San Carlos Boulevard was the thoroughfare for potential redevelopment projects in 2016. With two major projects in limbo and an anticipated boulevard traffic study to be released soon, it seems that redevelopment will continue to be a hot topic of conversation. But Lee County Commissioner Larry Kiker believes the kind of conversation might change. “What…
LAKELAND – Some skepticism about a $75,000 project to scout locations for a new parking garage downtown didn’t prevent the City Commission from unanimously approving the expenditure Tuesday morning. A parking garage, initially pitched as a way to encourage large employers to expand downtown, is now being spoken of in terms of block-sized redevelopment and…
CRESTVIEW – Economical development may increase with health care consultant and Pensacola Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer investing up to $35,000 for a revitalization study. Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. of Jacksonville, will conduct research to develop a statement of vision, mission and values for the Hub City, according to Community Redevelopment Agency Director Brenda…
Fort Myers’ Downtown and Midtown neighborhoods will soon see more renovation and redevelopment. At a special meeting on Dec. 12 at City Hall, Fort Myers City Council unanimously approved a pair of projects that will simultaneously move the city into the future while preserving its past. Plans are moving forward on both the downtown hotel…
TAMPA — Two major apartment projects — one in downtown St. Petersburg, the other on the water in Tampa’s Gandy Boulevard area — could start construction next year. The Miami-based Related Group, one of Florida’s leading residential developers, announced Monday that it expects to close next week on the site of a proposed 15-story, 354-unit…
The National New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Coalition is circulating a public sign-on letter in support of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC). As you may know, at the tail end of 2015, as part of the PATH Act, the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) was extended for five years through 2019. However, this year,…
The City of Tampa desires to obtain Professional Engineering, Economic Development, and Urban Planning/Design services for the development of the Strategic Action Plan for the West Tampa Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The Plan provides an action agenda for the West Tampa CRA including strategic public investment projects that attract private investment, identification of regulatory actions…
Redevelopment is set for a prime downtown location on College Avenue that may include a rooftop terrace overlooking the Florida State University campus. Real estate investors and developers Mike Steiner and Matt McHaffie are restoring a building at 107 W. College Ave. with the hopes of creating a signature mixed-use development. Steiner works for Coldwell Banker Commercial, Hartung…
DADE CITY — A plan is gaining traction to designate a former car dealership near downtown as a brownfield area in order to obtain state economic incentives to clean up the contaminated property. The designation is part of a program administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection that seeks to provide economic incentives to…
Holiday Park is expanding as a recreation hub for residents and their four-legged friends. Two new attractions are slated for the east side locale. The YMCA of South Florida plans to construct a new facility to serve the downtown community. And the city of Fort Lauderdale recently broke ground on a dog park. The proposed…
A 68-year-old, two-story apartment complex in Miami’s Little Haiti could be transformed with a zoning proposal allowing towers as tall as 28 stories and up to 5.42 million square feet of development. SPV Realty, managed by Sharon Olson in New York, hired Kobi Karp Architecture to craft a redevelopment plan for its 22.5-acre site at…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—Tavistock Development Co. has acquired Fort Lauderdale’s Pier 66 Marina and Hyatt Regency Hotel, a 127-slip mega-yacht marina and a 384-key hotel, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from the Blackstone Group for $163 million. Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in For Lauderdale, Fla. “Pier 66 has been an iconic waterfront property for decades, in an…
