre Park
New Surface Parking
C ENTRAL B USINESS D ISTRICT
C ENTRAL B USINESS D ISTRICT E XPANSION
M IXED R ESIDENTIAL N EIGHBORHOOD C ENTER
Program Estimate:
+/-16 Townhome Units
+/-100 MF Units
2.25 Acre Park
M IXED R ESIDENTIAL N EIGHBORHOOD C ENTER
S TILWELL B OULEVARD T OWNHOMES
Program Estimate:
+/-75 Townhome Units
S TILWELL B OULEVARD T OWNHOMES
S TILWELL B OULEVARD T OWNHOMES
S HORT-T ERM W ORK P ROGRAM
K EYS TO P ORT A RTHUR’S D OWNTOWN S UCCESS
1.Realize That Image Is Everything in Downtown
Development
2.Monitor Surrounding Neighborhoods
3.Maintain an Active Daytime Population
4.Secure a Residential Population Base
5.Cultivate Functional Diversity of Land Uses
6.Develop Catalytic Projects
7.Nurture Quality of Place
8.Find Your Champion
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS