Coral Springs Redevelopment Agency Approves $100,000 Grant for New Paris Baguette Café in Cornerstone Development

 A new Paris Baguette café planned for the Cornerstone development in downtown Coral Springs will receive a $100,000 grant from the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency to support property improvements. CRA board members approved the funding this week through the agency’s Commercial Property Enhancement Grant Program. The café, located at 3326 University Drive, is expected to…

Coral Springs Redevelopment Agency Tentatively Backs $7.5 Million in Public Improvements for New City Village Project

The Coral Springs Community Redevelopment Agency has tentatively agreed to provide up to $7.5 million in public infrastructure support for the first phase of City Village, a mixed-use development planned for the former City Hall site. In a vote on Monday, CRA board members authorized moving forward with drafting a legal agreement that would fund…

CRA Considers Allowing Owners of Larger Parcels to Apply for Demolition Grants

The South Cape Community Redevelopment Agency is starting discussions to change its demolition grant incentive to include larger parcels. City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn, who also acts as the CRA’s executive director, said when they initially set forward the Demolition Grant program it was geared mostly towards getting spots of blight demolished. “Speaking with the first-ever…