What We Heard

As the result of the Charrette Phase II of the Mercury Park Master Plan which occurred February 10th and 11th, we were pleased to receive valuable comments and survey results from the community. We provided three varied development plans with a range of housing and open space options and the public responded with preferences, questions and comments. With that feedback, the design team has crafted the final master plan which strives to complement the surrounding homes, provide a range of housing opportunities, create open green spaces, link to Patterson Park and address the scale of Mercury Boulevard.

The Masterplan

The Parkside property of the master plan will be developed with groupings of modern rowhouses focused on a central green space which connects to the walkways of adjacent Patterson Park. Two-story rowhouses address E. Castle St. and parking is provided to the sides and rear of the site for easy access by residents.

The Mercury property provides a transition from the scale and commercial focus of Mercury Boulevard to the tight residential scale of the neighborhood to the north. Neighborhood pocket parks are a highlighted feature of the plan and provide planned greenspaces which are nearby for all residents to enjoy. Single family and duplex homes will line Minor Street and north of Minor along S. Bilbro Ave. Rowhouses and townhomes will be primarily featured in the first block off Mercury Boulevard to address the scale of the four-lane street. At the corner of 1st Avenue and Mercury Blvd, a 3-story mixed-use building is planned which will house commercial and office space with apartments above.