CRA Projects

The Inner-City Community Redevelopment Area is divided into three districts: Urban Core, Westside, and Eastside. Each district gets funded through Tax Increment Financing (TIF), which allows the CRA to reinvest rising property tax revenue back into the same district, supporting local projects without raising taxes or pulling funds from other areas.

Community Redevelopment Plans

The Community Redevelopment Agency is beginning the important process of updating the Community Redevelopment Plans for each CRA District. These plans will utilize urban planning principles to encourage balanced redevelopment that catalyzes revitalization and economic growth and preserve population diversity, equity and neighborhood affordability in each CRA district. Through creative and collaborative community engagement processes, the Community Redevlopment Plans will create a community vision for each district, supported by a condition and trend analysis, and a market research study. Additionally, the plans will guide the CRA by identifying priority projects, policies, and practices that will benefit the development of the CRA neighborhoods. The Westside Community Redevelopment Plan was adopted in 2007 and the Eastside Community Redevelopment Plan was adopted in 2004. The Urban Core Plan was updated in 2010. Plan updates are targeted for every 5 years according to best practice.

Inner City CRA Area

1,237 blocks
4,611 acres
31.8% of City

The Pensacola Inner City Community Redevelopment Area encompasses the entire city from 17th Avenue on the east, Pensacola Bay on the south, Bayou Chico and the City limit line on the west, and the city limit line on the north.

This area is not a TIF district and does not generate TIF funds. The three TIF districts in the Inner City CRA – Urban Core, Westside, and Eastside – generate funds and have structured redevelopment plans. This setup directs resources where they’re most needed while keeping other tax revenues unaffected.

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Urban Core

256 blocks
1,308 acres
8.7% of City

The Urban Core Community Redevelopment Area/TIF District encompasses the entire city south of Cervantes Street, from A Street and to 17th Avenue. These boundaries are similar to those of the Downtown Improvement Board's taxation district.

Urban Core Projects

Bruce Beach Revitalization Project

The Bruce Beach Revitalization Project is one of several locations along the Continuous Waterfront Trail envisioned in the Urban Core Community Redevelopment Plan, as further conceptualized in the Pensacola Waterfront Framework Plan.

DeVilliers Street Revitalization

The DeVilliers Street Revitalization Project includes streetscape and multi-modal improvements along DeVilliers Street from Cervantes Street to Main Street.

"Hashtag" Waterfront Connector

The "Hashtag" Waterfront Connector (Continuous Waterfront Trail) project carries out a key component of the Continuous Waterfront Trail envisioned in the the Urban Core Community Redevelopment Plan, as further conceptualized in Pensacola Waterfront Framework Plan.

Westside

322 blocks
1,141 acres
7.9% of City
Property Value: $121,903,783 base to $276,626,360 fy23

The Westside Community Redevelopment Area/TIF District encompasses the area bounded by A Street, Lloyd Street alley and E Street on the east, Gimble and Pine Streets on the south, the L& N Railroad and the City limit line on the west, and the city limit line on the north.

Westside CRA Plan 2007

Westside Projects

A Streetscape Revitalization
ACW Park Redevelopment
Alice T Williams Restoration
Cervantes Street Road Diet
Connectivity to Legion Field / Global Learning Academy
Garden Street Landscape Improvements (A to C Street)
Jackson Street Transportation Improvements
Reimagine Jackson Street
Westside Affordable Home Plan Development

Cervantes and C Street

Barrancas Street

Sun Trail Multi-Use Path

Eastside

107 blocks
257 acres
1.8% of City
Property Value: $19,243,104 base to $55,631,012 fy23

The Eastside Neighborhood-Urban Infill and Redevelopment Area/TIF District (commonly referred to as Eastside) is bounded on the south by Cervantes Street, on the west by Hayne Street, on the east by 9th Avenue from Cervantes Street to Lee Street, 8th Avenue from Lee to Mallory and 6th Avenue from Mallory to Baars and the city limit line/Baars Street on the north.

Eastside Projects