The Villages at Belvoir consists of a new urbanist mixed-use town center and three residential neighborhoods on the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Belvoir military installation in Fairfax County, Virginia. The project is the result of a public/private venture (PPV) between the army, Clark Realty Capital, and Pinnacle, known as Fort Belvoir Residential Communities LLC. Together, the three villages and town center contain 415 dwellings and 13,613 square feet (1,265 sq m) of retail space on 74 acres (30 ha). The development is the first phase of a 50-year plan to replace 1,900 homes and renovate 170 more on the 8,656-acre (3,503-ha) post. Located within one of the three villages, the town center is a pedestrian-scale street lined with 25 residences over stores. One of the first projects to come out of the army’s Residential Communities Initiative, the Villages at Belvoir is setting a new standard for future housing developments at army posts.
Based on a 2004 master plan created by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the Navy Yard is a redevelopment of Philadelphia’s historic navy yard located along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers just three miles (4.8 km) from the city center. Under development by the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), the 1,200-acre (485.6-ha) project comprises both new construction and adaptive use, with an ethic of sustainability permeating all aspects of planning, development, and operations. At buildout and after an expected $2 billion in private investment through public/private partnerships, the Navy Yard will feature a total of 15 million square feet (1.4 million sq m) of space and will support more than 20,000 employees. As of February 2009, the project has a number of tenants Including Urban Outfitters, the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Barthco International, Tasty Baking Company, and the U.S. Navy, and over 7,500 employees working there.
A 4,100-hectare (10,127-acre) business, industrial, shipping, aviation, residential, and tourism site located within the Subic Bay special economic zone (SEZ). The Subic Bay Freeport (SBF) is the result of a public sector adaptive use effort by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to convert the former Subic U.S. Naval Base.
A warehouse on what used to be the Charleston Navy Yard in North Charleston, South Carolina, has been transformed into 10 Storehouse Row, a 38,000-square-foot (3,530-sq-m) mixed-use project. The structure is part of the Navy Yard at Noisette, a 340-acre (137.6-ha) adaptive use of the original Navy Yard, and is, in turn, part of the larger 3,000-acre (1,214-ha) Noisette community redevelopment project. Retaining many of the building’s original historic features, 10 Storehouse Row includes new, environmentally friendly additions such as two-button flush toilets, eco-friendly paints, and high-efficiency lighting controlled by timers and photocells. The project comprises artist studios, a restaurant, retail, and offices as well as space for the American College of the Building Arts.
