The Eatonville Community Redevelopment Agency is inviting longtime residents and others with memories of the historic Club Eaton to come and share them at an event Wednesday evening. The “restoration visioning session” is at St. Lawrence AME Church in the historic Black township of Eatonville beginning at 5:30 p.m. The old club at East Kennedy Boulevard and…
Overhead power lines may become a thing of the past in the city’s historic downtown thanks to a $9.3 million project to bury them. Three city boards — the City Commission, Community Redevelopment Agency and Community Redevelopment Board — voted Monday to move ahead with the work. It’s set to begin in March. Members of…
Pensacola officials are inviting the public to the grand opening of Bruce Beach to unveil the second phase and completion of the Bruce Beach Revitalization Project. Phase one of the project earned Pensacola’s Community Redevelopment Agency the 2024 Roy F. Kenzie Award at the Florida Redevelopment Association Conference in Tampa for Best Capital Project/Infrastructure for…
The public/private partnership plan with Brooklyn-based United Management calls for: The city to donate 1.7 acres in downtown to United Management, which is doing business in the city as Sunshine Lake Worth Development. The property, valued by the city at about $3.3 million, is at the southwest corner of Lake Avenue and South M Street.…
The St. Petersburg City Council, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, has approved preliminary plans for the 49-story Waldorf Astoria Residences at 150 2nd Avenue South in downtown St. Petersburg. The council unanimously voted to advance the project, following discussions on hurricane preparedness, crane safety protocols, and pushback from residents of the neighboring Saltaire condo…
If you need important renovations done to your home in Haines City, you may consider applying to the Community Redevelopment Agency’s new Residential Rehabilitation Program. The program can help give seniors or families struggling on a fixed income some peace of mind with long-overdue repairs. The grant is up to $50,000 per home, which equates to about…
AfriKin [https://afrikin.org/], a groundbreaking platform for African and African Diaspora art, is set to present its latest art fair during Miami Art Week from December 1st to December 8th, 2024. Titled Threads of Life in Fragments of Time , this year’s theme will bring together artists from over 33 countries, uniting their works in a…
Orlando City Council members got a detailed look and new timelines for major projects announced during last week’s State of Downtown address. All told, the initiative known as DTO Action Plan promises to change Orlando’s urban core to the tune of as much as $750 million. The projected value of $700 million to $750 million for…
After extensive debate on adding Allapattah to the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), city commissioners reached a consensus to create a separate, exclusive agency dedicated to the area. As its Oct. 15 meeting came to a close, the Miami City Commission unanimously instructed City Manager Arthur Noriega to find funding and hire consultants to spearhead…
The potential for downtown Margate is superior to that of “The Walk” in Coral Springs or “The Promenade” in Coconut Creek – places barely affordable for working entrepreneurs with fresh new ideas. Presently owned by the City’s Community Redevelopment Agency, Margate’s downtown is already here and is home to great restaurants with likely more on…
New renderings were released for the 49-story Waldorf Astoria Residences, at 150 2nd Avenue South, in downtown St. Petersburg. The project would be the first hotel-branded luxury condominium in St. Pete and is expected to have 164 condominium units, available in two-, three- and four-bedrooms. The penthouses will be some of the largest condominiums in…
A Historic East Winter Garden Design Workshop was held Oct. 3 at the Healthy West Orange building in Winter Garden. Residents heard an informative presentation on the East Winter Garden Draft Form-Based Code and the new street, intersection and public space designs for the Historic East Winter Garden Neighborhood, as well as how the projects…
A New Orleans/Mobile/Old Pensacola feel will dominate the area known as the “Old Town Landing” in Niceville if the firm that the city charged with creating design standards in the six-acre waterfront off Bayshore has its way. AVCON unveiled its design standards to the Niceville Community Redevelopment Agency, which comprises the city council and mayor, at…
The DeFuniak Springs Amphitheater sits right on the edge of Lake DeFuniak in Chipley Park. It is the hub for activity in downtown DeFuniak Springs. The venue hosts concerts, plays, holiday events, and the annual LakeFest festival. But the Community Redevelopment Agency says it needs modernization to improve its functionality. “We do everything here to…
Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency approved four Commercial Property Improvement Matching Grants for the Downtown Redevelopment Area during its last meeting of the fiscal year. The first grant was approved for Bare Roots Holding Company LLC’s property at 2011 Bayside Parkway for the not-to-exceed amount of $45,086. The funds will be used to install a…
The city’s Community Redevelopment Agency announced a new multimodal initiative called Ride DTO. It will help commuters navigate downtown Orlando more easily. Ride DTO uses eco-friendly all-electric vehicles courtesy of Circuit Transit, Inc. Daily transportation will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. There will be a special first-rider offer: Use the code RIDEDTO to…
The award-winning economic development firm, RMA (rma.us.com), is proud to have been selected by the City of Bartow’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to conduct a feasibility study for the potential redevelopment of commercial and residential properties, along with capital improvement projects, within the CRA district. “RMA is excited to partner with Bartow as they embark…
On Wednesday, the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency discussed an expansion of the area they oversee. They want to add 505 acres to their already existing 540 acres of coverage, including the Altamont Park neighborhood, parts of midtown, Central South and a portion of Dean Park. The Community Redevelopment Agency board said people should get…
Fort Myers is willing to kick in $1.55 million to get rid of an auto salvage yard in the Dunbar neighborhood. The Community Redevelopment Agency has voted to pledge that money, if a private company buys out the property — the land underneath. Affordable Auto Salvage has sold vehicle parts for 67 years. The business…
Progress is beginning to move forward on the City Center redevelopment project. The board agreed to a shortlist of potential developers during the September 30 Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting. The development companies under consideration include Brookfield Properties, Michaels, Related Group and Kenco Communities. Board members, who are also the Margate commission, discussed the companies…
A former CEO of the Shula Restaurant Group plans to convert the historic Florida National Bank building in downtown Lakeland into Prima 135, an upscale steakhouse. To help make the plan a reality, the building’s owner is seeking $195,000 in incentives from the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency. Prima 135 is envisioned as an elegant establishment…