Dyson’s Plaza, a long-standing commercial property located in the heart of the historic African American community of East Winter Garden, will be revitalized thanks to a grant awarded by the City of Winter Garden Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) under the direction and advisement of the City’s Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board (CRAAB), and with the…
A project to brick Ybor City’s historic 7th Avenue commenced on July 29th in an effort to help calm traffic on a road that sees a significant amount of pedestrian traffic throughout the year. The bricking, funded by the Community Redevelopment Agency, or CRA, will be done in phases, the first, between North 15th and…
Haines City officials recently provided students in the urban and regional planning master’s program with an invaluable opportunity for collaboration — one that will also have a lasting impact on the rapidly growing Central Florida city for years to come. With the area currently undergoing a population boom with more residential and commercial developments on…
The board of the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has advanced a massive, 25-story, $500 million project that would transform the city’s troubled Broadway corridor. On July 24, CRA board members unanimously accepted a staff recommendation that the Occulina project be considered for approval by the City Council. Given that the CRA board members are…
Renovations are coming to Zanders Park in east Winter Garden. The Winter Garden City Commission and the Winter Garden Community Redevelopment Agency approved the first step in the renovation process at the Thursday, July 25, City Commission meeting. The CRA approved the funding for the playground and site work renovations in the amount of $209,000, which includes a…
Fort Myers resident Debora Gillen has donated nearly $500,000 to a city agency to help with the construction of a park. The gift, of $431,732, will be used to construct a Common Ground Pocket Park in the downtown redevelopment area, according to a statement. The donation, the release adds, will be instrumental in transforming the…
A special Cape Coral Community Redevelopment Agency meeting will be held Wednesday morning for two items – Bimini Basin District and the former Cape Coral Golf Club. CRA commissioners will vote on an interlocal agreement between the City of Cape Coral and CRA regarding its participation in the city’s purchase of property in the eastern…
A new addition to Shady Park will honor four Hannibal Square residents whose contributions shaped the history of Winter Park. The Shady Park Pioneer Memorial will include busts of Ideal Womans’ Club founder Mary Lee DePugh (1878-1949), activist and founder of the Winter Park Advocate newspaper Gustavus Christopher “Gus” Henderson (1862-1917), and the first Black…
The Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board on July 31 will consider Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. for design and engineering work for a “festival street” on a 250-foot span on Church Street between the SunRail tracks and Hughey Avenue. In addition, the CRA Advisory Board will consider a separate contract with DRMP Inc. to…
Collier County has recently welcomed a new Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) director, a change that many residents and local businesses have eagerly anticipated. With a backdrop of ambitious plans and a growing community, the new director’s fresh perspective brings a renewed sense of hope and momentum to the area. As the landscape of our communities…
New Port Richey has approved another development incentive to a business on U.S. 19 at its southern entrance, this time for a popular restaurant location next door to the multistory condo and luxury hotel property that got more than $7 million in incentives from the city last month. On Tuesday, the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency…
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…
