Newsletter highlights: We want your feedback! Submit your 2025 FRA Annual Conference session and conference evaluations 2025 FRA Academy Graduates, congratulations! Redevelopment FRA Member News clips from: Fort Myers CRA, Tampa CRA, Boynton Beach CRA, City of Kissimmee, Lake Wales CRA Job listings: Assistant Director of Community Development Services – City of Wilton Manors, Community…
The Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has been recognized with 2nd place in the 2025 Great Places in Florida People’s Choice Award, presented by the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA Florida). This year’s competition celebrated communities across Florida that exemplify planning excellence, placemaking, and meaningful public engagement. Through an open nomination…
The companies proposing redevelopment of Camino Square, near downtown Boca Raton, are seeking major changes, including building a pair of eight-story residential towers instead of the three-story buildings previously sought for the project. The proposal will be reviewed at Tuesday’s meeting of the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency at city hall. The application, submitted by…
Restoration St. Louis has been selected as the preferred company to restore the Walesbilt Hotel. RSL was chosen over a competing proposal from the Blackmon and Adoniades Families, a St. Petersburg-based alliance of two operators who control scores of hotel and residential properties across west central Florida. In a 5-0 vote, the Lake Wales Community Redevelopment…
In the heart of Boynton Beach, what was once vacant land for more than 15 years, is now transforming into a new neighborhood that city leaders hope will redefine affordable homeownership. The Cottage District development is part of a citywide effort to make living in Boynton Beach more attainable for working families — teachers, nurses,…
A vacant lot in Downtown Fort Myers has taken on a new life as the city’s first-ever pocket park. Nestled in between the Franklin Shops lives the pocket park, located at 2208 First St. The park, named “Common Ground,” is the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)’s latest public work investment into the neighborhood. A…
City commissioners unanimously approved a boutique hotel and retail development Oct. 7 to fill a long-vacant downtown lot that has sat empty for 17 years. The Tarpon Registry project, proposed by Infill Studio managing partners Casey Smith and Joe Harrington, will bring a 10,000-square-foot, two- or three-story building with 12 to 24 hotel rooms and…
Newsletter highlights: Celebrating 2025 FRA Award Winners! 2025 FRA Academy Graduates, congratulations! Redevelopment FRA Member News clips from: Boynton Beach CRA, Lake Wales CRA, Boca Raton CRA, Downtown Orlando, Fort Myers CRA, Tampa CRA Job listings: Assistant Director of Community Development Services – City of Wilton Manors, Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) and Economic Development Coordinator…
The City of Margate is set to review a proposed development agreement for the Cocogate mixed-use project at 1308–1350 North State Road 7. The proposal includes a new eight-story residential building with 287 multifamily units, along with two additional commercial buildings totaling approximately 17,200 square feet of retail space. The plan, introduced by White Oak…
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, City Commissioners, and the Downtown Development Board/Community Redevelopment Agency will join the owners of À La Cart to officially open Art², downtown Orlando’s newest public space, during its grand opening celebration on Friday, October 10. The park will open to the public on Saturday, October 11, at 11 a.m. This innovative…
In the heart of West Palm Beach, city officials gathered on August 4, 2025, to discuss pivotal developments aimed at revitalizing local neighborhoods and enhancing community engagement. The meeting, held at city hall, focused on the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and its strategic finance plan, which is essential for addressing issues of slum and blight…
There was no shortage of emotion at the Quality Life Center in Fort Myers on Sept. 30, as the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency hosted one of its input sessions to hear from nearly 40 community members, harkening back to special times they and their relatives experienced in historic McCollum Hall. For decades, McCollum Hall…