COMMUNITIES
huge potential to become one of the most well-known.
“When they developed Tradition, it was almost like
going back to the days of having a town center with
neighborhood shopping and entertainment opportunities
surrounded by residences,” says Bremer. “It’s unique and
goes to the roots of what cities used to be and what they
were able to provide.”
The new state-of-the-art Tradition Medical Center that
offers private rooms and emergency care and is adjacent
to Mann Medical One. The combination gives residents
a central location for both inpatient and outpatient care.
Both medical facilities are beside Southern Grove, an
extended annexation area with $6 million of infrastructure
already constructed for additional services, homes and
recreational areas.
“The area is primed and ready with the possibility for
an additional 200,000 residents,” Bremer says. “We are
shovel-ready for many opportunities and I think that we
will see the medical center continue to expand and the
area continue to grow because it has the most opportunity
for development with all the vacant land and because of
our proximity to the interstate. People are moving here
as populations become more dense and congested in the
south.”
FIRST STEPS
The City of Port St. Lucie was incorporated by General
Development Corp. in 1961, as a city with few people.
Now it is designated as having the fastest-growing population
and is the ninth largest municipality in the state.
Tradition took its first steps as a master-planned com- >>
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Tradition Town Hall is the center of activities like cycling, jogging and playing
on the common green in front of Tradition Square.
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