In case you haven’t noticed, three signature gateway signs leading into the Skyway Marina District are in place in lower 34th Street South, clearly designating the area as a distinct sector with a unique vibe. The signs are among several new developments in the 1.5-mile stretch between 30th and 54th streets south, which the city of…
LAKELAND —The 4,500-acre area designated the Midtown Community Redevelopment District started the fiscal year with almost five years’ worth of revenues in surplus. It idles no longer as the agency launches several major projects and gets ready for more in 2017. The Midtown district includes roughly the area between George Jenkins Boulevard/Bartow Road and I-4.…
Seminole City Center — the retail property formerly known as the Seminole Mall — has landed a new anchor tenant. Studio Movie Grill, a full-service eat-in movie grill, will open at Seminole City Center in spring 2017, Primerica Group One Inc. and North American Development Group said Monday. The two firms have partnered in the…
Plan will promote safe travel and provide transportation solutions to support economic development TAMPA, Fla. (July 12, 2016) – VHB, an engineering, environmental science, planning, and design firm with 23 offices along the East Coast, was chosen by the City of Naples, Florida to develop concept plans that promote economic development in downtown Naples through…
Five new development plans have been filed in Miami-Dade County as part of the May 2016 comprehensive development master plan (CDMP) amendment cycle, including a proposal to build 1,100 homes on a golf course. The county received seven applications for its bi-annual CDMP amendment cycle. Two of them were the re-filings of development plans for…
Frenchtown, a tight-knit community dating back to the 19th century, was once dotted with robust businesses such as grocery stores, restaurants and drug stores decades ago. The predominantly black neighborhood sits in the shadow of downtown Tallahassee and the state Capitol, where power plays are exchanged and multi-million dollar projects take shape. The opposite is true in…
Mayor Rick Kriseman said he would use his “bully pulpit” as mayor to advocate for improved conditions at the Jordan Park public housing community. Kriseman told members of the Citizen Advisory Committee of the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area Monday that,although the city doesn’t own the property, he would push for “cultural changes” through…
Without public support, it can be difficult for CRAs to make progress. Without knowing what the public wants, it can be difficult to gain that support. We recommend creating and using online surveys to fully understand what redevelopment efforts residents want while establishing communication and trust with business leaders, elected officials and more. Step One:…
Hillcrest IG, LLC, a Concord Wilshire-sponsored company, has successfully entitled and assigned all of its rights to Pulte Group to acquire the Hillcrest Golf and Country Club for a total of $25 million. Pulte Group is a national multi-brand homebuilding company. The transaction paves the way for the revitalization of the Hillcrest Community through a new residential development. Concord…
Any day now, Brooks Busey expects to sign a lease for a restaurant at his new development at Sadler Point Marine Center in Jacksonville’s Westside. That restaurant, which he declines to identify pending the lease, will launch The Bridge, an 18,000-square-foot former furniture and marine retail store to be converted into retail, office and restaurant…
An online petition pushing for stricter gun control in Orlando almost has enough signatures to be delivered to city leaders. The petition was started after the mass shooting on June 12 at Pulse nightclub, in which 49 people died and 53 were injured by gunman Omar Mateen. Despite the nearly 40,000 signatures, there’s not much…
Miami-Dade County has a new partnership in the fight against traffic woes. The smartphone navigation app Waze has just added the county to its growing list of governments that are connected to its traffic data system. When users report traffic accidents, Miami-Dade will now know about it. “My goal is that on any day, whether…
