Tradition, Florida is a master-planned community in Port St. Lucie, Florida established in 2003. It covers in Florida's Treasure Coast, with seven residential neighborhoods surrounding a town square, neighborhood parks, lakes and a retail shopping center. A few years after its establishment, it was incorporated as an in-city town of Port St. Lucie. It is under development by
Community
Tradition is located on the west edge of Port St. Lucie, at the I-95 and Gatlin Blvd./Tradition Parkway interchange in St. Lucie County. It is near Indian River State College in St. Lucie West and the Florida Turnpike. The community has its own shopping center called The Landing at Tradition. Restaurants and shops include Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Pier 1 Imports, Old Navy and PetSmart. Tradition Square hosts other stores and the community's Publix Super Market. A monthly community street celebration is held the third Friday of every month in Tradition Square, known as WestFest. WestFest has served as an entertainment venue - bands including The Beach Boys, Eddie Money and The Lovin' Spoonful have performed. The Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies announced plans in 2006 to relocate its headquarters to the at Tradition research park. Since then, subsequent moves have been announced by the Oregon Health & Science University’s Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute and Mann Research Center, which plans a campus with research and development, as well as medical office space. A campus is also planned, along with a Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel property.
Schools
Tradition also is home to a K-8 charter laboratory research school, Palm Pointe, that was built in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University and The school is open to all St. Lucie County students through a lottery-based system. It also contains Renaissance Charter School at Tradition, which is located right across from Brunetti, an elder home. Renaissance charter school is open to St. Lucie County students through a lottery system. The school is kindergarten through eighth grade.
Tradition is under development by , the Port St. Lucie-based real estate development subsidiary of . Core previously developed the community and is also developing the community in South Carolina.
