BOYNTON BEACH — As president of an influential residential group in Boynton Beach, Harry Woodworth likes to be in the know. And he felt like he was “in the know” when there were two members of the public on the Community Redevelopment Agency board. The Inlet Cove Association president was familiar with James “Buck” Buchanan…
PALM BAY — When a company like Harris Corp. or Northrop Grumman Corp. says they’re going to create 1,000 good-paying jobs, people sit up and take notice. When it’s a relatively unknown company, there’s a bit of a credibility curve. Lynda Weatherman, chief executive officer of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, said…
DAYTONA BEACH — City commissioners gave initial approval Wednesday night to two measures that could allow a planned commercial development on International Speedway Boulevard to move forward, but several of them expressed concerns with the project. Commissioners approved measures that, if given the final OK in two weeks, will allow a planned development zoning designation…
BOYNTON BEACH — It wasn’t a new development with the potential for additional traffic. It wasn’t an unwanted business. It was removing the appointed members of the public from the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency board that brought more than 15 residents to the microphone at the city commission meeting Tuesday night. Before the required…
North Hyde Park will soon have some Cuban flavor as new townhomes are built with the inspiration of the small country less than 100 miles south of Florida. The Las Azoteas townhomes will be located at 405 North Oregon Avenue. “We came up with the name Las Azoteas because loosely translated it means rooftop, or…
ST. PETERSBURG — St. Petersburg architect Sean Williams has watched the nearly decade-long saga of hurt feelings, cold shoulders and failed schemes that have defined the relationship between the Tampa Bay Rays and the city. A few months ago, Williams decided to give both sides something to rally around: a sketch of what those 85…
Growth management through the ballot box is rarely a good idea. And a recent proposal to write beachside building-height limits into Daytona Beach’s charter runs the risk of putting the brakes on the redevelopment and revival of the city’s core tourist area. Few people would argue that the central beachside area is OK as it…
Lake Worth, FL, October 15, 2015 – The Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the Community Land Trust of Palm Beach County have recently been acknowledged by a prestigious statewide organization due to their efforts to provide quality workforce housing in the City of Lake Worth. The Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA) recognized the CRA…
LARGO – The Largo Central Park Market is making a move for the upcoming season October through May. The new Largo Downtown Market will still be held the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., but it will be held at Ulmer Park, at 301 West Bay Drive. Vendors…
PANAMA CITY — Reducing blight and increasing property values is the core mission of the Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), but two out of the four city CRA districts saw values decrease this year. However, CRA staff say they are focused on improving infrastructure to help reverse the trend for its Downtown and Downtown…
BRADENTON — A building in the 500 block of 13th Street West will serve multiple purposes for its new owner, Galatians 6:2 Inc., with Gary Crawford as its president. The 6,750-square-foot building with addresses of 516-518 was purchased by the not-for-profit Galatians for $250,000, with an Aug. 21 closing date, according to Manatee County property…
BRADENTON — About 14.5 acres west of Bradenton City Hall, extending to 15th Street West between the Manatee River and Manatee Avenue West, property is being eyed by city officials and residents for a potential new overlay district. The area commonly called Point Pleasant contains a lot of historic houses in a neighborhood Planning and…
A Miami police officer turns on his flashlight and a beam of light cuts through the darkness, illuminating the silhouettes of six figures tucked into a nook beneath the Flagler Street Bridge. They lay down on concrete tonight. But if they want a bed, they’ll get one. And if they want a new home, they…
MOUNT DORA — City officials are celebrating the completion of the streetscape project that revamped the look of downtown. The city hosted a ribbon cutting Friday night to mark the end of the three-year project, which repaired roads, sidewalks and infrastructure. About 100 people turned out for the celebration. “It feels awesome,” Mayor Cathy Hoechst…
LAND O’ LAKES — Pasco County Commissioner Mike Moore heard mostly positive feedback this week on a proposed ordinance that would allow the county to cite and fine owners of blighted commercial structures who fail to maintain their properties. Moore, who pitched the idea to county commissioners in June, has said the proposed ordinance would…
The 35-story SunTrust Financial Centre in downtown Tampa has been sold to Highwoods Properties, a Raleigh, N.C., company. The company announced in a news release Wednesday that the acquisition is a $124 million investment, 40 percent below estimated replacement cost. The 528,000-square-foot building is currently 89 percent occupied, though some pending departures will bring that…
LYNN HAVEN — The Lynn Haven Commission parted ways with its downtown improvement organization, Main Street, at a special meeting Tuesday, voting unanimously to dissolve the nonprofit corporation. The disbandment of Main Street, however, will come with the creation of an advisory board to carry a similar mission, without a nonprofit designation or city-crafted budget.…
Love the downtown Delray lifestyle? Want to be where the action is? Then consider buying a condo at 111 First Delray, a 70-unit condo planned for just south of sizzling Atlantic Avenue. The 111 First Delray condo is planned for Delray Beach. (Provided) Better bring your checkbook: This condo, with its neo-modern design and upscale…
In just a year or two, downtown Pensacola will have a new look, thanks in large part to a building boom that includes a $50 million, 260-unit apartment and retail building planned for the former Pensacola News Journal site. The site at the corner of Jefferson and Romana streets is being developed by Studer Properties and should be…
To Jeff Vinik’s list of big ambitions for what he now describes as a $2 billion project near downtown Tampa, add this: To create the world’s first city district designed to make those who live and work there more healthy. Vinik on Tuesday unveiled a partnership to do that with Delos, a New York-based real…
Sarasota city officials, who struggled for months to find some way to persuade the County Commission to extend the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency, got their response suddenly last Tuesday. With little attention, the commission voted unanimously to stop funding the 30-year-old agency by September 2016. The CRA takes the part of tax revenues resulting from…