Three Corners - 17th Street & Indian River Boulevard - on the Indian River Lagoon
Artist's rendering of the Three Corners waterfront at sunset: a boardwalk, market pavilions and marina on the Indian River Lagoon

Vero Said Yes To Our Waterfront. Let's Keep It Moving.

In 2022, 79% of Vero Beach voters agreed the old power plant site could be leased for a waterfront that is primarily for public use. The plan to get there is ready: a dynamic gathering place that includes a public marina, a public market and hospitality offerings along a restored lagoon shoreline. Now it needs our community behind it.

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Artist's rendering. Plans subject to City review and approval.
79%
of Vero voters approved a public-use waterfront lease in 2022
Up To 175
public boat slips, open to all
21,422
hours of planning and design since 2023
Next
a Master Development Agreement and ground lease with the City, late 2026

This Is The Waterfront Our Community Asked For

Three Corners started with the community. Residents spent years telling the City what they wanted on this corner of the lagoon: a walkable waterfront, a marina, places to eat and gather, and water that belongs to everyone.

2015

The Power Plant Closes

After decades of keeping the lights on in Vero Beach, the plant on the lagoon shuts down.

2019 - 2020

Residents Plan It Together

Hundreds of residents take part in City workshops, surveys and a week-long design charrette in January 2020 to shape a plan for the site.

Feb 2022

The Master Concept Plan Is Adopted

The City adopts a plan built on public access, a marina, a central park and a waterfront promenade.

Nov 2022

79% Of Voters Say Yes

Voters amend the City Charter to allow a long-term lease of the site "for primarily public use and access, including recreation, restaurant, retail, hotel, and similar uses," open to the public, with no private clubs or facilities.

2024 - 2025

The City Picks A Team

After two rounds of bidding, the City chooses Clearpath to develop the site. In 2025, Clearpath partners with Madison Marquette, South Florida-based developers the Weiser family and EnviroCare, and Tsamoutales Strategies to form ClearBlue Holdings.

2025 - 2026

The Work Gets Done

Architects, engineers and environmental scientists turn the community's plan into a buildable one, working with the City and regulatory agencies.

2031

Target Opening

The marina, the hotel, the market and the shops on the water, opening together, if the schedule holds.

From Big Blue To Our Waterfront

The teal Vero Beach Municipal Power Plant building today
Today
Artist's rendering of a tree-lined public promenade leading to the restored Big Blue building
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For most of the last century, this corner of the lagoon powered Vero Beach. Before that, it was a working waterfront, where fishermen landed their catch, growers shipped citrus and travelers arrived by boat.

The power plant's job is done. The plan envisions a re-imagined Big Blue as a market and gathering place, the centerpiece of a waterfront for all of us to get to the water, get on the water and enjoy it.

Walkable streets. A public market. An active marina. Room for neighbors to gather at sunset. It is a waterfront built in the spirit and on the scale of Vero, not a copy of somewhere else.

Built Around The Water, Open To Everyone

Artist's rendering of the marina and waterfront village seen from the lagoonArtist's renderingUp To 175 Slips

A Public Marina, Open To All

For Vero Beach residents, local boaters and visitors traveling the lagoon, by the day, week or season. With facilities and room for small boats, electric boats, sailboats and cruisers.

Artist's rendering of a public market hall inside the restored Big Blue buildingArtist's renderingA Re-Envisioned Big Blue

A Public Market

A gathering place built around fresh local food, planned for a re-envisioned Big Blue, where neighbors meet for coffee, lunch or a sunset on the water.

Artist's rendering of the waterfront village and boats seen from the observation pierArtist's renderingNo Boat Needed

More Ways Onto The Water

A water taxi, sailing with the Sailing Foundation, boat rentals, charter trips, an observation pier and island beachfront landings.

Artist's rendering of a shaded waterfront promenade with cafe seatingArtist's renderingPublic Access

A Waterfront You Can Walk To

A promenade, walkable streets and places to recreate, stroll or sit by the water, on land that has been an industrial site for generations.

A Park For Everyone, On The Water

At the heart of Three Corners is a community park, free and open to all. A place to bring the grandkids on a Saturday, catch a performance at sunset or watch the boats from the pier.

  • A Central Community Park with room for spontaneous and planned gatherings and performances
  • A Lagoon-Themed Playground and splash fountains for kids
  • An Observation Pier and a kayak and paddleboard launch
  • A Live Oak Promenade with a walk through Vero Beach history
  • Bike Paths And Bike Hubs linking to trails along Indian River Boulevard
Artist's rendering of a mother and daughter looking out over the community park and lagoon
Artist's rendering.
Mangrove islands in a Florida lagoon at sunrise A white egret in mangrove roots

A Plan That Gives Back To The Indian River Lagoon

The lagoon is why so many of us live here. This plan treats it that way. The marina is designed as part of the lagoon's repair, not just a place to tie up a boat.

  • Restore The Historic Navigation Channel to reconnect the marina to the Intracoastal Waterway
  • Build Habitat Islands from dredged material, with room for mangroves, oysters and wading birds
  • Rebuild Eroded Shoreline with living shorelines that support habitat
  • Protect Our Waterfront from flooding, waves and boat wake, with raised ground and living seawalls
  • Build For Storms, with key equipment above flood levels and a re-envisioned Big Blue that could serve as a community resilience hub
  • Open New Island Beachfront Landings for families to enjoy

Three Years Of Homework

21,422HOURS

More than ten years of full-time work logged by the development team and its consultants.

Since 2023, the team behind ClearBlue Holdings has studied this site, met with the City and worked with community organizations and regulatory agencies to get the details right: planning, design, engineering, environmental study and market research.

The Three Corners team standing in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Power Plant
The Three Corners team at the power plant site.

The Development Team

  • Madison Marquette - co-developed The Wharf, the $2.5 billion redevelopment of Washington, D.C.'s historic Southwest Waterfront and a 2019 ULI Global Award for Excellence winnerA national real estate investment manager, developer and operator.
  • Clearpath Services - real estate development and planningBuilds mixed-use and urban infill projects that add to the fabric of a community.
  • EnviroCare - Florida environmental and marine permitting, since 1987Marine and environmental consulting, from due diligence and design to permitting and construction management.
  • Sherwood Hospitality Group - hospitality and restaurantsThree generations of hospitality experience, with projects built around a strong sense of place.
  • Wojtowicz Capital Partners - financingFinancial and government relations advisory.
  • Tsamoutales Strategies - Frank Tsamoutales, principalA strategy firm based in Tallahassee.

Architects, Engineers & Advisors

  • HOK and Cooper Carry - architecture and planningHOK is a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm. Cooper Carry is a national architecture firm known for hospitality and mixed-use design.
  • XDEA Studio - architectural advisorArchitect N. Scott Johnson's design studio, part of the Clearpath team since the beginning.
  • Kimley-Horn - engineeringOne of the nation's leading engineering, planning and design consultants.
  • Turner Construction - constructionA leading North American construction services company.
  • HVS - hospitality researchA global hospitality consulting and valuation firm.
  • Lambert Advisory - economic analysisData-guided economic and real estate strategy for clients and their communities.

Next: A Master Development Agreement And Ground Lease. Let's Get It Done.

The plan is ready for its next steps: a Master Development Agreement with the City, which leads to a 99-year ground lease. Under the lease, the City still owns the land.

Those agreements unlock the rest: permits, the marina and the lagoon restoration. Regulatory approvals for the marina and waterfront can take years, and finishing these agreements is what lets that work begin.

Vero said yes in 2022. Let's finish what we started.

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Awards And Recognition

Members of the Three Corners team have been recognized for waterfront and placemaking work across the country.

Urban Land Institute

Global Award For Excellence, 2019

The Wharf, Washington, D.C., named one of the world's best developments by the Urban Land Institute.

Congress For The New Urbanism

Charter Awards Grand Prize, 2020

The Wharf, honored for its public spaces and for re-establishing Washington as a waterfront city.

National Building Museum

Honor Award, 2018

Given since 1986 for contributions to the nation's building heritage, awarded for placemaking work by a member of the team.

What Three Corners Would Add For Vero

Besides creating a multipurpose gathering place with a marina and market, Three Corners would add tax revenue and local jobs.

$901,000
a year in property taxes to the City of Vero Beach at full buildout (estimate)
$5.6M
a year to all local taxing bodies combined, including the county and schools
536
permanent local jobs at full buildout (estimate)

Estimates based on the current draft plan. Deal terms, including financing, are not yet final.

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City leaders need to hear from the people who live here. Add your name to show that Vero Beach wants to finish the waterfront we voted for. We will let you know when Three Corners is on the agenda.

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Our Waterfront. Our Lagoon. Keep Three Corners Moving.

Artist's renderingArtist's rendering of the Three Corners waterfront from above at dusk