Buckroe Beach Master Plan
Overview
The Buckroe Master Plan involves a series of recommendations designed to strengthen the unique identity of this beachfront community. Included are suggestions for new housing tailored to meet market demands, new and improved parks and open space, as well as housing which complements the historic beach architecture.
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Key Elements
- Streets – improve entrances on Mallory Street, Buckroe Avenue, and Pembroke Avenue.
- Parks and fishing pier - improve and redesign park and open space area to promote connectivity throughout the Buckroe area. Establish new open space with trails, paths, and restored wetlands. Rebuild the former fishing pier.
- Housing – Create multi-family, mixed income communities. Architectural design based on Colonial and Victorian styles will reflect the coastal location of Buckroe and possess elements such as porches, awnings, and dormers.
- Commercial Development – Re-establish Buckroe Avenue as the community main street. This would include new commercial space and an overall mix of retail that includes small restaurants and local retail.
Housing Market Study
Boundaries of the Study Area
The Master Plan boundaries are the Chesapeake Bay to the east, the Salt Pond Inlet to the north, Old Buckroe Road, Long Green and Shelton Roads to the west, and Mill Creek to the south, the area includes Buckroe Beach and Buckroe Park.
Housing Market Study
Zimmerman/Volk Associates Inc., a national housing research and strategic analysis firm, conducted a housing market analysis for the Buckroe area. Target markets for this district were identified as affluent empty nesters & retirees, dual income families, and younger singles & childless couples.
The market analysis supports a mix of attached single family and detached urban single family housing units with an absorption rate of approximately 1,500 to 2,500 additional housing units in the Buckroe area.
Commercial Market Analysis
A Buckroe area market analysis was performed by Economics Research Associates for retail/restaurant uses. The study area generally covers the one-three-five mile trade area around the 1400 block of Pembroke Avenue. The market analysis found:
- Priority should be placed on repositioning existing retail space to improve the quality and location of neighborhood servicing retail.
- New uses should complement rather than compete with existing productive businesses.
- There is approximately 605,200 square feet of retail space in submarket, of which 246,000 square feet is within the 1-mile trade area.
Current Projects
- Buckroe Parade of Homes and East Bay residential developments
- Design and development of Buckroe Beach front and park enhancements
- Streetscape expansion along East Pembroke and North Mallory
- Implementation of the Curb Appeal Neighborhood Enhancement Program
- Acquisition of blighted properties
Proposed Projects
- Shores of the Chesapeake - a mixed use development
- Shelton on the Bay - expansion of as assisted living facility
- Development of a new public elementary school
Completed Projects
- Beach re-nourishment
- Construction of the new Buckroe fishing pier
- New roads and streetscape along Pembroke Ave, First Street, and Second Street
- Creation of two additional pocket parks adjacent to Buckroe Park and beach
- Additional on-street parking
- New public improvements including landscaping, trees, lighting and sidewalks in the bay front area
- Development of the Buckroe Pattern Book
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