The First Street Village Planned Unit Development (PUD) was approved on June 19, 2006, by Ordinance No. 3331, with a completion date of June 19, 2011. Ordinance No. 3331 allowed construction in three (3) phases of three hundred forty-eight (348) multi-family residential units and one hundred thirty-nine thousand nine hundred twenty-two (139,922) square feet of office and retail space, including an approximate thirty-nine thousand (39,000) square foot grocery store development, all on a total of 12.34 +/- acres.

On January 4, 2010 by Ordinance No. 3536, the PUD was extended 2 years under the guidelines of Senate Bill 360 extending the completion date to June 19, 2013.

On July 15, 2013, by Ordinance No. 3673, the completion date for construction was extended seven (7) years to June 19, 2020.

The grocery store and 4 multi-family units were completed leaving 343 multi-family units approved for the vacant parcel. To date, 77,925 square feet of the approved 139,922 square feet has been constructed leaving 61,997 square feet of office and retail space approved for the vacant area parcel. 

The breakdown for the completed portion is as follows:

Commercial linear buildings at 2023 Altamont:           17,104 square feet

Publix Grocery Store:                                                   47,538 square feet

Commercial linear buildings adjacent to Publix:          13,283 square feet

Total:                                                                            77,925 square feet

Stacy Hewitt, AICP, agent, is requesting an amendment to the City Walk PUD, formerly known as the First Street Village PUD, for Phases Two and Three. Phase One of the First Street Village PUD includes the 4.47 acres +/- parcel, now addressed as 2160 McGregor Boulevard, 2023 and 2059 Altamont Avenue, and 2165 West First Street,  was developed with a 47,538 sq. ft. Publix grocery store, 17,104 sq. ft. of retail in the liner building adjacent to Publix, 30,387 sq. ft. of retail in liner buildings on Altamont Street, and 4 townhomes.

The amendment proposes a new name for the remaining 7.87 acre +/- parcel to be known as City Walk PUD, located at 2250 McGregor Boulevard, and proposes a development of up to three hundred twenty (320) multi-family and townhouse residences, a maximum of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of office and retail space, and up to 130 hotel room development. The City Walk PUD will be developed in three phases.

The combined development total of the existing First Street Village Phase One and the amendment known as City Walk PUD will be a maximum of 324 residences with a height up to four (4) stories, with a five (5) story amenity center, a maximum of 108,000 square feet of office and retail space and a hotel with a maximum height of five (5) stories containing a maximum of 130 hotel rooms.

Planning Board Recommendation:

The Planning Board, at its regular meeting and advertised public hearing on March 6, 2019, considered the request to amend the City Walk PUD. The Planning Board found the  PUD  amendment consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Code and voted 7-0 to recommend City Council APPROVE the request per the staff recommendation of approval.