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Hometown News (Fort Pierce, FL)
July 13, 2007
Urban villages come to Titusville
By Darrell Johnson
Two landmarks in Titusville are set to be converted to a new concept in shopping, and people
seem to be happy about it.
Miracle City Mall, famous for its falling ceilings and collapsing drainage pipes, is about to
become an urban village, as is the land surrounding the paintball field near U.S. 1 and State Road
50.
As part of the U.S. 1 Corridor Plan, which governs land use and redevelopment along that
highway, the urban village concept is also known as new urbanism.
"Essentially, it's an area with a mix of uses such as office space and retail on the lower levels and
residences on the upper levels," said Titusville redevelopment planner Lisa Nicholas.
"It's a mixed use concept that has open space, fountains and other amenities one might find in a
small town", said senior planner Courtney Harris.
"People can live, work, shop, be entertained, all in an all-inclusive area," Ms. Nicholas said. "The
concept is really starting to appeal to folks, with gas prices going up."
Preliminary plans have been submitted for the Miracle City Mall site through the U.S. 1 Corridor
Redevelopment Agency.
"But everyone calls it the Miracle City Mall CRA," Ms. Nicholas said.
The existing mall has low occupancy, and the stormwater pipes under the parking lot are
collapsing, said city manager Mark Ryan.
The buildings will be razed and the underground infrastructure replaced, he said.
An urban village development called Riverwalk Village has been proposed for the paintball site,
Ms. Nicholas said.
Bob Kirk, owner of the property, and his partner, Roger Molitor, are awaiting a decision on
whether their $220 million 28-acre development will fly.
In question is the height of the buildings and the shape of their roofs.
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