Encore

Encore is a mixed-use, mixed-income redevelopment of what had been public housing just north of downtown Tampa, Florida, developed by a partnership between a housing authority and a bank-owned community development corporation. Encore currently comprises four apartment buildings with a total of 662 units of housing, 559 of which are affordable to seniors and family households with low incomes. At full buildout, the LEED for Neighborhood Development Gold–rated community will have up to 1,513 housing units, plus 180,000 square feet of office space, 200 hotel keys, and a 36,000-square-foot grocery on its 12 city blocks. Over eight years, the $425 million investment will create 5,000 construction jobs and 1,000 permanent jobs on a site that previously supported only 18 jobs. Encore uses innovative and efficient districtwide approaches for stormwater management and cooling.

Magdalene Reserve

A 15-acre subdivision of detached homes in suburban Tampa that uses environmentally sensitive development techniques to preserve a wooded environment for the 39 homes that have been built. Lakes and a nature preserve are also located within the project. Utility corridors have been kept to a minimum to reduce disruption of trees and other native vegetation on the site.