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…
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…
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…
The Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (HBCRA) is pleased to announce the official start of the District 8 Streetscape Improvements Project on Monday, October 27, 2025, along NE 1st Avenue. In keeping with its objectives to revitalize major corridors throughout the Hallandale Beach redevelopment area, the CRA is investing $9 million in this growing business community. This…
In West Tampa, eight traffic signal boxes once overlooked as dull city infrastructure have been transformed into public art thanks to a project led by the Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). For CRA Arts and Cultural Project Coordinator Cory Robinson, the initiative is about more than aesthetics; it’s about community identity. “The Tampa CRA is…
The Coral Springs Community Redevelopment Agency this week signed off on up to $7.5 million in public infrastructure funding to help launch City Village, a mixed-use development planned for the former City Hall property. CRA board members voted Monday to move ahead with a formal agreement that will finance improvements along the north side of…
The Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) convened on September 25, 2025, to discuss several key resolutions aimed at enhancing community development and addressing local needs. Chaired by Christine King, the meeting featured executive director James McQueen and deputy director Vincent Brown, along with several commissioners. One of the primary resolutions passed was the…
The Flagler Beach City Commission’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting on September 25, 2025, highlighted a significant step forward in local business engagement with the formation of a new advisory board. The board, informally dubbed “CRAB,” aims to enhance outreach and collaboration with businesses in the CRA District. City Manager and CRA Director praised the…
The City of Port St. Lucie has finalized a deal to purchase roughly 111.59 acres of surplus land from the St. Lucie County School District at their Sept. 22 meeting. The acquisition was approved by the city commission and is aimed at furthering the city’s goals of expanding conservation areas and parks. The land, which…
On Monday, September 29, at 3 p.m., Related Urban, the affordable housing arm of leading developer Related Group, will join the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (RBCRA) to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Residences at Marina Village. Located in the heart of Riviera Beach’s waterfront district, within its developing downtown corridor, the Residences at Marina…
The Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency hosts a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on “Element 8 – Residences at Marina Village.” With more than $150 million in redevelopment planned for Marina Village and the Broadway Corridor, Element 8 marks the next major step in revitalizing the area into a regional gateway and…
The Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency has $110,000 earmarked for three grant programs in 2025-26 and is working on a new grant to help bring new businesses downtown. The new grant is the Commercial Rental Incentive Program, which CRA Board Chair David Leidel initially spoke of in March as a way to attract retail businesses. He…
Mill Creek Residential broke ground on Modera Downtown Boca. The development is slated to bring over 300 homes to the heart of downtown Boca Raton. Group P6 and Mill Creek will co-develop the project which offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom homes as well as select den layouts, penthouses and townhomes. All units will feature…
The City of St. Augustine Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will begin accepting applications for the Lincolnville Community Redevelopment Area (LCRA) Institutional Rehabilitation Grant Program on October 1. The grant program aims to provide funding for historic building rehabilitation within the designated LCRA boundaries, specifically targeting institutions that struggle to secure alternate funding. To qualify for…
The Tampa Bay Lightning today announced plans to re-open an outdoor hockey rink at Sprowls Horizon Sports Park in Pinellas Park. This comes with a $100K grant from the Lightning Foundation. “The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Lightning Foundation are proud to support the Pinellas Park community through the reopening and enhancement of the outdoor hockey rink,”…
A new mixed-use development may be coming to Margate. During the September 17 meeting, Matthew Scott, a lawyer for White Oak Development Group, LLC, made a presentation to the commission on a development agreement for the Cocogate project. The property is situated on approximately eight acres, located from 1308 to 1350 State Road 7 in the…
The long-term improvement effort for Lake Wales downtown streets is expected to take a step forward in coming months as work begins on Orange and Crystal Avenues and the adjoining portions of Market Street. Lake Wales City Manager James Slaton has confirmed that city officials are “hoping to break ground by the end of the…
The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency approved a new storm mitigation grant program offering up to $100,000 in reimbursements to help downtown businesses protect themselves from hurricane flooding, with five local businesses already receiving approval for funding.The program, which reimburses 75% of eligible costs up to $100,000 per business, was created in response to repeated…