SITE 2: DEPOT DRIVE

LOCATION

This property is located in Downtown Fort Pierce, adjacent to US Highway 1 and Orange Avenue in the heart of the Central Business District. South Depot Drive is perfectly located between Federal, State, County and Municipal government and judicial offices. The City’s parking garage, which offers 450 parking spaces, is conveniently located just across the street to the north, and the historic Sunrise Theatre is adjacent to the site. Just two blocks to the east is the City’s beautiful fully rebuilt City Marina. Marina Square is also home to the Saturday Farmer’s Market and Wednesday Green Market.

In 2005 and 2006 while the City was exploring opportunities for Amtrak passenger service, the City held a series of public meetings in conjunction with FDOT and the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council. During those meetings, several sites were evaluated and the South Depot Drive site was the preferred site for the Amtrak station.

PROPERTY DETAILS

South Depot Drive is a long narrow 0.86 acre parcel that gets wider on its southern end. While the City purchased this parcel in 2017 for $30,000, it is a former Flagler Development Corporation property and ideally situated on the eastern side of the FEC rail right of way. It is currently utilized for parking, however, a large portion of it is undeveloped and could hold the key to its future use. Its ingress/egress points are Orange Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and Boston Avenue. South Depot Drive is also adjacent to several large vacant parcels in the immediate vicinity.

This parcel is currently zoned C-4, Central Commercial Zoning. This zoning district is intended to serve as a primary center of commercial and institutional activity and as a readily identifiable focal point of the community and surrounding area. It is intended to be an intensively used area catering primarily to the pedestrian. This parcel is also part of the Downtown Business and Entertainment Overlay District, which recognizes the unique historic urban core of the community and location to waterfront amenities.

There are approximately 9.79 acres of vacant property within 1000 feet of this site. Complete legal descriptions, square footage and full size maps are included in the Appendix.

SITE 2: DEPOT DRIVE CONCEPTUAL

The Station and platform take advantage of the long, narrow linear configuration of the site by stretching the platform northward and connecting it to a pedestrian way that ultimately connects with the City’s parking garage. Station dropoff for automobile and bus transit is located directly to the south of the Station. Angled parking along the north platform has been given to additional transit drop-off.