It’s tough to tell whether the notion of a Margate downtown is rewrapped in a different packaging or if elected officials this time can really pull it off. Since the mid-1990s the crossroads of State Road 7 and Margate Boulevard have been targeted for mixed-use development, to no avail. City commission after city commission has…
In Orlando’s tourism district, forces are at play that don’t normally coincide. Rosen Hotel workers are learning English taught by University of Central Florida (UCF) instructors in a pilot program paid for by Orange County government. That public-private partnership with the three big players in Central Florida is “what really truly makes this a unique…
Marjorie Waldo, president & CEO of Arts Garage in Delray Beach, announced that the nonprofit organization is extending the popular comedy series, The Art of Laughter 2023, presented the first Friday of every month in collaboration with The Comedy Zone. “Arts Garage is thrilled to partner with The Comedy Zone, the largest comedy club network in America,…
Bargain hunters who head to the Swap Shop — the unusual decades-old shopping destination in South Florida — may start seeing its surrounding neighborhood spruced up with a string of redevelopment projects. Lauderhill is eyeing properties around town, preparing to buy real estate, bring in food markets for lower-income areas and clean up a deteriorating…
Over the past 10 years, nearly 1,000 new residential units have emerged in Longwood’s historic downtown district. Not only have an influx of people moved into the area, particularly around the city’s SunRail station, but the overall downtown area has seen a boost in foot traffic lately. After the city redeveloped Reiter Park in 2017,…
Mayor Kevin Anderson and members of his team gave a wide-ranging report on Fort Myers post-Hurricane Ian progress at a gathering of local commercial real estate professionals. “We’ve got a lot of great things in the works. And I think this is just the beginning. As devastating as the hurricane was, I think we’re going…
The developer of Cornerstone stands to get $11 million to $17 million for building the complex in downtown Coral Springs, officials said this week. Officials explained that the money would go to the master development company, Predeso Property Investments, from the additional tax revenue expected from the spike in the value of the property on…
