Uptown Urban Village rezoning opens door to mixed-use redevelopment
Summary
The Cypress Creek/Uptown area is transforming from a weekday office district into a live-work village with thousands of housing units, hundreds affordable, a Target, and Tri-Rail proximity.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 15, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
Multimodal street improvements will come as capital improvement projects, partly as a commitment made to FDOT.
Residents, new households including affordable housing renters, and local employers in the Uptown corridor.
Residents who supported keeping residential uses restricted to areas east of Powerline Road.
Mentions & discussions (6)
City Commission (Regular) - Oct 6, 2026
Final adoption of the Uptown Urban Village zoning districts aligns residential rules with new land-use designations in the Cypress Creek/uptown area, setting the stage for housing and commercial growth there.
Planning and Zoning Board - Sep 17, 2026
An Uptown office park owner is taking the first step toward adding homes and a parking garage to a sea of surface parking, using new zoning districts the city created to implement the Uptown Master Plan.
City Commission (Regular) - Sep 15, 2026
The Commission finalized a comprehensive plan change and advanced zoning updates for the Uptown Urban Village districts, removing restrictions on where residential uses can go — opening the Uptown area to more housing near transit.
Planning and Zoning Board - Apr 16, 2026
A housekeeping text amendment aligns UUV-SE zoning with a land-use change adopted in December, removing old restrictions on where residential uses can go in the Uptown area.
Planning and Zoning Board - Mar 19, 2026
Two office buildings with big parking lots near the Tri-Rail station would be rezoned to allow homes there once the city adopts the new transit-oriented code — a step toward more housing near transit in the uptown district.
City Commission Conference Meeting - Mar 3, 2026
The Cypress Creek/Uptown area is transforming from a weekday office district into a live-work village with thousands of housing units, hundreds affordable, a Target, and Tri-Rail proximity.
Related development
Uptown Urban Village zoning districts
Opens the uptown/Cypress Creek area to housing and commercial development aligned with the new land use plan.
Uptown TOD Comprehensive Plan Amendment (FLU 1.1.12)
Removing the residential-use restriction would expand where housing can be built in the Uptown TOD area.
UDP-Z26003 Rezoning to Uptown Urban Village Northwest
Paves the way for adding homes and a parking garage to a currently underused office park in the Uptown project area.
Uptown Urban Village Planning Initiative
Thousands of new homes — including 169+ affordable units — plus retail and a Target are reshaping the north Andrews/Cypress Creek corridor near the Tri-Rail station.
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