Fast-growing Nautical Ventures Group is beefing up its presence in Palm Beach County. The Dania Beach company this week announced plans to open a second marine superstore in the county on July 25. The Riviera Beach store at 1501 Broadway follows the opening of a Nautical Ventures superstore at Northlake Marina in North Palm Beach…
Two ambitious projects have been proposed to redevelop Coral Gables municipal garages that sit on land the city considers underutilized. The redevelopment has been discussed for several years and a request for proposals was sent out earlier this year. Municipal Garage 1 at 245 Andalusia Ave. is a three-level concrete building with 282 spaces (272…
Two Sarasota companies and a Bradenton agency have sent letters of intent to Bradenton’s Central Community Redevelopment Agency for developing property on the corner of 13th Avenue West and First Street. Officials have discussed the future of the site, agreeing that a grocery store concept is ideal for the neighborhood, but they would not restrict…
A major mixed-use project that would include an assisted living facility, workforce apartments and retail space is planned for North Miami, The Real Deal has learned. Markus Frankel, president of Bay Harbor Islands-based Frankel Benayoun Architects, presented the mixed-use development proposal to a small, but engaged, community gathering in North Miami earlier this week. The development, which will…
Boynton Beach says that opening more small antique shops in town could help foster downtown development. That’s why the city made a recent change to allow more used-book stores, consignment and antique shops to open in clusters on Boynton Beach’s Ocean Avenue and other areas scheduled for redevelopment. City officials say that developing this niche…
Mayor Bob Buckhorn and the City of Tampa, Florida, broke ground this week on the redevelopment of Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park designed by Denver urban design and landscape architecture firm Civitas with W Architecture and Landscape Architecture of New York. Mayor Buckhorn manned a trackhoe, digging into the dirt of the 23-acre site on…
DAYTONA BEACH — City commissioners and the mayor tackled a full agenda Wednesday night, discussing and voting on everything from measures dealing with a new riverfront trail to new signage that will help people find things in the city. Here’s a roundup. NEW WAWA STORE AND GAS STATION: Commissioners approved rezoning 3.5 acres of land at the…
NEW PORT RICHEY — The city has completed a rezoning package that it hopes will kick-start the long-stalled downtown Main Street Landing project while also protecting a slice of land to ensure expansion of the James E. Grey Preserve wilderness park. During a meeting Tuesday night, the New Port Richey City Council rezoned a little…
Deltona is Volusia County’s most populous city and also one of its most visibly blighted, with an aging housing stock and a relatively puny commercial base. Access to basic necessities, like groceries and health care offices, is picking up — but Deltona still lacks the bustling mix of restaurants, shopping, services and other amenities that…
In recent days, there has been a great deal of confusion over who owns Jordan Park Apartments and what is being done to help the low-income residents who live there. As Chief Executive Officer of the St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA), I would like an opportunity to address community concerns and to provide the facts.…
Depot Park’s opening remains ahead of schedule. It’s set for Aug. 1, less than a year after construction began. And with a recent $60,000 donation from Capital City Bank, local residents will receive respite from Florida’s relentless summer sun via a new sunshade structure. “It was a missing link in the project,” said Cindi Harvey,…
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