Good News From Florida’s CRAs

Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency Honored with 2nd Place in APA Florida’s 2025 Great Places in Florida People’s Choice Award

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 24, 2025

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…

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Developer Proposes Taller Buildings for Boca Raton’s Camino Square

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 23, 2025

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…

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Restoration St. Louis Wins Walesbilt Hotel Vote, Will Seek to Redevelop Entire Block

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 23, 2025

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…

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Boynton Beach Cottage District Turns Vacant Land Into Affordable Homes for Working Families

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 23, 2025

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,…

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Vacant Lots Become Lush Retreats

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 23, 2025

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…

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Downtown Tarpon Springs to Get Long-Sought Boutique Hotel

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 23, 2025

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…

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Eight-Story Cocogate 287-Unit Mixed-Use Project

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 16, 2025

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…

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Art² is the New Hub for Creativity and Connection

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 16, 2025

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…

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West Palm Beach CRA Expands Strategic Finance Plan for 2024 with New Projects

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 16, 2025

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…

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Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency Encourages Conversation on McCollum Hall’s Destiny

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 16, 2025

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…

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Kabani Hotel Group sells the Inn at Boynton Beach for $8.1M

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 16, 2025

Kabani Hotel Group has sold the Inn at Boynton Beach, a 102-room, interior-corridor hotel located at 480 W Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach, Fla. The property sold for $8.1 million representing a price per key of $79,412 and a room revenue multiple of 4.78x. Other terms and conditions were not disclosed. The property was ultimately…

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Fort Myers Mural Society Installs Remaining River Basin Murals

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffOctober 16, 2025

In 2022, the Fort Myers Mural Society teamed up with Fort Myers’ Community Redevelopment Agency and Public Art Committee to install 53 murals on the concrete stanchions surrounding the river basin next to the Luminary Hotel. A few weeks later, surge from Hurricane Ian damaged seven of those stanchions. They were repaired this summer, and…

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