Last week Boynton Beach City Commissioner Aimee Kelley joined the Mayor of Boynton Beach as they signed a declaration designating green space in the Meadows. The designation will allow Boynton Beach the opportunity to make improvements to the land so that residents have a safe and attractive space for the neighborhood to enjoy. The designation…
The NMCRA is also seeking applications for the NoMi MURALscape initiative from artists for this citywide mural activation. This initiative will reposition underused wall space and transform them into a tapestry of public art reflective of North Miami’s mosaic of historic film productions and music studios as well as the city’s longstanding support of the arts and…
The Public Utility Box initiative, U-Wrap NoMi, will transform conventional utility infrastructure into attractive displays of public art that reflect North Miami’s authentic culture and commitment to the arts. The NMCRA will vinyl wrap digital versions of artworks on utility boxes located throughout the city. The main objective of the program is to allow artists…
West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James, city commissioners, and the CRA, in partnership with Immocorp Ventures, LLC, will host a groundbreaking ceremony for The District at Northwood, also known as the Anchor Site, in Northwood Village. Read the whole article here. #redevelopmentworks
Construction started Monday on a critical housing development to help rejuvenate Overtown that will cater largely to local workers. Also, the project by design sits close to public transit to encourage future tenants to rely on Metrorail, Metromover, and Brightline trains rather than cars to get around the city. Miami-Dade County and Atlantic Pacific Companies are teaming…
On December 13, 2022, Wiatt Bowers, President of the Florida chapter of the American Planning Association presented the 2022 Great Places in Florida People’s Choice Award to Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency. Karen Beatty, Chairwoman of the Bayshore Gateway Triangle Community Redevelopment Area and Maurice Gutierrez, Chairman of the Bayshore Beautification MSTU accepted the award…
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves has announced plans to allocate funding from the City of Pensacola’s budget to make significant investments in three areas: Public safety, strategic planning, and city parks and facilities maintenance. The funding allocation aligns with Reeves’ commitment to ensuring public safety for all city residents, along with his vision for creating a…
The zip lines rock. That appears to be the consensus from those who have visited the city’s inclusive all-abilities park behind the New Tampa Recreation Center in Tampa Palms since its late-December debut. As his mother, Laura Linton, held a tuckered-out Cole, her 4-year-old son whispered in her ear what he had enjoyed most about…
Congratulations to the City of Oakland Park, for winning the 2022 FRA Creative Organization Development & Funding Award for Sky Oakland Park. The Oakland Park Sky Building is an innovative mixed-use development that includes 119 residential rental units, 21 live-work units, 15,000 square feet of commercial space, City of Oakland Park City Hall offices,…
Congratulations to the Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency, for winning the 2022 FRA Capital Projects/Infrastructure Award for Mapp Road Town Center. This long-anticipated, “Complete Streets” project showcasing generous sidewalks, lush landscaping, decorative street lights, new bike lanes, curb and gutter drainage, and on-street parking is now a beautiful, well-connected corridor that safely accommodates vehicles,…
Dr. Jeff Burton Past President, FRA Board of Directors Urban CRAs Manager, CRA – City of Tampa Q: What is your best business advice for a new FRA member? Jeff: “To the CRA professional and new FRA member, almost all CRA boards are seated by elected officials and their authority must be respected. With that…
By the end of the year, Cape Coral will have hundreds of new apartments ready to lease as newcomers continue to discover Southwest Florida. Hurricane Ian slammed Cape Coral in September, but as it continues its recovery into the new year, project development scheduled for 2023 is moving forward. Florida was the fastest-growing state in…
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is pleased to announce the return of Heritage Fest to the Arsht Center’s outdoor Thomson Plaza for the Arts for its fourth consecutive year. Heritage Fest is a full day of free family fun celebrating Black heritage and excellence across South Florida. Heritage Fest…
County officials will soon weigh whether to allow a controversial affordable housing project to be built in east Gainesville after previously voting the project down last month. If they don’t, the effects could be costly. On Dec. 13, the Alachua County Commission voted 3-2 to withdraw its funding from the $25 million Dogwood Village housing project planned…
The building at 417 North Massachusetts Avenue in Lakeland, Florida began its life in 1964 as the chapel of a funeral home and was last used as a house of worship in 2017, when the Freely Forgiven Community Church closed its doors and the building was sold. Local historic preservationist and Publix heir Gregory Fancelli…
It’s not your imagination: People really are flocking to Florida. The Sunshine State had the fastest-growing population in the country last year — the first time the state has taken the top spot since 1957, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released last week. The nation’s third-largest state grew by 1.9% from July 2021 to July 2022…
As of Feb. 15, Clearwater nonprofits and service providers can now apply for $3.15 million in grants from the city’s federal COVID-19 relief funds. Earlier this year, the City Council divided the $22.4 million it received from the American Rescue Plan Act into a dozen broad categories. These categories include three grant programs to which…
Congratulations to the Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (MCRA), for winning the 2022 FRA Planning Studies Award for CRA Building Design Regulations. The MCRA Building Design Regulations both graphically and textually illustrate new design standards for developments within the redevelopment district of the MCRA. The document places heavy emphasis on pictorial images and diagrams to…
The Gaze Africana features a distinctive line-up of international Black artists and creatives, whose works represent African Excellence. Capturing “the gaze” connects us to another world – allowing us to look beyond – steadily and intently, in admiration, surprise, or thought. The Gaze Africana explores ideologies connected to African art. This deployment of contemporary Africana…
A Tesla facility in an underdeveloped St. Petersburg neighborhood announced in April is coming into the final stretch as construction wraps up. In a December interview, Rob Truett, a Delray Beach developer behind the highly-anticipated project in Lealman says the goal was to open by the end of 2022. That timing would be a nice capstone to…
Since 2016, more than 5,469 tons (10,938,000 pounds) of waste have been disposed of through the Community Redevelopment Agency’s Safe Neighborhood Program. During neighborhood cleanups, crew members and volunteers visit different neighborhoods in the county to remove a variety of debris and waste free of charge. A neighborhood cleanup for residents in North Beulah will take place…