Old City Hall Site Local Development Agreement (PLN-DVA-26-0001)
Description
First hearing on the development agreement allowing 345 multifamily units (94 units/acre) in a seven-story mixed-use building with retail, a public park, and a $12 million parking garage in the Coastal High Hazard Area. Quasi-judicial second hearing May 27.
Impact summary
Biggest change downtown in years: more residents, an activated creekfront park, and a promised walkable design — with traffic at the 15th/6th corner as the open question.
Applicant
- Name
- Amres Investments, LLC (agent Paige Estigarribia, ZNS Engineering)
- Address
- Manatee Avenue West and 15th Street West (Parcel ID 3354500109), Bradenton, FL
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed May 27, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council Meeting - May 27, 2026
Final approval of the development agreement locking in a 345-unit, seven-story mixed-use tower with a Wares Creek public park, ground-floor commercial, and a hurricane mitigation plan showing a 9.5-hour evacuation clearance.
City Council Meeting - May 13, 2026
First hearing on the development agreement allowing 345 multifamily units (94 units/acre) in a seven-story mixed-use building with retail, a public park, and a $12 million parking garage in the Coastal High Hazard Area. Quasi-judicial second hearing May 27.
Related issues (1)
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