Last November, Boynton Beach city officials held a watch party to demolish its city hall building to call attention to their ambitious $250 million Town Square project, which includes a new City Hall, along with a library, hotel, cultural center, amphitheater, apartments, parking garages and a fire station. The big project is proof of a…
DAYTONA BEACH — Back in 1982, the Volusia County Council agreed to let Daytona Beach designate 499 acres of its downtown as a community redevelopment area until 2012. It was understood the designation would need to remain in place for a good stretch of time to have a shot at eradicating blight in the redevelopment…
DUNEDIN — In what seems to many as three decades that have flown by, Dunedin’s downtown has been transformed into a showpiece and model for other cities to try to copy, an economic engine for the city and Tampa Bay tourist attraction. Downtown’s funding source, its Community Redevelopment Agency, celebrated its 30th anniversary Feb. 16…
Florida Community Loan Fund has joined forces with New Jersey Community Capital and Central Florida Foundation to address the needs for affordable rental housing in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood. These 3 organizations invested $8 million to form the Parramore Asset Stabilization Fund (PASF) and have purchased 83 scattered-site residential units across 44 different properties. This unique…
HAINES CITY, FL – In the Florida based “City of Angels,” Haines City, a unique art experience is taking place. The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) launched a citywide arts initiative, Haines City WINGS, to engage residents and visitors in the selfie-crazed world. This mural project, Haines City WINGS, is a community arts engagement program organized…
JOB TITLE: REPORTING & GRANTS SPECIALIST PAY GRADE: 59 HOURLY SALARY: $20.30 – $36.54 DEPARTMENT: FINANCE DEPARTMENT /GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DIVISION ANNUAL SALARY: $42,224 – $76,003.20 POSITION (S): 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This is a mid-level, technical staff, full-time position under the direction of the Grants Administration Division Manager. This position is responsible for the planning, administration…
The Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (the “SEOPW CRA”) is seeking the services of a qualified landscape maintenance contractor to provide landscape maintenance services on SEOPW CRA owned/maintained properties. RFP documents may be obtained on or after January 22, 2019, from the SEOPW CRA offices, 819 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136, or from…
LAKELAND — On the outside wall of Southside Cleaners, across from the 7-Eleven convenience store facing South Florida Avenue, the second of three murals commissioned by the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency is taking shape, courtesy of muralist Timothy Haas. Greg Myers, owner of Southside Cleaners, paid for the paint, which was special ordered for the…
Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners – Port Charlotte, FL The Senior Planner will work with a variety of community groups and must have experience in community planning and developing policies that articulate community vision. This position performs professional and technical work developing, researching and maintaining public planning studies and programs. Work involves technical and…
The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to select a highly-qualified developer to remodel an existing, recently-retired 8,276 square foot fire station on approximately 1 acre into a first-class manufacturing microbrewery, micro-winery or micro-distillery with food, retail, entertainment and outdoor amenities. The caliber of this development, as envisioned, will create consumer and private sector…
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Press Release – verbatim – from Avison Young)— Avison Young Principal Keith O’Donnell completed three transactions totaling $33 million on behalf of Investors Warranty of America to sell a 42.7-acre property in Delray Beach, Florida. The site is the former Office Depot headquarters at S. Congress Avenue and Old Germantown Road. “Immediately after being awarded the listing,…
WASHINGTON — President Trump directed federal agencies on Wednesday to steer spending toward certain distressed communities across the country — part of his administration’s push to turn a tax break included in last year’s $1.5 trillion tax package into a broader effort to combat poverty and geographic inequality. Mr. Trump signed an executive order at…
