KingSoutel Crossing Community Redevelopment Area

Districts for Redevelopment

New Kings Road District (US1) is a major gateway into the city’s downtown and will continue to maintain a strong commercial environment.  A large catalyst or placemaking project is not recommended for this area unless assemblage of 25 acres or more can be accomplished.  The plan proposes gateway, landscaping/irrigation, wayfinding, sidewalks and lighting improvements. 

Soutel Place District is a pedestrian oriented commercial area with a mix of shops, entertainment, civic and recreational uses and housing. Soutel Drive is envisioned to have a neighborhood town square atmosphere.  This district contains two sites for large catalyst/placemaking projects: Soutel Place Center (28 acre project located on Lonnie Miller Park) and Kings Crossing Center (48 acre project located at the northwest quadrant of New Kings Road and Soutel Drive).  Smaller vacant sites are also identified for small redevelopment projects and several existing buildings are identified as rehabilitation projects. 

Old Kings Road District is rural in nature providing the setting for low density workforce housing, which could address employee needs among surrounding industrial uses.  The plan proposes gateway, landscaping/irrigation, wayfinding, sidewalks and lighting improvements. 

Pritchard Road District is the setting for future industrial development because of greater highway access and large available sites.  The plan contemplates interchange improvements to further growth in the area and a “placemaking project.”  A 52-acre site, located at Pritchard and Imeson roads and described as the Pritchard Center, is a portion of a preapproved PUD.  The PUD allows for a shopping center, out-parcels, and a big box anchor.  The plan proposes gateway, landscaping/irrigation, wayfinding, sidewalks and lighting improvements. 
 

Objectives of the Plan

There are seven main objectives in the plan.

Objective 1
To focus redevelopment on the catalyst projects identified as Soutel Place Center, Kings Crossing Center, and Prichard Center.

Objective 2
To focus future corridor redevelopment on the city’s Commercial Design Standards for urban development and ensure all recommendations are pedestrian oriented, and “placemaking” design principles that are incorporated into Major Catalyst Projects, Minor Redevelopment Projects and Rehabilitation Projects.

Objective 3
To establish mandatory maintenance and appearance review for improvements to existing buildings and creating a potential façade grant program to match private investments that ensure improvements that conform to the highest standards

Objective 4
To designate all parcels within the Soutel Place District as a Brownfield Area allowing the city to clean up and regulate the area if needed, identify funding to assist in the redevelopment, promote redevelopment and encourage economic development through job creation.

Objective 5
To reassemble and replat property for non-conforming, inaccessible and vacant lots using the powers as provided to CRAs through the Florida Statutes.

Objective 6
To prioritize and phase the recommended public projects and support infrastructure costs to maximize private investment in the major catalyst projects (gateways, wayfinding, streetscapes, sidewalk connectivity).

Objective 7
To implement the recommended projects utilizing public and private partnerships and support their long term success by improving public safety and basic infrastructure. 

Click here to download a copy of the plan in its entirety. 

For more information on the KingSoutel Crossing CRA, please contact Karen Nasrallah at (904) 630-2272 or karen@coj.net.