The City of Clearwater near Tampa, Florida, has

The City of Clearwater near Tampa, Florida, has selected a team of new urbanist developers to head the redevelopment of the city’s downtown. George de Guardiola and Bruce A. Rendina, developers of Abacoa Town Center in Jupiter, Florida, have joined David Frisbie and Andrew Aiken of Renaissance Partners, who led the redevelopment of West Palm Beach’s Clematis Street. The team’s preliminary plan seeks to restore a balance of uses in downtown with the introduction of a substantial residential component, says de Guardiola. By building apartments, condominiums, and townhouses, and by creating new pedestrian spaces, de Guardiola and his collaborators hope to create a city center with permanence. The plan also suggests that Clearwater’s main shopping street be connected to the waterfront.