Currents
July 2019
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Trends
P
ompano is emerging from
the Great Recession’s
devastation with growth not con-
centrated in the Eastern Beach
Corridor, but westward is seeing
homes built and now the sub-
township of Isle Casino is propos-
ing a great use of its property
while promising several hundred
jobs for the city’s residents over
the next decade it will take to
develop its plans.
Traffic was the only concern
for another large mixed use proj-
ect along East Atlantic Blvd, but it
will be not break ground for two
or three years.
The traffic will be hell, but
meh, its South Florida. Mazal
Tov.
Fortunately, both develop-
ments promise residents a posi-
tive quality of life experience with
pedestrian and recreational
perks.
Speaking of recreational
perks, the beach development is
trending positive with the
Oceanic restaurant opening the
end of July.
The beach region’s develop-
ment has been in progress since
2010
when
Commissioner
George Brummer led the way by
guiding the development of a
Master Development Plan for the
city.
For the beach area, the goal
was to create pedestrian-friendly
areas for residents and visitors to
dine, shop and enjoy the beach.
After carrying out extensive
improvement projects, the city is
now beginning to see its ambi-
tious plans to transform the
beachside fall into place, and
more and more businesses are
being attracted to the area. At
the heart of this transformation is
the Pompano Beach Fishing Vil-
lage, a private sector develop-
ment project currently underway
on a 6-acre site next to the Pom-
pano pier. It will include two new
restaurants directly on the beach.
The Fishing Village will also
be home to other retailers, such
as a chocolate shop, a gourmet
burger restaurant and a beach
goods store, all of which will be
breaking ground soon. The big
news came when a developer
recently committed to opening a
Hilton hotel on the site of what is
now a large municipal parking lot.
Expected to be completed in
2020, it will be the first hotel to be
built in the area since 1965.
In 2013, in preparation for the
landmark development, the city
completed streetscape improve-
ments to the section of Pompano
Beach Boulevard that lies
between Atlantic Boulevard and
NE 5th Street, north of the pier.
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