Bahama Island Resort ~ incorporates “smart growth” principles

Bahama Island Resort is more community-centered, is transit and pedestrian oriented, and has a greater mix of housing, commercial and retail uses… values developed in cooperation with North Myrtle Beach City Council.

Mixed land use ~ retail at ground level with residential living areas above… will offer alternatives to driving, such as walking or biking.

• Live-work town homes ~ 600 to 1000 square feet of office /retail space on first floor and 1200 to 2000 square foot living space above. Some units have patio garden courtyard between the residences/retail units and a 2 car carriage house garage.

• The commercial space of live work town homes totals 16,427 square feet, and mixed use buildings commercial space occupy another 32,629 square feet in the project. With a separate restaurant of 7500 square feet and another commercial building of 11,516 square feet and the dry dock marina, the total commercial area exceeds 161 thousand square feet.

More compact building design ~ over 50% open space. Buildings designed to grow vertically rather than horizontally, and by incorporating buildings structured over parking rather than surface parking increasing the amount of open space.

A walkable community ~ several pedestrian corridors. Over 12 thousand linear feet of 8ft wide greenway meander throughout the development. Another nearly 2000 linear feet of boardwalks follow the Intracoastal Waterway allowing detours from the greenways and, in some cases, interconnect them. Plazas for public access are scattered along the boardwalk and connecting greenways. Additionally, the development features landscaped bermed parking areas adding to the overall feel of greenery dominating concrete.

Natural setting ~ along the Intracoastal Waterway incorporating a large marina with dry dock facilities, architecture focuses around marina activities.

Rerouting main road ~ created more open space - natural areas both in and surrounding buildings and a significant area dedicate to the city for recreation. Wetlands were preserved and areas around them were expanded to create pleasing environmental areas, improving Bahama Islands residents’ quality of life. Public parks on the water front and inland total 9.2 acres or 13% of the property. Wetland preservation included in these figures is approximately 1.7 acres.

Transportation interconnectivity ~ to existing urban areas, based upon building a four lane highway through the development with possible additional routes interconnecting to Highway 90 and to the Main Street Connector and paving a county road to Sand Ridge.

For full article see: Jim Hule at www.northmyrtlebeachonline.com

For more information contact Barbara Chartier at 843-902-0204.