Tampa’s Waterfront Rattlesnake Point for Sale

TAMPA — Gritty industrial activity could give way to more condos, apartments and townhomes as yet another prime waterfront tract in Tampa hits the market. Tampa-based Viper Ventures is selling Rattlesnake Point, nearly 31 acres on a peninsula that lies south of Gandy Boulevard and close to the Westshore Marina District master planned community. With…

RMA Partners with Gridics to Bring Zonar.City

POMPANO BEACH, FL -Redevelopment Management Associates (www.rma.us.com) has announced a partnership with Gridics, LLC to introduce Zonar.City (www.zonar.city), a patent-pending site-specific zoning software that will be a game changer for the industry. This advanced software instantly builds 3D models of any parcel, or assemblage of parcels, under the specific land use and zoning regulations, saving…

Strategic Partnerships Within Your Community

Establishing strategic partnerships is key for any business, but especially for non-profit organizations looking to address complex issues in the community they live in. Understanding how partnerships can strengthen your business and organization is key for every leader, especially in Brevard County where there are more than 2,000 registered non-profits – being able to show…

CRA Bill Likely Dead for this Year

Legislation changing local control of Community Redevelopment Agencies is heading to the Florida Senate from the House. But it’s unlikely the Senate will take up the House bill. A similar bill in the Senate died in committee. The Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency sold two downtown buildings last month to a developer to create an area…

Palmetto Ready to Create Affordable Housing

Palmetto’s Community Redevelopment Agency is acquiring property near Sutton Park that Director Jeff Burton said is ideal for a new mixed use development that would potentially launch the CRA into a role of landlord. Palmetto officials on Monday authorized the CRA to purchase two parcels on the corner of 10th Avenue West and Eighth Street…

Fort Myers Beach Senior Housing Proposal

One person has been released from a local hospital following a recent traffic accident. As of Tuesday, Timothy Brian Gravitt, 37, of 4785 Barkley Circle, Apt. 37, Fort Myers, had been discharged from Lee Memorial Hospital, where he was taken on April 13 after the crash, officials said. A second person, Sabrina Lee Gravitt, 59,…

St. Petersburg Launches CRA Grant Program

The city of St. Petersburg is launching the 2017 cycle of its ‘South St. Petersburg CRA Grant Program’ to help support private investment in the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The CRA Grant Program was created in 2015 as part of the city’s innovative, 30-year revitalization plan for South St. Pete designed to…