The Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (MCRA) approved a budget amendment for the fiscal year 2024-2025, transferring $250,000 to fund the design and analysis of entryway and median enhancements across various locations within the MCRA redevelopment area. This initiative will improve the visual appeal and infrastructure of key roadways, aligning with ongoing mobility projects led by…
Housing Trust Group (HTG), one of the nation’s largest developers of affordable housing, has secured financing and commenced development on Rainbow Village, a $185 million mixed-use development with 310 affordable housing units in Miami, Florida. Rainbow Village will be reserved for income-qualifying residents who earn at or below 30, 50, 60, 70, and 80 percent of the…
The City of Zephyrhills is proud to announce the grand opening of Hercules Park, the first new community park built in the city in four decades. The grand opening ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 13, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at 38100 County Road 54, Zephyrhills, FL 33542. The event is open to the…
A real estate consultant has the go-ahead to begin negotiations that could lead to the city’s purchase of Stillwater Cove apartments for workforce housing in Naples. At a meeting Thursday, city council – sitting as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) – gave a thumbs up to Dan O’Berski, with Trinity Commercial Group, to proceed with…
Design plans are beginning to take shape for the building intended to house a new restaurant in St. Johns River Park on the Southbank. The restaurant would be adjacent to Friendship Fountain, with visitors passing it just as they enter the park from the roundabout near MOSH. While the restaurant would be run by a…
Mayor Jane Castor announced the start of new renovations at Herman Massey Park in downtown Tampa. The park’s renovation will be funded by the Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency with a budget of $2 million, according to a press release. The upgrades will include a new raised deck with moveable furniture, electric and plumbing, artificial turf…
The Coral Springs Community Redevelopment Agency is considering hiring a consultant to evaluate ideas for improving gathering spaces as the city works on its downtown development. Last week, CRA board members agreed to seek outside expertise to assess potential projects, including an amphitheater, programming for the city’s art walk, and landscaping enhancements. The consultant would…
Decades after urban planner Andrés Duany transformed Fifth Avenue South and Third Street South, city of Naples is moving forward with another overhaul, a colorful redesign of one block in the Design District. The intent is to create a walkable district as well-known as nearby Fifth Avenue South or Third Street South. The Design Walk…
Request for Qualifications CRA No.: 2025-01 NW 800 Block of West Atlantic Avenue – Progressive Design-Build Redevelopment Project Issue Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025 Proposal Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM (EST) The CRA is seeking proposals from qualified design-build teams to provide progressive design-build services for the modular design and construction of…
Just off of South Florida’s A1A is Atlantic Avenue, a popular street filled with upscale boutiques and pricey restaurants – a hub where tourists and locals can be found wining and dining with friends and family. Yet, separated by just a letter, the Avenue shares two worlds. The street, divided by a police station and…
“It’s a long time coming,” Walt Nickel, representative of city engineering firm Wright-Pierce Engineering, said of the project while addressing the audience of city and county leaders, as well as community members. The new parking lot will be located at 33 NE First Ave. (next to Firemen’s Park). According to Nickel, the parking lot will…
The Apopka Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is seeking input from residents and community stakeholders to determine what they want to see in the updated Redevelopment Plan and how they want to see the CRA area continue to redevelop. The meeting is on Wednesday, February 12th, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Apopka Community Center…
