A bricking project along Ybor City’s Seventh Avenue is now underway. Crews began replacing the street with bricks on July 29. The project’s first phase starts between North 15th and 17th Streets, according to a news release, and is expected to take two weeks. Construction will be done one block at a time and will…
Pompano Beach If purchasers want a beach town lifestyle without an unreasonably high cost of living, they should give Pompano Beach, a city 40 miles north of Miami, top priority. “Pompano Beach prices continue to be significantly less than those of its wealthy neighbors, Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale,” Ybanez stated. Pompano Beach is changing right…
At the June 12 Community Redevelopment Agency board meeting in Winter Park, an additional $50,000 was approved to develop and design a bigger and better “Christmas on Park 2024: Bringing the Magic of the Holidays to Downtown Winter Park.” An initial $50,000 was previously approved at the May 22 City Commission meeting bringing the city’s…
On Thursday, the Avon Park Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Advisory Board discussed in detail Donaldson Park’s future in pickleball. This was in continuation of the joint session workshop that was assembled on July 2. CRA Communications and Project Coordinator Shawn Holiday provided the board notes from the session to “solidify” their approach to get a…
The Orlando City Council voted early this week to update and make more permanent changes to the downtown parklet program. The program started in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing restaurants and other businesses to offer outdoor seating to combat the spread of the virus, and was updated in 2021. Funded by the Community Redevelopment…
Park West Apartments, the epitome of luxury living, held its Grand Opening, marking a significant milestone for the Northwood Village community and the City of West Palm Beach. The Grand Opening event, held on July 9, 2024, in the Currie Corridor, showcased this sophisticated residential landmark that sets a new standard in urban living by…
Related Group, BH Group and Tezral Partners submitted plans for a mixed-use multifamily development in Riviera Beach. The joint venture plans 418 apartments across a 20-story, two-tower project at 1300 Broadway, just north of West Palm Beach. Miami Lakes-based Cohen Freedman Encinosa & Associates Architects is designing the buildings, according to a copy of the…
In a significant move towards addressing the challenges of affordable housing in Fort Myers, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Selection Committee has identified a developer for a new housing project named White Coral. The selected site, located at 2200 Jaylen Watkins Street, is poised to welcome 26 single-family homes designed to bolster homeownership opportunities for…
The Deerfield Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has partnered with Freebee to provide free, on-demand, 100% electric transportation to and from District businesses. The new rideshare service offers free, on-demand rides in electric-powered Tesla vehicles to riders requesting a ride from any home or hotel in the City of Deerfield Beach to any business in…
The Panama City North Community Redevelopment Agency teamed up with the World Changers non-profit to revitalize parts of the Glenwood community. World Changers volunteers are providing free repairs to residents along East 9th Court. The work is key to the CRA’s overall mission. “It helps people to know in a neighborhood that feels forgotten that…
As of July 5, $100,000 is officially going toward the incoming baseball museum expansion in Avon Park. This amount was awarded by the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board on June 24 on the contingency of a legal assessment by City Attorney Gerald Buhr. According to the chairman of the Baseball Expansion Committee, Dr. Ronald Sevigny,…
The Omni CRA, in partnership with Rebuilding Together, undertook a transformative initiative to revitalize the Bowles Apartments—a historic 6-unit residential building with a thirty-year legacy under the ownership of the Bullard family in Overtown. Completed in 2022 at a cost of $602,721, this comprehensive renovation stands as a testament to the CRA’s steadfast commitment to…
