The Bartow Community Redevelopment Agency board has approved a $1 million budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year, including about $130,000 for the demolition, rehabilitation and construction of buildings, mostly houses. Board members said they hope to kickstart an affordable housing program and have something tangible to show for their efforts this year. Now that the…
When it comes to Volusia County’s biggest, most-anticipated economic projects, it’s hard for observers not to be like restless children in the back seat of the family car on a cross-country trip, repeatedly asking, “Are we there yet?” So much promise, so little payoff. Therefore, the recent announcement by Westin Hotels & Resorts that it…
Harbourside Place, the $150 million entertainment center that has brought both praise and ridicule to Jupiter, was honored Wednesday night by South Florida urban planners. “See? I told you. Harbourside Place is a true urban project that brings substantial public benefit to the community,” said Nick Mastroianni, the president of Allied Capital & Development told…
Since Art Basel established itself in Miami Beach in 2002, Magic City residents have become accustomed to contemplating art everywhere. They have also learned to coexist with it in all its expressions. Now, a dozen established Miami artists have painted the walls and murals on business buildings in Hialeah, Little Haiti, Little Havana and Wynwood.…
The public invited to attend the South Cape Community Redevelopment Advisory Board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 3 p.m. The primary agenda item will be the South Cape Streetscape Program. The advisory board will welcomes stakeholder input from businesses and property owners located in the South Cape Community Redevelopment Area. Read full article
The development of a mixed use, urban waterfront neighborhood in the heart of historic Sanford, Florida, is one of the City’s community redevelopment objectives and priorities. The City is seeking an experienced development partner to work with the City developing what will be the City’s architecturally defining urban waterfront neighborhood. The City is very earnest…
LAKE WORTH, FL; August 31, 2015 – The Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County were awarded $165,000 from The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Funds received from this grant are being used to help support our new “Creative Corridor Initiative.” The Initiative is a…
Local developer Carlos Beruff has resigned from his position on the Southwest Florida Water Management District governing board, using his last day to motion for the approval of fellow local developer Pat Neal’s controversial four-home subdivision on Perico Island wetlands. Beruff’s term was scheduled to end in March 2017, but he submitted a resignation to…
You wouldn’t think a community with a rich history stretching back nearly two centuries would still be trying to “find itself.” But Warrington has long struggled with its identity. Some residents view it as the City of Pensacola’s unincorporated “Westside.” Others merely as a collection of coexisting neighborhoods with wide demographic disparities. Today, the struggle…
Crystal River officials might give a nod of approval to a proposed Riverwalk route during Monday’s government meetings. Board members of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency, who also serve as the city council, have been deliberating since July 2015 on a number of Riverwalk routes drawn up by a design team. Now the same design…
Grove Isle, the gated island enclave just off Coconut Grove prized by residents for its tranquility and panoramic bay views, has been less than tranquil lately. The close-knit, well-to-do high-rise community, which boasts some of Miami’s leading lights among its members, has been roiled by a developer’s plans to demolish the island’s upscale, if dated,…
Q: What new or existing projects are you excited about and why? Development of the downtown riverfront will be an exciting new dimension for the River District. The new 225-room, $50 million Sheraton Hotel will link the new water basin to the Harborside Event Center, which thanks to a joint venture of the City and…
The initial phase to build an outdoor park on the downtown Sebring Circle to fill a physical and emotional void began April 14. And through a spirit of altruism, volunteering and philanthropy — brick by brick, column by column, wire by wire, plant by plant — the Garden of Joy is getting closer to completion.…
The Downtown New Port Richey Art Gallery faces closure by Oct. 31 unless a benefactor steps forward, Greater New Port Richey Main Street officials said Friday. Funding for the gallery has been a bit precarious ever since it opened in 2003 at 6231 Grand Blvd., according to a GNPRMS press release. The financial burden on…
Local cities are starting to think creatively when it comes to cleaning up blight, and enforcing city codes that target signs of decay will be a big part of that effort. But even in that area, city leaders will need to show flexibility. Port Orange saw an excellent example of that at its meeting last…
With Port Tampa Bay’s unveiling of a $1.7 billion redevelopment vision for its 45 acres of waterfront property near the Channel District, a cornerstone piece of greater downtown Tampa’s potential renaissance has arrived. The bold port plan, highlighted by the purposely sky-high 75-story twin towers, seeks to resurrect a stretch of waterfront still pockmarked with…
TAMPA — What Port Tampa Bay wants to do in a big way, a South Florida developer is doing on a smaller scale nearby in the Channel District. On a block south of E Kennedy Boulevard between 11th and 12th streets, FCI Residential is spending $60 million to replace an unused warehouse that once served…
A proposed agreement to sell City Lot 10 to a developer who wants to build a 12-story hotel there could be approved by the Gainesville City Commission as soon as Thursday. For several months, the city has been negotiating with Horizon Hospitality Management Inc. regarding the sale of Lot 10, which is situated on Southwest…
The city of Gainesville this week drew closer to closing a deal to sell City Lot 10 downtown to a developer interested in building a hotel there when the City Commission OK’d moving forward with a proposed sale agreement. Horizon Hospitality Management Inc. is interested in buying Lot 10, which sits across from Loosey’s on…
Initiatives to help direct visitors to downtown Sarasota destinations should take form in time for the tourist season. The city had plans to improve “wayfinding” in the area before the economic recession, but the project was scaled back once money became scarce. This season, visitors and residents alike should have at least two new ways…
DADE CITY — Pasco commissioners are expected to vote in September on a new ordinance that could allow jailing property owners for refusing to repair or demolish their blighted commercial buildings. The proposed ordinance would extend property maintenance standards already in place for housing to commercial and industrial buildings. Senior Assistant County Attorney Kristi Sims worked…