Johnson Development unveils updated Camp Strake plans

"There are a multitude of potential uses for the development," Yoakum said. "From traditional family to higher density units, to corporate retail and corporate office uses, to townhomes and many other forms," Yoakum said.

The Johnson Development Corporation is working with Sasaki Associates—a planning and design firm based in Massachusetts—to develop plans for the Strake property, Yoakum said. Sasaki Associates officials are planning the architecture and landscape to resemble open designs inspired from the East and West coasts, he said.

The west village portion of the Strake property is proposed to include several traditional, single-family homes, Yoakum said. In addition, a 750,000-square-foot retail center is proposed along 100 acres across the northern part of the property near Loop 336. In the center of the Strake property, plans for a central district include urban living centers, corporate offices and retail centers.

"We hope that Sasaki's planning will help us whip this center into a very desirable, very pedestrian-scale, friendly environment with entertainment," Yoakum said.

The Strake property will also feature six existing lakes including the 80-acre Deer Lake along the southern boundary.

"If we can create a corridor of transportation and an entertainment corridor between Loop 336 and Deer Lake, that's what we'd like to do," Yoakum said.

Housing up to 5,000 residents, the Strake property could include about 2,500 to 2,700 residential units of various types including traditional houses, townhomes, apartments and live-work units, Yoakum said. At build-out, the property is proposed to include at least 1 million-square-feet of retail space.

"It could get into a strong employment corridor and a very strong residential live, work and play environment," Yoakum said. "We think that this 2,000 acres can come alive. It can be an environment that satisfies the landscape, and it can be an environment that doesn't overwhelm the community."