Palm Beach Outlets says it won’t chip in anymore for city trolley that brings thousands to the mall WEST PALM BEACH — West Palm Beach’s ballyhooed experiment with free trolley service linking downtown to Northwood and Palm Beach Outlets is at a crossroads. The six-month trial period is up and though the Blue Line draws…
As the Northeast Florida Region continues to grow, many businesses will explore redevelopment projects in order to locate in desirable areas. Whether it’s a business looking for office space, a restaurant wanting a location at the Beaches, or a retail shop moving into historic St. Augustine, redevelopment of an existing site can offer businesses a…
In just a few months, the community will gain a 32-acre urban park and, hopefully, a boost to its economy and sustainability. Planning for Depot Park began about 20 years ago, and the project is both within its $5.9 million budget and on schedule for a soft opening August 1, said Nathalie McCrate, the project…
The City of Ocala is seeking proposals from for-profit and non-profit developers/organizations to build and manage attached or detached rental housing units for low income households in the Phoenix Heights neighborhood. View full RFP
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s South District, in partnership with the city of Sarasota, the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council and Visit Sarasota County, will hold an educational symposium about the environmental and economic benefits of brownfield redevelopment on June 8 and 9. The annual symposium will share information about Florida’s Brownfields Redevelopment Program, which…
It’s a late Monday morning and downtown Fort Myers looks hungover. First Street is sleepy still, its restaurants just starting to unlock doors and unfurl umbrellas. In Patio de Leon an empty whiskey box sits perched in the branches of an oak tree, above a palm-thatched rollaway bar that’s yet to be rolled away. “We own all of…
Over the next 30 years, the city of Ocala intends to pump more than $60 million into improvements to address blight through the West Ocala Community Redevelopment Area. Committee members, area residents, city officials and NAACP representatives recently looked at and talked about some of the targeted sites. A bus tour included the Phoenix Heights…
The next top official of the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority is no stranger to local government. Paige Carter-Smith has been hired as the organization’s executive director. She’s filling a void created by the departure of Jay Revell, who’s now vice president of the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. “I am excited about taking this position because…
Tired of hearing train horns while shopping and eating in Historic Downtown? City Commissioners are working to establish quiet zones in downtown. The regulations would ban trains from blasting their horns in the defined downtown area. At a City Commission meeting Monday, May 9, commissioners approved to match a $165,000 of grant from the Florida…
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 163.380, Florida Statutes, that the City of Temple Terrace, owner of real property located at the southeast corner of 56th Street and Bullard Parkway in the City of Temple Terrace, intends to dispose of its interest in approximately 1.5 acres ‘more or less’ of real property located at…
The FRA Roy F. Kenzie Awards honor the best programs and projects in Florida redevelopment. Applications are accepted from FRA members who meet the award criteria and submit the entry fee. A winning entry is an acknowledgment of excellence for the work an organization is doing. All winners receive a trophy presented at the awards ceremony…
Some South Florida cities are thriving with cultural activity, new businesses and jobs. But many are not, and that’s when they often turn to a Pompano Beach company. Redevelopment Management Associates turns economically distressed cities into flourishing ones by creating a vision for redevelopment and carrying it out, piece by piece. RMA employs 40 professionals…
