GAINESVILLE – A former car wash and book store were demolished on the east side of the 300 block of Northwest 13th Street as part of plans to build a six-story apartment building. Another developer now has plans to build more six-floor apartment buildings on the west side of 13th Street that would involve demolishing…
The city of Ocala has been working nearly two years with local developers hoping to build a hotel east of the downtown square, and a deal is getting closer to being struck. The City Council recently reviewed a draft agreement that would cost the city $8.2 million to $9.2 million to build a parking garage…
Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter Florida officials signed a contract Monday for an option to buy land in downtown Leesburg for a veterans’ village, contingent on Habitat being able to secure approval and raise funds for the estimated $3.4 million project. The option is for $275,000 for a little over two acres at the corner…
A downtown Boca Raton residential complex that languished for 10 years in the planning stages has been revived — now with bigger proportions. Royal Palm Place was approved in 2003 as a 149-unit, downtown apartment complex, part of the mixed-use development on Federal Highway. It received several extensions on its approval until time ran out…
SARASOTA – A downtown apartment building originally pitched under the banner of affordable housing may go forward with a new developer. But whether any of the apartments will wind up being affordable is another matter. On Monday, the City Commission agreed to let Atlanta-based developer Carter Acquisitions, LLC, move forward with a 10-story apartment building…
PANAMA CITY — Unlike the other developers, HomeFed/Leucadia is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. The motivation behind its marina proposal is to protect its investment, which includes the entire city. HomeFed already has invested $65 million to buy the 700-acre SweetBay development site from the airport board. The plan for…
PANAMA CITY — Great South President Jason Lewis wants to create a catalyst to drive future development downtown. “We are attempting to create a defacto ‘real estate gold rush’ of people fighting to get in on the ground floor,” Lewis wrote in the questionnaire responses to the Panama City Commission. “But this ONLY works when…
PANAMA CITY — If city commissioners decide Tuesday to select three developers to work together on a makeover of the Panama City Marina, it could be because the proposals are similar. At the Nov. 4 City Commission meeting, Mayor Greg Brudnicki wanted to combine the top three marina proposals — which for all indications are…
SARASOTA – Software entrepreneur Jesse Biter’s plans for affordable apartments downtown may have new life with the involvement of another developer. On Monday, attorneys representing the Atlanta-based Carter Acquisitions, LLC, will ask the City Commission to let the project proceed under a new site plan and without paying into the city’s affordable housing trust fund.…
CRESTVIEW — A yet to be selected Main Street Crestview Association and CRA director will be an hourly position based on the budgeted and advertised $41,511 salary, including benefits. The Community Redevelopment Agency board unanimously approved the measure at its Nov. 10 meeting. Based on the job requirements, City Clerk Betsy Roy recommended the position…
In Eatonville, the historic hometown of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” author Zora Neale Hurston, their eyes may soon be watching helicopters soar over eight stories of Lamborghinis, Bentleys and yachts. At least that’s the plan being offered by developers who hope to transform the town into a futuristic commercial hub. The Eatonville Town Council…
EDGEWATER — Several years of planning will culminate next week when city leaders make their case to the Volusia County Council for the city’s first Community Redevelopment Area, a proposal that will look to rehabilitate a stretch of U.S. 1 and create a new downtown. City officials had originally pitched a 40-year CRA, in which…
Delray Beach, FL (October 23, 2014)…Downtown Delray Beach DDA District retail and restaurant sales volume from 2008-2013 has increased by $62 million. The additional sales totaled $237,008,429, a 35.4% increase in retail and restaurant business over the past five years. The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority requests figures from the State of Florida Department of…
The City of New Port Richey, FL invites interested qualified parties to submit qualifications and proposals in response to RFP15-004 Hacienda Hotel Rehabilitation. This solicitation is to provide professional services for repair and rehabilitation of the Historic Hacienda Hotel located at 5621 Main Street, New Port Richey FL 34652. This project is funded through a…
The City of New Port Richey invites interested qualified parties to submit sealed quotations and proposals in response to RFQP 15-003 Hacienda Hotel Condition Assessment. This solicitation is to provide professional services to complete a Hacienda Hotel Condition Assessment and Florida Master Site File Update. The subject property is located at 5621 Main Street, New…
HAINES CITY | City commissioners on Tuesday night approved spending about $214,000 more for the Sixth Street Streetscape Project. The project, which will now cost $1.5 million, starts on Hinson Avenue and extends south to Wood Avenue. It includes landscaping, new and improved sidewalks, and related road and drainage improvements. The increase is because construction…
The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency board will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. One of the main topics the board will discuss is 500 Ocean, the commercial/residential project to be built at Ocean Avenue and Federal Highway. The City Commission, which makes up five of the seven CRA board seats, approved the project in July.…
Pensacola business man Robert Switzer has agreed to buy the corner in downtown Pensacola at Garden, Palafox, Romana and Baylen streets from Durnford Enterprises Ltd. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Details of Switzer’s plans for the property weren’t immediately available, but he said the leases of all businesses that are currently tenants of…
Downtown record shop Arrow’s Aim will re-open in a new location Wednesday with three times the space for vinyl. The growth of Arrow’s Aim proves that a culture of allegiance to small, local businesses thrives downtown, owner Daniel Halal said. Its neighbors include the Harvest Thyme Cafe, The Wooly event space, The Top restaurant and…
ZEPHYRHILLS — Betty Kennedy has been named the new executive director of Main Street Zephyrhills, Inc., following the resignation of Gina Granger, whose last day was Tuesday. This is a second stint for Kennedy, who served as Main Street Zephyrhills executive director from October 1999 to June 2001. Among her accomplishments: She presided over getting Zephyrhills…
TAMPA — Downtown projects generate the most cash and grab the headlines, but Tampa’s redevelopment efforts outside the urban core also face a key vote this week. After about a year of negotiation, Tampa and Hillsborough County officials propose to renew all of the city’s existing “community redevelopment areas,” plus create a new one. County…