Hollywood on verge of banning motorized vehicles on Broadwalk Citing safety concerns, Hollywood commissioners tentatively approved a ban Wednesday on high-speed motorized vehicles they say have turned the city’s popular beachside promenade into a danger zone. The ban could become law at a second hearing next month. Under the new rules, three-wheel Trikkes, electric bicycles,…
OPA-LOCKA Miami-Dade County commissioners approved a final step that will provide funds for the Opa-locka Community Redevelopment Agency, a move that springboards economic development within the city’s CRA boundaries. Our immediate focus is to address the processes that will ensure the CRA’s success, said Opa-locka CRA Executive Director Newall J. Daughtrey. Developing sound accountability measures…
Omni CRA selects winning movie studio proposal Contract negotiations are set to begin with top-ranked EUE/Screen Gems to construct the Miami Entertainment Complex. The Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency’s board of directors voted unanimously Wednesday for construction of the downtown Miami movie studio and related facilities. In September, the Miami Omni CRA announced it was…
DeLand Country Club redevelopment project approved Developers have received final approval to transform the former DeLand Country Club site into a sprawling mix of homes and shops, and expect to start work in mid-2014. The City Commission unanimously passed separate ordinances Monday night to rezone about 35 acres of the long-vacant property on the corner…
Advocate urges leaders to make West Palm Beach more “walkable” Encouraging people to live where they work, and walk or bicycle to their job sites instead of driving, is the preference of three fourths of “millennials,” people in their 20s and 30s, as well as middle-aged empty-nesters, a nationally-recognized city planner and author told the…
Westgate CRA nominated for PBSC 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award The Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Awards were established by Palm Beach State College to honor organizations that have made major innovative contributions toward improving the lives of others, particularly the underserved, through leadership, service and/or programs. These contributions can include the areas…
DAYTONA BEACH — Investors thinking about opening a cafe or flower shop look over a lot of numbers, but in downtown Daytona Beach there’s one that jumps off the page. The five poorest U.S. Census tracts in Volusia County are all clustered around downtown. With annual median household incomes ranging from $14,500 to $21,000, even…
Belleair’s Belleview Biltmore renovation plans are dead BELLEAIR — Owners of the Belleview Biltmore say hopes of saving it from demolition are dead after an architect who had pledged to renovate the historic landmark missed his Oct. 31 deadline to buy the property. For more than a year, officials say, Richard Heisenbottle had been trying to…
Tampa University Area Community Development is a growing force Dan Jurman knew the workload that comes with helping a community in need. He knew the troubling statistics relating to health, economy and safety. He knew there were families to help, kids to feed and diseases to fight. His knowledge was personal — he grew up…
Pompano firm earns award for CRA study The Florida trade association for community redevelopment agencies has given an award to Pompano Beach-based Redevelopment Management Associates. The firm received the Daniel Burnham Award from the Florida Redevelopment Association for a CRA economic impact study. Burnham was a legendary architect who created the master plans for Chicago…
Boca Raton Real Estate Notebook: Former ADT, Grace building fetches $12.7 million An upscale Boca Raton office building that once served as the corporate headquarters for W.R. Grace & Co. and ADT Corp. sold recently for $12.7 million. An investment group based in New York and Miami bought the “Class A” property at 1750 Clint…
Downtown Fort Myers trolleys on a roll again Trolleys will return to the streets of Fort Myers today for a second season to ferry passengers throughout downtown. The River District Trolley program was introduced during the 2012-13 tourist season to encourage visitors to walk around downtown and hop on a trolley when headed to a…
Shaping and implementing the vision for the City of Live Oak Live Oak — In a workshop setting Nov. 14, Florida’s Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) was welcomed to Live Oak to help the city continue its quest to shape and implement the vision for the City of Live Oak that was begun in…
Tampa seeks hotel, multi-family project proposals in Ybor City TAMPA — With developers sniffing around Ybor City, Tampa officials plan to seek proposals for two pieces of city land, one of them a potential hotel site at the historic district’s front door. City officials said Thursday they plan to invite hotel proposals for about a…
Kriseman announces his first hire, a St. Petersburg deputy mayor who also will oversee Midtown ST. PETERSBURG — One week after winning the election, Mayor-elect Rick Kriseman announced his first hire: a high-ranking hospital official who will be his only deputy mayor. At a 10 a.m. news conference, Kriseman said Kanika Tomalin will focus on citywide…
Stuart partnership could bring more events to downtown Revelers can look forward to more public events in downtown Stuart, thanks to the success of an 18-month-old partnership between the Downtown Business Association and Stuart Main Street. Read full story
Boynton’s development project gets a lifeline The Boynton Community Redevelopment Agency board unanimously voted to throw a stalled downtown development project a lifeline. On Tuesday, the CRA board went against staff’s recommendation to kill the One Boynton LLC/Kanner & Pintaluga project and voted to wait another 30 days to try and reach an agreement. “There’s…
Winter Park tries to make it easier to park your car on Park Avenue Winter Park’s tree-lined, picturesque Park Avenue offers some of Central Florida’s best dining and shopping. If you can find a parking spot. Empty spots are tough to come by at peak times, and the situation tends to get worse during the…
Inspector general’s Hallandale probe painful Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper didn’t like the way she and her city were handled by the Broward County inspector general earlier this year. Cooper sent a three-page letter to the bosses of Inspector General John Scott a few days before his annual evaluation last week. At the evaluation meeting…
Treasure Island’s Silverboard: parking garage not feasible TREASURE ISLAND – City Manager Reid Silverboard told Treasure Island Commissioners Nov. 5 that building a parking garage either beachside or downtown is not feasible. He pointed to the estimated $6 million cost and the revenue the city would receive as the reason. “As you know, we have…
Major Boynton downtown development hits negotiation snag Negotiations have failed in a major downtown Boynton Beach development that could have brought 200 jobs to the city. The CRA board will hear an update of the One Boynton LLC/Kanner & Pintaluga project — which included a hotel, two multi-use towers and a 50,000-square-foot headquarters for law…