Under the radar pocket markets in South Florida are becoming hotspots for buyers and developers. Hallandale Beach has one of the fastest growing populations in Broward County. Currently, the population is 40,000 but the city says it anticipates its population to grow by 30 percent over the next five years. “This is midpoint. You have…
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — The Panama City Community Redevelopment Agency hosted a free small business workshop for those who want to learn the ins and outs of owning their own business. This is the second workshop they’ve held. The Panama City CRA is collaborating with the Florida Small Business Development Center to hold these…
A chance to significantly overhaul banking regulations comes around once in a generation — or maybe twice. Today, the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a proposed set of overhauled regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act, the 1977 law intended as a countermeasure against discriminatory lending,…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Elected leaders and advocates gathered Monday in West Palm Beach to announce millions in new federal housing funds that are now available to struggling Florida homeowners. U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., state Sen. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, and state Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, along with housing advocacy organization Floridians…
Utility boxes aren’t the prettiest things to look at — they’re gray, utilitarian and, at best, hopefully go unnoticed by pedestrians. But downtowns can’t survive without them. So, if you need them, why not have them look as good as possible? On Friday, on Southeast 47th Terrace, the South Cape Community Redevelopment Agency hosted an…
NAPLES, Fla. — Naples leaders recently unveiled their plan to revitalize an area of the city they hope becomes its newest hot spot. At a public meeting at Fleischmann Park, the city released its master plan for an area called the Design District. Leaders hope the area near downtown will be a new destination with…
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Pompano Beach CRA has announced a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Master Operator to renovate the historic McNab House and garage, construct a new kitchen, improve the surrounding area for outdoor dining, and design the dining program. The nationwide search invites commercial real estate professionals, with their…
On March 23, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2.9 billion of funding now available for major infrastructure projects through a combined Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This NOFO includes the INFRA program and two new programs – MEGA and the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (RURAL). Combining three major discretionary grant programs into…
When people started applying to live at the new Skyway Lofts in St. Petersburg, the demand far outpaced the supply. Officials said they got 1800 responses for 65 available units. Rashida Strober was one of the lucky ones. “I like the new construction. I remember K-Mart. I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida,”…
The Florida League of Mayors is partnering with an organization called “Project Opioid” which was created to empower leaders to confront the overdose crisis and give those leaders the tools they need to reduce opioid deaths in their communities. Project Opioid is focused on educating leaders on how to build coalitions, launch regional overdose initiatives,…
Orange County unanimously approved the City of Winter Garden 10-Year CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) extension on March 8, 2022. The Winter Garden CRA has agreed to spend 75% of the proceeds in the East Winter Garden area. This level of commitment to revitalize a low-income community is unprecedented in Central Florida. This area is in…
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Small businesses are the backbone of the community in Delray Beach, but many are feeling the strain amid rising rent costs. To attract new businesses to the downtown area and keep existing mom-and-pop shops in business, the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is opening up a new mixed-use retail…
FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 24, 2022) — The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is soliciting proposals for the restoration, purchase or lease and management of the McCollum Hall property located at 2717 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Fort Myers. The request is for restoration of the historic building for a neighborhood commercial center…
The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency recently approved a tax increment rebate and development agreement for 2010 Hanson Street located in the Cleveland Avenue redevelopment area. The CRA approved a tax increment rebate in the not-to-exceed amount of $8.2 million for 2010 Hanson Street disbursed at 85% of increment revenue generated each year until the…
In celebration of World Art Day, the Winter Garden Art Association, in conjunction with the City of Winter Garden, will host Arts in April, a series of FREE events for the community to celebrate, explore, and create art. The events will be held in Downtown Winter Garden and include a wide range of activities for all…
Florida Community Loan Fund has finalized closing on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing for Feeding Northeast Florida. FCLF provided $14 million in NMTC allocation for the new $16.1 million facility in Jacksonville that will allow the organization to consolidate and expand services that combat food insecurity. The renovated 120,000 square-foot building will streamline and expand Feeding NE Florida’s food distribution network, which…
FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 14, 2022) — The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) recently approved a tax increment rebate and development agreement for 2010 Hanson Street located in the Cleveland Avenue redevelopment area. The CRA approved a tax increment rebate in the not-to-exceed amount of $8.2 million for 2010 Hanson Street disbursed at 85 percent of…
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Beach officials temporarily hired a Miami construction group to manage all their CRA projects. The Corradino Group will come to assess the current projects and figure out the best way to move forward. The beach CRA stretches down all of Front Beach Road. Beach Councilman Michael Jarman…
Register today for Reimagine, Reinvest, Rebuild, the 2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference. The 2022 conference will be held March 15-17, and for the first time, we’re hosting the entire program online. The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on our nation’s health and economy and exacerbated existing inequities in low-income communities and communities of color. Recovery…
The Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency is cobbling together small, mostly vacant lots in an effort to support investment interest in “a large-scale project” in the Parker Street neighborhood. The agency’s advisory board last week agreed to pay $25,000 for two side-by-side undeveloped parcels collectively totaling one-quarter acre at 901 N. Tennessee Ave. and 210 Plum St. The purchase…
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – To celebrate its first anniversary in historic downtown Winter Garden, the owner of Writer’s Block Bookstore donated a Little Free Library to the community to provide an opportunity to share books and encourage reading. The Little Free Library is located at 207 W. Plant St. in front of the Post Office. …