Daytona Beach is a pretty energetic and forward-thinking place to live. Now the city commissioners want to revitalize an area around the Ocean Center, bordered on the east by the beach. The idea is to create more year-round activity in the area and attract new hotels, retail businesses, restaurants, entertainment establishments -- and tourists.
Wednesday they voted to interview professional urban design teams with successful records of waterfront development. The plan for the 60-acre area is to hire the team by August, hold public meetings in late summer, and have a plan in place by November.
According to News-Journal Online, "A master plan would also allow the city to create a pedestrian-friendly hub that connects the new developments to Main Street, the Ocean Center, the Daytona Beach Pier, the Peabody Auditorium and Daytona Lagoon. Efforts would be made to buffer residential areas within the zone, city officials said.
"'We are looking for a way to show our commitment to improve this area and show what we want to happen there,' said Reed Berger, the city's redevelopment director."
Real estate in Daytona Beach would most certainly become more attractive as the city provides entertainment and shopping areas for residents and tourists alike. It's a buyers market here, that's for sure - think about the future and give me a call.
Sherry Armstrong, Realtor
sherry@sherryarmstrong.com
www.sherryarmstrong.com
386-679-3191
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