West Palm Beach is moving to harden its downtown perimeters. After clearing the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) last week, a plan to buy portable anti-vehicle barriers heads to the City Commission for a final vote on Monday, Aug. 18. The CRA approved $730,000 toward the purchase; police say the total outlay is close to $800,000…
DetailsPulteGroup and the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency recently broke ground on The Cottage District, a new community of workforce housing in the Heart of Boynton District near downtown. The standalone community will feature 19 single-family homes for moderate-income households priced at $301,860 and 22 townhomes for low-income households priced at $234,780. Due to the…
DetailsThe city of Cape Canaveral is helping homeowners with a fresh coat of paint through a series of grant programs offered by the Community Redevelopment Agency. It aims to promote the revitalization and redevelopment of properties within the city. Applicable homeowners can get up to $5,000 in reimbursed paint costs. Grants will be awarded on…
DetailsA new Paris Baguette café planned for the Cornerstone development in downtown Coral Springs will receive a $100,000 grant from the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency to support property improvements. CRA board members approved the funding this week through the agency’s Commercial Property Enhancement Grant Program. The café, located at 3326 University Drive, is expected to…
DetailsFrom the icy waters of the Pacific Northwest to the heart of Tampa Bay, a new adventure awaits. Today, The Florida Aquarium celebrated the grand opening of The Tide Pool — one of the only cold-water touch habitats on Florida’s west coast. The Tide Pool is a 60-foot-long, 4,000-gallon, cold-water touch habitat that invites guests to discover, touch, and connect with more…
DetailsThe city approved a development agreement with the Sankofa Group for the Glenwood Town Center project during its July 30 commission meeting. Development concepts for this area at 15th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard have been in the works since at least 2021, when the commission approved the strategic vision for the neighborhood. The agreement…
DetailsThe historic Jackson House north of downtown Tampa is one step closer to preservation. At a Tampa City Council meeting on Thursday, Accardi Properties — which owns the parking lot adjacent to the Jackson House on East Zack Street — agreed to make a 10-foot strip available on either side of the house. As part…
DetailsThe Coral Springs Community Redevelopment Agency has tentatively agreed to provide up to $7.5 million in public infrastructure support for the first phase of City Village, a mixed-use development planned for the former City Hall site. In a vote on Monday, CRA board members authorized moving forward with drafting a legal agreement that would fund…
DetailsCity commissioners are moving forward with design plans for a long-awaited reconstruction and widening of East Orange Street that could cost up to $2.2 million and be funded through the downtown Community Redevelopment Agency next fiscal year. The project would address the deteriorating brick roadway between Pinellas and Safford avenues, which currently fails to meet…
DetailsThe South Cape Community Redevelopment Agency is starting discussions to change its demolition grant incentive to include larger parcels. City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn, who also acts as the CRA’s executive director, said when they initially set forward the Demolition Grant program it was geared mostly towards getting spots of blight demolished. “Speaking with the first-ever…
DetailsPUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP – Workforce Housing The Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in partnership with ReEnvision Palmetto LLC, will be focused on facilitating the development of both for-rent and for-sale affordable housing units. This partnership is unique in that, rather than providing direct financial subsidies to reduce costs for affordable and workforce housing, the CRA’s…
DetailsThe Cape Coral Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has installed new Bigbelly trash compactors in walkable locations along SE 47th Terrace and Cape Coral Parkway. Each compactor features patriotic artwork on its sides. This artwork will be rotated throughout the year, transforming the compactors into dynamic public art pieces that celebrate our City. These solar-powered compactors…
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