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City of Roanoke Downtown Plan and Code <br />Project Contact: Jimmy Stathatos | 817.239.4404 | jimmy.stathatos@flower-mound.com <br />Site Details <br />40 Block Historic Downtown <br />Scope/Services <br />Master Plan <br />Oak Street Redesign <br />Infrastructure Funding Strategy <br />Cost <br />$475,000 (3 Phases) <br />Potential Value <br />$175 Million <br />Start/Completion Date <br />2004 - 2009 <br />3100 McKinnon Street, 7th Floor, Dallas, TX 75201 | o. 817.348.9500 f. 214.451.1176 | www.gatewayplanning.com <br />An Authentic Downtown Destination <br />Roanoke, Texas, is located northeast of Fort Worth near the heart of the Alliance Texas multi-modal distribution <br />complex. Roanoke has experienced dramatic increases in population and tax base in the recent past, spurring <br />their interest in redeveloping Downtown. Unlike many “bedroom” communities in rapidly growing metropolitan <br />areas, the community leadership recognized the rich heritage that is Roanoke and has seized the opportunity <br />to preserve the essence of its downtown. Gateway Planning Group was retained in order to assist the city in <br />this mission. <br />Market Driven Implementation <br />The Gateway Team coalesced the downtown business owner leadership and thereafter developed a master <br />plan, identifying the strengths of downtown in order to attract increased tourist and business activity. It then <br />led the conceptual redesign of Oak Street, based on the Master Plan, resulting in the City investing $8 million <br />for reconstruction after final design by Halff Engineers with Gateway Planning’s support. <br />Finally, a form-based code was developed and adopted, complementing Oak Street’s redesign and <br />reconstruction. This combination unleashed substantial investment including the adaptive reuse of six existing <br />buildings and the construction of six new buildings. Almost a dozen new restaurants have opened with great <br />fanfare, resulting in Roanoke’s rebranding as the “Unique Dining Capital of Texas.” <br />Award <br />This project won the 2011 NCTCOG Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE) Award.