Baron Shoppes of Tradition is a retail center in Tradition, a master-planned community in Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida. American Commercial Glass installed the commercial storefront glazing package across the retail center — impact-rated aluminum storefront systems at each tenant bay, entry systems, and common-area glazing consistent with the retail center's architectural character. St. Lucie County is a Florida WBDR coastal jurisdiction; all exterior retail storefront required Florida Product Approval documentation under the Florida Building Code.
| Project Detail | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Project team confidential |
| General Contractor | Project team confidential |
| Architect | Project team confidential |
| Location | Tradition, FL — Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie County — FBC WBDR) |
| Building type | Retail center / neighborhood shopping center |
| Systems | Impact-rated aluminum storefront |
| Manufacturer | Not disclosed |
| Code jurisdiction | Florida Building Code — WBDR. Florida Product Approval required. |
Tradition is a planned community in Port St. Lucie — one of Florida's largest master-planned communities, developed with a consistent architectural character throughout its commercial and residential districts. Baron Shoppes of Tradition is a neighborhood-scale retail center within the community, occupying the typical Florida retail center form: single-story tenant bays with storefront glazing at each unit, a covered walkway or arcade along the tenant frontage, and a consistent architectural frame across the retail strip.
American Commercial Glass installed the commercial storefront glazing package at Baron Shoppes — covering the full tenant frontage of the retail center. The scope included impact-rated aluminum storefront at each tenant bay, entry door systems at primary tenant entries, and any common-area glazing at shared amenity or anchor tenant locations within the center.
Retail storefront glazing at a neighborhood center must meet two requirements simultaneously: the commercial code's impact and structural performance requirements, and the retailer's desire for maximum visibility — large clear glass areas that allow window display and interior views. Impact-rated aluminum storefront systems satisfy both requirements, providing Florida Product Approval impact compliance in thermally broken frames with large glass lites appropriate for retail display visibility.
St. Lucie County is a Florida WBDR coastal jurisdiction. ACG specified impact-rated storefront systems with FPA documentation and prepared the permit submittal package for the Baron Shoppes project consistent with St. Lucie County's building department requirements.
Technical highlights of the Baron Shoppes of Tradition retail storefront scope:
Retail center construction schedules are driven by the owner's tenant opening commitments — tenants sign leases with delivery date provisions, and delay in delivering a glazed shell to a tenant triggers lease implications. ACG coordinated the Baron Shoppes storefront installation with the GC's tenant delivery schedule, ensuring each bay was glazed and weathertight for the tenant's access date.
Retail storefront installation at a multi-tenant center is typically sequenced bay by bay, allowing early-opening tenants to receive their bay before the last bays are complete. ACG managed installation sequencing to support the GC's phased tenant delivery approach.
Tradition is a master-planned community in Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida. Developed since the early 2000s, it is one of Florida's largest planned communities and includes residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and a downtown town center. Baron Shoppes is a neighborhood retail center within the community.
Florida retail centers in WBDR coastal counties require impact-rated aluminum storefront with Florida Product Approval documentation. The storefront must be rated to the calculated design pressure for the building's location and exposure, and the FPA must be included in the permit submittal. Thermally broken frames are required for Florida Energy Code compliance in commercial occupancies.
Yes. St. Lucie County is a Florida WBDR coastal jurisdiction, and all exterior glazed openings in commercial buildings — including retail storefront — must be impact-rated with Florida Product Approval documentation or protected with approved impact shutters. Impact storefront is the standard approach for retail buildings in Florida's coastal counties.
Standard retail tenant bay storefront lites are typically 3 to 5 feet wide by 6 to 8 feet tall, with various mullion configurations depending on the architectural design. Larger anchor tenant bays may have wider lites or full-height glass from slab to soffit. Each opening size must have FPA coverage at the calculated design pressure for the project's exposure location.
Yes. American Commercial Glass installs retail center glazing packages across Florida, including multi-tenant storefront, entry systems, and common-area glazing. Retail storefront is a core ACG capability.
Florida Building Code requires commercial entry doors in WBDR or HVHZ jurisdictions to be impact-rated or protected with approved impact shutters. For retail applications, impact-rated aluminum-framed glass entry doors with Florida Product Approval are the standard solution — providing both code compliance and the open, inviting entry character that retail tenants require.