The Office of Planning, working with its urban design team including CORE architecture and design, EHT Traceries, Inc. and Economic Research Associates, began creating the Florida Avenue Market Study in the spring of 2007.  The purpose of study was to evaluate the existing infrastructure of the market, the economic vitality and potential of its’ wholesale and retail functions, and assess the historic significance of the study area.  The end result will be a small area plan that provides a framework for the strategic redevelopment of the Florida Avenue Market. The vision for the market is to see it transformed into a vibrant, mixed use neighborhood that protects the look and feel of the historic retail markets, while also providing a basis for new development proposals for the study area.  In creating a vision for the market consideration must be given to retaining its’ industrial purpose and character, while introducing changes that are deemed necessary for the Market to adapt and survive into the future.  In developing a vision and framework for the Market the following themes have been analyzed:

•    Function
•    Character
•    Sense of Place
•    Allure
•    Connectivity/Transportation
•    Public Realm
•    Sustainability
•    Historic Preservation

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