$19 million sale, redevelopment hinges on state

ISLAMORADA — The roughly 40-acre Parmelee Key property, in the midst of a pending sale that hinges on its subsequent redevelopment into a high-end resort community, is awaiting the state’s OK of land-use and zoning changes recently approved by the village. If given the OK from the Department of Economic Opportunity, and then again by the Village Council,…

More residences coming to Boynton’s Renaissance Commons

BOYNTON BEACH — Boynton Beach is getting more apartments. Construction will begin this month on two buildings called Santorini — the last residential phase of Congress Avenue’s Renaissance Commons. Santorini, which will be built by Verdex Construction, will have 226 luxury units in two six-story buildings. Residents will have a 325-space parking garage, according to a news release from…

Collier commission rejects request for Immokalee fire district money, take no action on redevelopment

Collier Commissioners rejected a request Tuesday to give part of the county’s casino revenue to the Immokalee fire district, and offered no insight on the future of the Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency. During an annual redevelopment workshop, commissioners didn’t act on hiring for the short-staffed redevelopment agency that seeks state and federal grants to improve…