The Walk at University is a multiphase, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly renovation and major expansion that has transformed two city blocks of aging office and retail buildings and vacant land in suburban Coral Springs, Florida, into a thriving “Main Street” property. The 18-acre (7.2-hectare), 240,000-square-foot (22,296-square-meter) project effects a sense of place along University Drive, a heavily traveled thoroughfare. It includes almost 110,000 square feet (10,219 square meters) of office space and more than 130,000 square feet (1,207 square meters) of retail and restaurant space, with Barnes and Noble and 11 restaurants and outdoor cafes serving as entertainment anchors. The Walk’s architecture and streetscape weave together two new, three-story office/retail buildings with three renovated existing structures Including two office/retail buildings and a retail arcade. While the existing buildings were rarely more than 70 percent leased, The Walk is now 95 percent leased. The city of Coral Springs has named Amera Corporation as master developer in a public/private partnership to create a 3.3 million-square-foot (306,570-square-meter) livable downtown district just north of The Walk.

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World Region: North America
Developer(s): The Amera Corporation, Barron Commercial Development Inc
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Designer(s): Vander Ploeg & Associates Inc, Stresau, Smith & Stresau
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