Located adjacent to downtown Brownsville and within walking from distance from the United States – Mexico border / International Crossing to the City of Matamoros, the Buena Vida neighborhood is home to this 13-acre (150 units) public housing site owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville. 

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In 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Housing Authority and the City of Brownsville a planning grant to redevelop the existing public housing site into a mixed-income development and urban strategies for 360-acre neighborhood. 

During this two-year planning process led by Camiros Ltd., we developed in collaboration with residents, community leaders and stakeholders a neighborhood plan guided by the following design and planning principles: leverage and celebrate cultural identity and heritage; create a clear and connected framework for redevelopment; strengthen connections with the neighborhood; promote walkable, active and safe open spaces; and support a healthy, resilient and equitable community.

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2016-2018

Client: Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville 

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Plannning team:

Camiros Ltd. (Planning Lead)

Borderless Studio

Community Development Corporation of Brownsville

[bc]Workshop

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Collaborators:

Jessica Moon

Seetharam Vallabhaneni

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