YACHT HAVEN REDEVELOPMENT
LONG BAY, ST. THOMAS, U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
PROJECT STATUS | COMPLETED
Master planning, program development, community-inclusive planning, conceptual design, permitting process, and marketing book for a 17-acre stunning waterfront site facing the cruise ship harbor. The project was developed by our previous office, Paradigm Design. It proposed a mixed-use resort district for both vacation ownership and island residents, a mega-yacht marina, retail, restaurants, entertainment, a community park, a new public promenade connecting to the historic downtown, underground parking, three new ship docks additions, and a taxi-designated boulevard to facilitate access and circulation through the district and reduce congestion and parking problems. The built project, unfortunately, has been carried over by another developer with a different programmatic agenda, and does not carry any of the urban design vision it originally had.