A BUSINESS FRIENDLY COMMUNITY
City of PORT ORANGE
Opportunities for Growth
For more information visit the Port Orange website at www.port-orange.org/business.php
In an effort to build a solid business and manufacturing base and bring good paying jobs to Port Orange, the City has several established Business Parks.City owned Eastport includes some thirty-five acres in area and consists of thirteen buildable lots. Each lot is capable of supporting its own free-standing office/warehouse/industrial building, or may be combined with adjoining lots for larger development prospects. Phase II development will add an additional twenty acres to the park.
Eastport falls within a Community Redevelopment Area measuring some 210 acres. It consists of industrially-zoned land bound between Spruce Creek Road to the west, the Florida East Coast railroad to the east, Dunlawton Avenue to the north and Commonwealth Boulevard to the south.
Port Orange’s newest business park, Northport, is an upscale development occurring on a 20-acre parcel at 1401 Reed Canal Road. The goal for this park is to attract high-tech industries that will provide generous wages, training, and career opportunities to our residents.
Other business parks located throughout the city offer a wide variety of office/suites, office/warehouse and industrial sites. They include Oak Centre Business Park, Bayside Business Park, Westport Depot and Williamson Business Park.
Riverwalk, to begin in 2006, is a redevelopment project on 35 acres adjacent to the Halifax River between Dunlawton Avenue and the northern city limits. Located in The Town Center Redevelopment District, once completed the project will feature approximately 1.2 million square feet of residential, mixed use and commercial space valued at over $500 million. A prominent feature of Riverwalk will be the public park areas and the riverfront promenade.
 South Daytona offers a wide variety of opportunities for businesses of all sizes within its compact 3.8 square mile area. As the city grows, development blooms all around with new and expanding business parks and homes-with-a-view right on the Halifax River. Among the ten business parks in the city, the largest is the 50-acre light-industrial South Daytona Business Park off of U.S.-1. A selective number of high-density condominiums will soon dot the shores of the Halifax River offering peaceful waterfront living and a landscape view of the city.
These will set the tone for the distinctive movement that will change Ridgewood Avenue into a shopping and living environment equal to any in Florida today. The residential developments will feature marinas for over 400 new boat slips, pools and other amenities for this area.
Beginning in 2006, the City will undertake a major makeover of one of its main travel corridors. The overhead utilities along Ridgewood Avenue will be placed underground and the street lights will be replaced with attractive ornamental fixtures. A new vibrant 20 foot landscaped median will extend from Beville Avenue to the south end of town. Intersections will be enhanced with upscale mast arm signals and decorative designs. The entire corridor will be designed with upscale street furniture along with enhanced architectural design standards for new and expanding businesses.
New developments are also being planned for the west side of Ridgewood Avenue. A major makeover in a shopping center is being reviewed for the possibility of a new Town Center planning concept. This shopping complex will be integrated with hotel and condominium mixed use design, which creates the ultimate in a self contained living environment.
The City of DAYTONA BEACH SHORES
For more information visit the Daytona Beach Shores website at www.dbshores.org
In the 1970s and the 1980s, the City enjoyed a massive building program. Now about 80 percent of the residents live in high-rise condominiums that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean. In 1997, residents voted in a straw ballot to limit the height of future buildings to 12 stories. The City Council approved the height limit in 1998.
A resort and retirement community, the City has no schools or manufacturing industry, but caters to visitors year-round with miniature golf courses and other family entertainment, including a private par 3 golf course and tennis club. According to the Census Bureau, the City has about 4300 residents.
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