COMMUNITIES
munity after Port St. Lucie annexed the site of a sod farm as
well as some cattle ranches and citrus groves in 2001. It is the
city’s youngest community, but PSL officials believe it could
make the area a destination location to be reckoned with in
the future.
“Tradition is the largest fully entitled real estate development
along the length of Interstate 95 from Florida to the
Canadian border,” says Dr. Hank Fishkind, a noted Florida
economist and real estate analyst. “The structural change to
the area’s economy ensures that the area will become the next
major urban node in Florida.”
In addition to its more than 17,500 residential units, Tradition
boasts many commercial acres that offer well-known
stores and restaurants, lovely recreational areas and the essential
medical and financial services residents require. It is also
the location of the Tradition Center for Innovation, a 150-acre
research and development park featuring the Torrey Pines
Institute for Molecular Studies, the Mann Research Center and
the medical center, which residents tout as the best hospital in
the area.
TRADITION SQUARE
Tradition has something extra that separates it from many
typical residential communities. It has been at the top or near
the top of the list of the safest cities in Florida for the past
eight consecutive years and is one of the safest in the country.
There is a sense of insular safety with a nod to small-town >>
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GREGORY ENNS
Barbara Counsellor takes a stroll with Jewell and Abby in Bedford Park,
one of the many tree-lined communities in Tradition. Counsellor and her
husband moved to Tradition six years ago. “I love it. It’s so convenient.
When events are going on, you can walk right to them at the square. All
the neighbors get to know each other.”
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