stromboli corridor

CONTEXT/SETTING

The Stromboli Corridor catalyst area is a neighborhood center today.  It consists primarily of large lot industrial uses and container storage areas that effectively separate the Five Mile and Windsor neighborhoods between Carner Avenue and Spruill Avenue.  

The two neighborhoods are included in the LAMC Area Revitalization Plan. There are some residential, commercial and civic uses along the southern (Hampton Avenue) and northern (Jacksonville Road) fringes of the catalyst area, as well as vacant residential lots.  Stromboli Avenue is closed between Column Street and Carner Avenue.  Park South, an underutilized City of North Charleston recreation facility, is located on the east side of Spruill Avenue between Stromboli Avenue and Jacksonville Road.

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Catalyst opportunities

With this area envisioned as a community focal point, services node and area for social gathering and interaction, catalyst opportunities should be oriented towards civic uses such as a community center, workforce training, health care amenities, education facilities and other programs that help promote economic opportunity and prosperity and provide needed community services for neighborhood residents.  There are several large underutilized properties along Stromboli Avenue that could serve as community anchors, providing neighborhood destinations and facilitating multimodal connections between the existing residential areas to the north and south.

Present day

Future rendition

The preliminary planning level program derived from the Long Term Phasing Concept Plan shows that about 300 residential dwelling units and 280,000 square feet of non-residential uses could be developed in this catalyst area, which is consistent with preliminary program numbers for the Stromboli area from the LAMC Final Plan.  Non-residential uses as envisioned in this Concept Plan include 150,000 SF of retail; 50,000 SF of office/commercial; and 80,000 SF of institutional.

The preliminary planning level program derived from the Long Term Phasing Concept Plan shows that about 300 residential dwelling units and 250,000 square feet of non-residential uses could be developed in this catalyst area. 

PHASING

The following graphics illustrate the transition of uses and broad-brush phasing within this catalyst area:

Short Term Phasing / 1 to 5 Years 

• Open Stromboli Avenue between Meeting Street and Spruill Avenue and design it as a “complete street.”.  (Public)
  
• Create a gateway element at the Meeting Street/Carner Avenue “Y” intersection at Stromboli Avenue to identify the area.  Consider using striped off median areas for an obelisk type identifier.  (Public)
  
• Identify a new community open space on the north side of Stromboli Avenue and create pedestrian connections to existing neighborhoods to the north and south.  (Public)
  
• Promote mixed use development in the areas adjacent to the new community open space.  (Public/Private)
  
• Develop a community center, workforce training, and other civic uses as a community core.  (Public/Private)
  

Intermediate Term Phasing / 6 to 10 Years

• Develop Park South as a neighborhood park that provides both active recreation areas and a public gathering spaces.  (Public)
  
• Extend Stromboli Avenue to the east of Spruill Avenue in advance of connections to new port area development.  Connect to Port Access Road as appropriate.  (Public)
  
• Establish a transit stop for BRT/LRT routes at the Meeting Street/Stromboli Avenue intersection.  (Public)
  
• Continue mixed use development and redevelopment.  (Public/Private)
  

Long Term Phasing / 10+ Years 

• Continue mixed use development and redevelopment to complete blocks and the street face.  (Public/Private)