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…
DetailsBRADENTON — 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…
DetailsBRADENTON — 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…
DetailsA 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…
DetailsMOUNT 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…
DetailsLAND 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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsLYNN 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.…
DetailsLove 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…
DetailsIn 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…
DetailsTo 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…
DetailsSarasota 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…
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