The Hillsborough County Economic Development Department is proud to announce the completion of the redevelopment of the property located at 3500 E. Fletcher Avenue, a.k.a. the University Professional Center. The project was a recipient of a $279,613 matching grant from the County’s Targeted Redevelopment Pilot Project program and the first project to receive such funding…
DetailsLAKELAND, FL (November 15, 2019) – The City of Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) sealed the long anticipated deal and closed on the project with Framework Group, LLC (Tampa, FL). Estimated at over $50 million, the 305 unit apartment and townhome community will span 13.5 acres near the downtown Lakeland Police Station. Mirrorton with its urban neighborhood design and planning emphasize the…
DetailsLAKELAND, FL (November 18, 2019) | This morning, the City of Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) officially sold property in the Parker Street Neighborhood to Green Mills Group (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) for the construction of 80 affordable apartments. Green Mills Group intends to lease the apartments with rents affordable for those making between 40% and 80% of the…
DetailsIn its continuing multifaceted effort to help usher the dramatic transformation of Riviera Beach, the Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) beautification project “Art Infusion” has been awarded a prestigious honor by the Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA). The CRA received the Cultural Enhancement Citation at the 2019 FRA Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida. “Art Infusion,”…
DetailsAn affordable housing project 27 years in the making is slated to break ground Wednesday in South Miami. The three-story building will include 40 rental units. It located at the heart of the Marshall Williamson community, north of U.S. 1, near the intersection of SW 59th Place and SW 64th Street, close to the University…
Details“I had a whole lot of damage to my roof and my room back here in the back and it was just in terrible shape,” said Hunt. That’s when he learned about the William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing Act. Michael Johnson, the Director of the Community Development and Redevelopment Agency in Panama City, said, “It’s…
DetailsAcross the US there are 28 million uninsured persons facing significant healthcare challenges. The need is great for excellent, cost-effective, healthcare that encourages individuals to “take charge” of their own health. Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS), a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), has served Miami-Dade County since 1967. From its beginnings in a…
DetailsNorth Miami – Monday, Oct. 7th, the City of North Miami’s Mayor and Council voted unanimously to approve the City Administration’s competitive selection of Magellan Housing, LLC, to develop the City’s former Rucks Park site as The Atala, a Green Certified, mixed use, mixed income, workforce housing development. The Atala will be located at 13780 NE 5th Avenue,…
DetailsPANAMA CITY BEACH – The City Council has approved extending the lifetime of the Front Beach Road Community Redevelopment Area from 2031 for at least another ten years and possibly to the year 2049. The council’s move on Thursday, by a 3-2 vote, rebuffed a last-minute request from Bay County Commission Chairman Philip “Griff” Griffits…
DetailsWe are proud to announce that the CRA’s beautification project, “Art Infusion,” consisting of striking wall murals by local artists throughout the District, has been recognized with a Cultural Enhancement Citation in the 2019 Florida Redevelopment Association Awards. We are incredibly grateful for this honor, and appreciate everyone whose dedication and hard work made it…
DetailsThe city’s Gulfview Hotel relocation and rehabilitation project is the recipient of the 2019 Florida Redevelopment Association Outstanding Rehabilitation Renovation or Reuse Project and President’s awards. The awards program of the nonprofit association recognizes the best in redevelopment in Florida. “The Gulfview has always been special to the city of Fort Walton Beach,” Mayor Dick…
DetailsAlternative kinds of housing like shipping containers and tiny houses are quickly growing in popularity. Could they help relieve some of the pressure from the affordable housing crunch? WUSF’s special report “Growing Unaffordable” has been looking at people in Hillsborough County who are finding it harder and harder to find a home they can afford.…
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