The Downtown Investment Authority has been the go-to agency in Jacksonville since 2012 for attracting investment into downtown, a mission that’s getting a fresh check-up by a special City Council committee. The committee created by City Council President Ron Salem will take close look at whether DIA has met expectations for fostering downtown development and what changes,…
Downtown revitalization is not always pretty. It takes time for the beauty to show and the construction hassle to go away. The Lake Wales CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency), Lake Wales Main Street, the City of Lake Wales and the Citrus Connection gave the downtown multi-million dollar makeover a boost last week. Friday, the four entities…
Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency awarded a $10.06 million tax increment rebate to Eduardo Caballero of Jaxi CMD LLC on behalf of Cedar River at Fort Myers LLC, developer of the One Fort Myers project. Located at 2583 First St., the 21-story condominium building will have 34 residences and 68 parking spaces. The $50 million project was previously awarded an increment rebate of $3,169,855. Construction…
For nearly three years, Rohi’s Readery in downtown West Palm Beach has been a local staple for diverse, inclusive books and live literacy programming for children and adults. Its founder, Pranoo Kumar, told WLRN the “social-justice driven bookstore” is growing as it continues to include books that spotlight historically marginalized communities, untold stories by Black,…
Centennial Bank has provided a $84.4 million loan to facilitate the construction of a mixed-use, affordable housing development—The Arcadian—in Fort Lauderdale. Sunshine Shipyard LLC, an affiliated company of the joint venture between Fuse Group and Boca Paila LLC, is leading the project. The Community Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners approved a $10 million incentive to Sunshine…
WHAT: CRA Developer Forum WHEN: Thursday, June 6th, 2024, 10am WHERE: City Hall, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 100 Civic Court, Homestead, FL 33030 The Homestead Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is excited to announce a Developer Forum for a 3.65 net acre parcel of land located in Homestead’s Historic Southwest Neighborhood, commonly known as the Shotgun Property. The forum will…
The City of Cape Coral announced its ribbon-cutting ceremony for its brand-new Community Redevelopment Agency Building (CRA). The CRA is encouraging public and private investors to come to the city to promote economic growth and improve the quality of life in redevelopment areas. Read more here
A historic club in the town of Eatonville will soon undergo a major transformation. Club Eaton, at Kennedy Boulevard and West Street, first opened in the late 1940s and hosted some well-known performers. It closed in 2008 and became dilapidated. Now, with the help of what Eatonville Community Redevelopment Agency officials said is about $1…
A new on-demand shuttle service could be coming to the streets of downtown Orlando. The Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency’s advisory board met on May 22 to discuss a possible new business venture, dubbed “Ride DTO” – a shuttle service that would allow riders to request pick-up and drop-off around the downtown Orlando area, according…
Tampa Theatre leaders just debuted their new micro theatre now open to the public. The micro theatre is the first of several new features at the Tampa Theatre. A hallway now connects the smaller theatre to the main lobby, opening the door to seemingly endless possibilities ahead of Tampa Theatre’s upcoming centennial celebration. “It’s very…
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for Overtown’s Project Peach, and construction is underway. According to a 2021 presentation, the four-story project was estimated to cost $2.6 million. The developer was requesting $1.3 million in financing from the Omni Community Redevelopment Association to help make it happen. The 2021 filing showed that Project Peach is…
A plan to refresh and reimagine the City of Alachua’s Theatre Park is underway. On Alachua’s picturesque Main Street, the hidden gem known best as “Theatre Park” has seen better years. An overgrowth of vines, a dilapidated arbor, and structural uncertainty have left the park in a less attractive condition. The Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory…
The Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board will consider on May 22 advancing to the Community Redevelopment Agency a new service from Circuit Transit Inc. If approved by the CRA at a future meeting, five electric shuttles would be funded for a year for $595,712.50. Shuttles would run 10 hours a day, seven days a…
Just like the city it calls home, the Richey Suncoast Theater is about to turn 100. And last week, the theater got some help from the New Port Richey Community Redevelopment Agency in the form of a $100,000 grant. Built in 1925 and opened a year later, the theater was originally named for silent film star…
How would you feel about your power lines being underground? This is a real possibility for downtown Fort Myers. “We need these underground to keep these businesses up and take care of the downtown area,” said Liston Bochette III, commissioner of the Community Redevelopment Agency and City Councilman. “We need to get into this and…
Margate is soliciting offers to build a municipal mixed-use development that would include a new city hall and serve as the city’s “downtown” area. The development, called Margate City Center, would unfold on 51.4 acres on the east and west sides of U.S. 441 between Royal Palm Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard. The developer would lease…
BBQ, Brews & Blues is returning for its ninth year in West Palm Beach’s Historic Northwest. Join the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) at Heart & Soul Park, 825 North Rosemary Avenue, on Saturday, June 29, 2024, from 4 to 9 p.m., for an evening filled with live music, delicious food, craft beer,…
Developers are looking at investing more than $10 million into a vacant building in downtown West Palm Beach, according to city documents. The investors would then buy the property, located at 314 Clematis St., outright for another $7.6 million over five years. The West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency bought the building for $7.5 million…
The newly bricked and landscaped Park Avenue served as the backdrop for a recent ribbon cutting marking the official start of service by the new downtown shuttle known as The Squeeze. A happy crowd of citizens and officials representing Lake Wales Main Street, the Citrus Connection, the City of Lake Wales, and the Community Redevelopment Agency…
City officials are inviting the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of a new park in northwest Ocala. The grand opening ceremony for Imagine North Magnolia Park will be held on Wednesday, June 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Located at 200 NW 15th Place, the new park was…
Argonaut Coffee – the Greek mythology-themed café across from Cascades Park – was granted its request of $101,813 from the Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency to fund its renovations at the shop. On Thursday, CRA board members, all the city commissioners, listened to Sherri Curtis, the agency’s community redevelopment coordinator, as she presented a brief slideshow on…