If the city builds a $10 million-$12 million parking garage, it’s likely to last 50 years, Mayor Julie Ward Bujalski said. That was among the reasons she gave for voting Oct. 24 for the preparation of a midtown parking garage design criteria package submitted by THA Consulting. The $96,000 package would be used as part…
Despite falling short on fundraising and sparking frustration from city officials, an arts destination in Boca Raton may move forward after all. The Center for Arts and Innovation is a multimillion-dollar performing arts site poised to revamp the north end of Mizner Park by bringing amenities such as a renovated amphitheater, a main theater and…
The Racing Hall of Fame and Marmer Construction submitted plans for a joint venture for the former Bank of America building to the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency. The CRA received only the one proposal for the building, which calls for the first floor to be a race museum operated by the Hall of Fame (HOF).…
Help is on the way for Haines City homeowners in need of upgrades but lack financial support. Claretta Simpson still lives in the house she was born in. Her grandparents built the Haines City home in 1950. “I was raised here and bred here. My nieces and nephews, my brothers and sisters, everybody came through…
City of Naples’ $16 million First Avenue parking garage is expected to open in February after experiencing delays due to hurricanes and heavy rains. City Construction Manager Brad Hefner provided the Community Redevelopment Agency with a construction update Nov. 4, saying the schedule and contracts were affected by rains from August through October — Tropical…
In early October, the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) issued a request for proposals to design and build the Shipping Container Project at the Northwest 800 Block in Delray Beach, a project that had been pitched more than three years ago, but had still not seen much movement. The project calls for the development of 15 CRA-owned properties…