Downtown Orlando’s inflatable pigeons, which are perched atop buildings as part of a public art project, have decided not to fly the coop, even amid winds and rain caused by Hurricane Helene. The 16-foot-tall birds (when inflated) were wrapped up, deflated and looked much less pigeon-like when seen from the sidewalk on Thursday as gusty…
DetailsAsk anyone who frequents the area: downtown Kissimmee, especially the Broadway corridor, can be no picnic to drive, walk or bike. At an Osceola Chamber-sponsored Downtown Kissimmee Update last week, the city and its traffic engineering consultant AECOM revealed its plan to try to improve things for all of those groups. The “Connect Kissimmee” project…
DetailsModera Coral Springs, the new apartment complex at the Cornerstone development, is nearing full occupancy. “The apartments are 85 percent occupied, which is great,” Kristi Bartlett, economic development director for city of Coral Springs, said at last week’s Coral Springs Community Redevelopment Agency meeting. She was referring to the complex’s south tower at the southwest…
DetailsFor over six decades, Club Eaton was a vibrant hub where Eatonville residents gathered for nights of dancing and live music. The club, which opened in 1946 during segregation, hosted legendary entertainers such as James Brown and Aretha Franklin. Although the doors closed in 2008, plans are underway to restore the historic venue thanks to…
DetailsThe Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is set to engage Fort Myers residents in shaping the future of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and surrounding areas through a series of public workshops. The first of three sessions will be held Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Quality Life Center of Southwest…
DetailsThe City of Naples is moving forward with a plan to consider renovating city-owned property into affordable housing for police officers, teachers and others who can’t afford to live near jobs within the city. City Council, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, on Sept. 16 voted 6-1, with Vice Chair Linda Penniman opposing, not to…
DetailsLynette and Lewis Capehart took their time walking around the Hagler/Mason Conference Room at Pensacola City Hall, Tuesday night, so they could take in each conceptual drawing depicting the city’s proposed “New Palafox Project.” The plan will transform sidewalks and intersections along the iconic downtown street and make it even more pedestrian-friendly by widening crosswalks and building more…
DetailsAt last Monday’s joint session meeting with the Avon Park Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Advisory Board and CRA Board, Avon Park City Councilwoman Berniece Taylor asked Public Works Director Jason Atkinson if $100,000 was enough for Mall beautification. “I think everybody in this room would love to see that one-mile Mall be just outstanding like…
DetailsThe promise of affordable housing has dawned on the capital’s south side as the Tallahassee Housing Authority officially cut the ribbon on Columbia Gardens at South City. Columbia Gardens is now where the Orange Avenue Apartments, built in 1972, once stood. That property had fallen into disrepair and the authority orchestrated a massive redevelopment. Several years ago,…
DetailsThe Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Advisory Board and regular Board met Monday in a joint session workshop to discuss the CRA’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Main Street CRA was first discussed and that included Donaldson Park with its numerous projects such as the pickleball courts and splash pad. CRA Chairman Rick Hayes began…
DetailsAffiliated Development has secured $50 million in additional financing to move forward with an affordable housing project in West Palm Beach’s Northwood Village. The Spruce, an eight-story, multi-family complex located off Spruce Avenue between 24th and 25th Street, will have 270 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, with 117 units offered first to city employees at below-market rents.…
DetailsThe last time the residential tower at 801 Chestnut St. had a change of ownership, it was a blow to local housing advocates. Now the Chestnut Street property is poised to transition once again, this time back to its roots. An investment group is proposing to convert the tower back into affordable housing with city…
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