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Existing Development and Land Uses <br />The Town Center North area has a predominance <br />(W of single -use buildings (i.e., either residential or <br />commercial use), and a few public facilities located <br />at the edges (fire station, Town Center Park and, <br />technically just outside the district, Gateway Park), <br />Approximately 65% of the entire land area is taken <br />up by multifamily residential development, with less <br />than half of that amount is dedicated to commercial <br />development (office, retail and service). <br />The development pattern within the area is generally <br />medium to lower intensity, particularly in the <br />commercial areas where a significant share of the <br />sites is occupied by surface parking. In fact, surface <br />parking commands a considerable 20% of the land. <br />In contrast, green space constitutes 5% of the Town <br />Center North area. <br />The built character of the area is generally one of low - <br />to medium -rise buildings, with most of the structures <br />being 10 stories or less. Approximately 57% of the <br />buildings in the older residential and commercial <br />areas of the district are 5 stories or less, with the overall <br />(, average building height being 6 stories. The tallest <br />residential building is the Intracoastal Yacht Club, at <br />20 stories plus 4 levels of parking. This development <br />was approved under Miami -Dade County rules, just <br />prior to the incorporation of the City. The shortest <br />residential building is Salem Nouse at 2 stories. In the <br />commercial area, the existing building heights vary <br />between 1 and 2 stories. <br />The area generally contains alder buildings —some <br />of them likely among the oldest in the City currently, <br />exceeding 50 years. <br />Some of the newer residential developments on the <br />waterfrontwere approved under Miami -Dade County <br />regulations shortly before the City incorporated in <br />1997, which is why they differ in terms of density and <br />building height. <br />The newest facilities in the Town Center area are the <br />Fire Rescue station (9 years) and Town Center Park <br />(13 years). <br />multi -family <br />residential land <br />49 <br />2fVljo'O' <br />surface parking <br />av`_"'7o <br />commercial land <br />green or open space <br />Land Use Distribution <br />average building <br />height in stories <br />% of buildings less <br />than 10 stories <br />'D <br />average building <br />age in years <br />5-7-FN6 <br />% of buildings 5 <br />stories or less <br />0 <br />21% <br />% of buildings <br />older than 50 <br />years <br />Built Character <br />Building Age <br />re -Envisioning the Town Center North Overlay 112/28/2020 41 <br />