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Sounds routine, but following a hurricane it becomes an impossibility for far too many companies. By the 2007 hurricane season getting a business up and running again even after a Category 5 hurricane will be much less of a concern for businesses occupying space at Emerald View at Vista Center now under construction where Okeechobee Blvd. meets the Florida Turnpike in West Palm Beach, FL.

The project is the first of what could be many designed and built by Procacci Development Corp., Boca Raton, FL, as a Class A hurricane-resistant office park. Notonly will it meet and exceed Florida’s building codes and requirements as a public shelter, but it also is being designed with the backup power and telephone and data services so necessary for businesses to reopen.

Company president, Philip J. Procacci, has been in the real estate development business for the past 30 years developing primarily office, and some retail, space throughout Florida. But two years ago, he realized a different approach was needed. "After the storms of 2004—Francis, Jeanne and Charlie—we saw the tremendous devastation on the businesses in north Palm Beach County, and with Charley all the way through from the Gulf Coast to Orlando," Procacci says. "It was really quite amazing to see the damage from those storms and how long these people were out of business and trying to get these businesses rebuilt. I thought there needed to be a better way. We need to start building a different kind of a product to protect these businesses from these types of serious storms.

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