Longleaf Legacy Building

Architecture Firm of Record: Cooper Johnson Smith Architects, Inc.

Principal-in-Charge: Don Cooper

Project Architect / Team Member: Scott Cartwright

Client: Longleaf Development Co., Inc.

Contractor: Unbuilt

Designed in 2006, the Legacy Building was proposed for the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) of Longleaf in Pasco County, Florida. The mixed use building included retail on the ground floor and 10 apartments, 9 of which were two story townhouses. There was to be approximately 7,600 square feet of retail and 13,700 square feet of residential space for a total building of 21,300 s.f. Construction estimates for the project came in around $2.5 million.

Designed to appear as though they were built over time as structures in a typical downtown would have been, the mixed-use Pasco and Hudson shell buildings feature varying facades of brick and stucco while providing the utmost in leasing flexibility on both floor levels. Entry into the ground floor retail spaces is primarily from the well appointed street while office entry is from the parking areas behind each of these two structures.

Envisioned as the anchor for the village, the Nyman building is located at the end of the village’s main drive. This two-story office building features tenant spaces off of a central core, a large second floor balcony allowing for engagement with the village, and large centrally located skylights, that provide “green” energy savings for the second floor tenants. Referencing monumental small town civic structures such as a Courthouse or City Hall, this building features light colored brick, stately columns, cast stone, and a monumental cornice.