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Understanding Mixed-Use Development

Mixed-use development blends multiple uses such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment into one space where they are physically and functionally integrated with pedestrian connections. It may apply to a single building, block, or neighborhood through zoning. Mixed-use development can be completed by private developers, government agencies, or partnerships and may involve new construction or reuse of existing sites.

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Understanding Mixed-Use Development

Mixed-use development blends multiple uses such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment into one space where they are physically and functionally integrated with pedestrian connections. It may apply to a single building, block, or neighborhood through zoning. Mixed-use development can be completed by private developers, government agencies, or partnerships and may involve new construction or reuse of existing sites.

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Mixed-use

development

Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type
that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or
entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some degree physically and
functionally integrated, and that provides pedestrian connections.[1][2][3] Mixed-use development
may be applied to a single building, a block or neighborhood, or in zoning policy across an entire
city or other administrative unit. These projects may be completed by a private developer,
(quasi-) governmental agency, or a combination thereof. A mixed-use development may be a
new construction, reuse of an existing building or brownfield site, or a combination.[4]

Apartment complex with retail and medical offices on ground floor, Kirkland, Washington
Ballston Common in Arlington, Virginia, part of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, is transit-oriented, mixed-use
and densified, giving a "downtown" feel in an edge city

Traditional mixed-use development pattern in a city center: Bitola, North Macedonia

Use in North America vs. Europe

Contexts

Benefits

Drawbacks
Types of contemporary mixed-use zoning

Some of the more frequent mixed-use scenarios in the United States are:[2]

Neighborhood commercial zoning – convenience goods and services, such as convenience


stores, permitted in otherwise strictly residential areas

Main Street residential/commercial – two to three-story buildings with residential units above
and commercial units on the ground floor facing the street

Urban residential/commercial – multi-story residential buildings with commercial and civic


uses on ground floor

Office convenience – office buildings with small retail and service uses oriented to the office
workers

Office/residential – multi-family residential units within office building(s)

Shopping mall conversion – residential and/or office units added (adjacent) to an existing
standalone shopping mall

Retail district retrofit – retrofitting of a suburban retail area to a more village-like appearance
and mix of uses

Live/work – residents can operate small businesses on the ground floor of the building where
they live

Studio/light industrial – residents may operate studios or small workshops in the building
where they live

Hotel/residence – mix hotel space and high-end multi-family residential

Parking structure with ground-floor retail

Single-family detached home district with standalone shopping center

Examples of cities' mixed-use planning policies

See also

Notes
Further reading

External links

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