Tybee Version of a Savannah Square

Some existing views of the freshwater wetland, with just a little cleanup and some cool walk bridges this becomes a great place to be!

Existing view standing at Polk and Solomon looking Northwest

A view from Polk Street looking Southwest at the townhouses and gateway to the wetland park

A classic older Tybee raised cottage

A newer Tybee Raised Cottage

Proposed site plan sketch (assume North to be up) Existing site plan sketch

A Savannah Square in Tybee? It would probably involve water and nature, because that's what is abundant out here. I love Savannah Squares, they are great little parks, about 200'x200' curb to curb, not including the streets or walks and small yards in front of buildings. The squares are well defined or negative space created by the positive facades of buildings, townhouses and other public buildings.

There is a very nice piece of land on Tybee Island just around the corner from where I live that is currently platted for more single family homes. It has a fresh water wetland in the center of it and the developer needs a variance to put about 2-4 feet of fill dirt in to rid the land of what I thought I heard the hardship to be, mosquitoes. (no shortage of those pesky little bugs on Tybee) A salt water marsh is bordering the South of the property, Polk Street to the East separates the property from a city run campground where all the coolest RV's gather in one of the nicest, most clean parks I have seen. Here is the plat of the existing, and a few photos of the property.