St. Pete City Council, convening as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), has unanimously approved plans for one of downtown’s largest residential projects to date: a transformative $225 million development featuring two 31-story towers at the former headquarters of UPC Insurance. First reported by St. Pete Risingearlier this year, the development at 800 2nd Avenue South…
DetailsDuring the May 14 meeting, the Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) approved and accepted a contract for purchase and sale between the CRA and BLL Corporation for the property located at 1100 North State Road 7 for $3.8 million. There was little discussion on the purchase, but board members have often said they are eager…
DetailsAfter weeks of deliberation and nearly eight years for it to come to fruition, the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency approved Time Equities’ request for a $35 million tax-increment financing plan to complete the city’s long-delayed Town Square Project. “We’re here to do our best,” said Francis Greenburger, owner of Time Equities, who was seated…
DetailsThe demolition of the final building for the Bimini East project began Tuesday, concluding the razing of all structures for the intended economic development initiative for the South Cape. Community Redevelopment Agency Project Manager Zac Gogel said four months into the project, they are tearing down the last building with a total of 47 sites…
DetailsThe St. Augustine Community Redevelopment Agency made significant strides during its meeting on May 12, 2025, by advancing the West City Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) plan. The agency unanimously adopted Resolution 2025-12, which sets the stage for crucial public investments aimed at revitalizing the area. Jamie D. Perkins, the Neighborhood Services and CRA Manager, presented…
DetailsThe Lynn Haven Community Redevelopment Agency and Florida Architects laid out improvement plans for Ohio and Florida Avenues during a workshop last month. The plans include new sidewalks, extensive landscaping, buried utility lines, lights and widening Florida Avenue sidewalks between 7th and 12th streets. “So one of the things that our citizens have mentioned to…
DetailsRiviera Beach is on the hunt for qualified developers to help “reimagine” 12 acres of waterfront property in its Marina District. The city and the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) are searching for developers to “design, finance, construct, operate and maintain” a mixed-use development as part of its Marina Village project, which will feature dining…
DetailsA developer is ready to breathe new life into McCollum Hall after more than 20 years of vacancy. But first, they need financial support from the city of Fort Myers. Miles Alexander, the real estate developer behind the project, presented plans for McCollum Hall, also called Thirty Eight Collective, at a recent budget retreat attended…
DetailsKader is the manager at Pizza Kitchen, a new business off North Florida Avenue. He explained the owner saw the location’s potential. “He saw how everything’s kind of moving this way, especially with the new developments over by the transit station,” said Kader. “He thought this would be a good location, and so far, thank…
DetailsA new hotel is on the verge of being built in downtown Fort Myers as soon as 2026, after city leaders approved a multimillion-dollar rebate for developers. The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) voted unanimously to accept a developer’s request for a $14 million rebate to start building a new hotel called Tempo by Hilton. The…
Details“One of [the properties], right on the corner of Orange and Pine Street, is 30 South Orange Ave. One is one of Orlando’s original skyscrapers right on Orange, which is 1 North Orange, and then [we have] two very strategic properties that are our gateway to Lake Eola at 205 East Central and 215 East…
DetailsIt’s growing right beyond Welsh’s fence on Mapp Road. The growing Welsh sees is the result of the $6.7 million Mapp Road Town Center Project that is part of the larger community redevelopment area plan for Old Palm City, more than two decades in the making. “People were not coming here to put a business…
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