Good News From Florida’s CRAs

Clearwater’s Skyline Evolution: Economic Impact and Luxury Living Combine

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffAugust 16, 2023

Revitalizing Clearwater’s urban core with a new high-end residential development, Valor Capital’s latest billion-dollar contribution to the City’s economy. Valor Capital is proud to introduce an iconic project that not only redefines luxury living but also reinvigorates Clearwater’s urban landscape. With a tentative first-phase conceptual design of two 35-story towers (contingent upon a current environmental study Valor has commenced)…

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Homestead Community Redevelopment Agency Launches the Rock the Block Initiative

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffAugust 16, 2023

The Homestead Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is excited to announce the launch of its newest initiative, “Rock the Block,” aimed at revitalizing the SW neighborhood and eliminating slum and blighted conditions in residential areas. The inaugural event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 8 am to 3 pm, on SW…

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Next Phase of Bruce Beach Needs $1.8 Million to Continue Construction

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffAugust 16, 2023

As construction is close to completion on the first phase of Bruce Beach, Pensacola is looking to begin the second phase of the project if the City Council agrees to transfer $1.8 million in Community Redevelopment Agency funds to the project. Transferring that money would require using approximately $859,278 that is budgeted for a streetscape project…

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Affordable Retail Space Open for Business in Delray Beach

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffAugust 16, 2023

The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is accepting applications for its new affordable retail space. The project works to revitalize the historically Black area of Delray Beach A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Thursday for what’s called the 98 on 5th project. Groundbreaking took place in March 2022. The building includes five commercial bays as well as…

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Coral Springs Unveils Revamped Vision for City’s Future Development

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffAugust 9, 2023

The heart of Coral Springs is set to experience a transformative shift after the city commission green-lighted the revamped Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Master Plan, spotlighting a vision for a 136-acre area centered around Sample Road and University Drive. On August 2, the commission dove into restructuring plans, presenting an innovative concept refocusing from five…

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Publix Again asks to Raze Citrus Mutual Building for Parking

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffAugust 7, 2023

Publix Supermarkets Inc. has proposed plans to build its technology campus in downtown Lakeland, bringing hundreds of new jobs to the area. To do so, it wants permission to level a building and pave a parking lot. The Lakeland-based grocery chain has come back to Lakeland commissioners seeking to demolish the former Florida Citrus Mutual building…

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Lake Eola Park Expansion Groundbreaking

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffAugust 7, 2023

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 4 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, and City Commissioners invited the community to celebrate the groundbreaking of the expansion of Orlando’s signature at Lake Eola Park. Located at the northeast corner of Central Boulevard and Rosalind Avenue, the .12-acre expansion will bring new features to the park, such as artwork, updated…

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Orange and Crystal Avenues to Receive Major Streetscape Facelifts

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffAugust 7, 2023

A million-dollar reconstruction of block-long stretches of Orange and Crystal Avenues is anticipated thanks to a federal grant and an intergovernmental agreement. The dramatic change will see new streetlights, street furniture, curbing, and the installation of numerous trees and other plants installed in rain gardens that will help absorb stormwater, The work will include the…

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$8.5M Helps with West Tampa Redevelopment

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJuly 28, 2023

West Tampa is undergoing major changes to the tune of $8.5 million. It’s thanks to the Community Redevelopment Agency funding. The program allows tax dollars to funnel back into the community. West Tampa is the latest area to receive the cash flow. Jesus Nino with the City of Tampa has been working to do that…

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Downtown Hollywood is Getting a New Look, but What About Historic Buildings?

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJuly 28, 2023

The towering shells of new high-rises and uprooted pavement of Hollywood Boulevard attest to the changes in downtown Hollywood. But as the strip enters a new phase, so do the historic buildings that have endured over the last century. One of those sites, at 1928 Hollywood Blvd, is the Joe’s Tropical Café building, which is…

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Riviera Beach may Soon add Margaritaville Hotel on the City’s Waterfront

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJuly 27, 2023

Rafiki Tiki has been the only restaurant at Riviera Beach’s Marina Village waterfront for years. But that could soon change with the addition of a Margaritaville brand hotel, according to city Mayor Ronnie Felder. “It means everything for this city. We haven’t had development like this for probably the past 50 years,” Felder said. Felder…

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Tampa Native Sarah McNamara Explores Ybor City, Family History in her New Book

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJuly 25, 2023

For Sarah McNamara, Ybor City history is family history. She’s a Tampa native whose Ybor roots stretch back to the arrival of the first family member from Cuba in the early 1900s. McNamara’s also a historian, an assistant professor of history at Texas A&M, whose first book, “Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South,” explores…

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