A project to brick Ybor City’s historic 7th Avenue commenced on July 29th in an effort to help calm traffic on a road that sees a significant amount of pedestrian traffic throughout the year. The bricking, funded by the Community Redevelopment Agency, or CRA, will be done in phases, the first, between North 15th and…
Haines City officials recently provided students in the urban and regional planning master’s program with an invaluable opportunity for collaboration — one that will also have a lasting impact on the rapidly growing Central Florida city for years to come. With the area currently undergoing a population boom with more residential and commercial developments on…
The board of the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has advanced a massive, 25-story, $500 million project that would transform the city’s troubled Broadway corridor. On July 24, CRA board members unanimously accepted a staff recommendation that the Occulina project be considered for approval by the City Council. Given that the CRA board members are…
Renovations are coming to Zanders Park in east Winter Garden. The Winter Garden City Commission and the Winter Garden Community Redevelopment Agency approved the first step in the renovation process at the Thursday, July 25, City Commission meeting. The CRA approved the funding for the playground and site work renovations in the amount of $209,000, which includes a…
Fort Myers resident Debora Gillen has donated nearly $500,000 to a city agency to help with the construction of a park. The gift, of $431,732, will be used to construct a Common Ground Pocket Park in the downtown redevelopment area, according to a statement. The donation, the release adds, will be instrumental in transforming the…
A special Cape Coral Community Redevelopment Agency meeting will be held Wednesday morning for two items – Bimini Basin District and the former Cape Coral Golf Club. CRA commissioners will vote on an interlocal agreement between the City of Cape Coral and CRA regarding its participation in the city’s purchase of property in the eastern…
A new addition to Shady Park will honor four Hannibal Square residents whose contributions shaped the history of Winter Park. The Shady Park Pioneer Memorial will include busts of Ideal Womans’ Club founder Mary Lee DePugh (1878-1949), activist and founder of the Winter Park Advocate newspaper Gustavus Christopher “Gus” Henderson (1862-1917), and the first Black…
The Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board on July 31 will consider Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. for design and engineering work for a “festival street” on a 250-foot span on Church Street between the SunRail tracks and Hughey Avenue. In addition, the CRA Advisory Board will consider a separate contract with DRMP Inc. to…
Collier County has recently welcomed a new Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) director, a change that many residents and local businesses have eagerly anticipated. With a backdrop of ambitious plans and a growing community, the new director’s fresh perspective brings a renewed sense of hope and momentum to the area. As the landscape of our communities…
New Port Richey has approved another development incentive to a business on U.S. 19 at its southern entrance, this time for a popular restaurant location next door to the multistory condo and luxury hotel property that got more than $7 million in incentives from the city last month. On Tuesday, the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency…
A bricking project along Ybor City’s Seventh Avenue is now underway. Crews began replacing the street with bricks on July 29. The project’s first phase starts between North 15th and 17th Streets, according to a news release, and is expected to take two weeks. Construction will be done one block at a time and will…
Pompano Beach If purchasers want a beach town lifestyle without an unreasonably high cost of living, they should give Pompano Beach, a city 40 miles north of Miami, top priority. “Pompano Beach prices continue to be significantly less than those of its wealthy neighbors, Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale,” Ybanez stated. Pompano Beach is changing right…
At the June 12 Community Redevelopment Agency board meeting in Winter Park, an additional $50,000 was approved to develop and design a bigger and better “Christmas on Park 2024: Bringing the Magic of the Holidays to Downtown Winter Park.” An initial $50,000 was previously approved at the May 22 City Commission meeting bringing the city’s…
On Thursday, the Avon Park Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Advisory Board discussed in detail Donaldson Park’s future in pickleball. This was in continuation of the joint session workshop that was assembled on July 2. CRA Communications and Project Coordinator Shawn Holiday provided the board notes from the session to “solidify” their approach to get a…
The Orlando City Council voted early this week to update and make more permanent changes to the downtown parklet program. The program started in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing restaurants and other businesses to offer outdoor seating to combat the spread of the virus, and was updated in 2021. Funded by the Community Redevelopment…
Park West Apartments, the epitome of luxury living, held its Grand Opening, marking a significant milestone for the Northwood Village community and the City of West Palm Beach. The Grand Opening event, held on July 9, 2024, in the Currie Corridor, showcased this sophisticated residential landmark that sets a new standard in urban living by…
Related Group, BH Group and Tezral Partners submitted plans for a mixed-use multifamily development in Riviera Beach. The joint venture plans 418 apartments across a 20-story, two-tower project at 1300 Broadway, just north of West Palm Beach. Miami Lakes-based Cohen Freedman Encinosa & Associates Architects is designing the buildings, according to a copy of the…
In a significant move towards addressing the challenges of affordable housing in Fort Myers, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Selection Committee has identified a developer for a new housing project named White Coral. The selected site, located at 2200 Jaylen Watkins Street, is poised to welcome 26 single-family homes designed to bolster homeownership opportunities for…
The Deerfield Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has partnered with Freebee to provide free, on-demand, 100% electric transportation to and from District businesses. The new rideshare service offers free, on-demand rides in electric-powered Tesla vehicles to riders requesting a ride from any home or hotel in the City of Deerfield Beach to any business in…
The Panama City North Community Redevelopment Agency teamed up with the World Changers non-profit to revitalize parts of the Glenwood community. World Changers volunteers are providing free repairs to residents along East 9th Court. The work is key to the CRA’s overall mission. “It helps people to know in a neighborhood that feels forgotten that…
As of July 5, $100,000 is officially going toward the incoming baseball museum expansion in Avon Park. This amount was awarded by the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board on June 24 on the contingency of a legal assessment by City Attorney Gerald Buhr. According to the chairman of the Baseball Expansion Committee, Dr. Ronald Sevigny,…