LAKELAND — The Lakeland Housing Authority’s planned redevelopment of West Lake Apartments received a $1.2 million boost Tuesday from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. The grant is part of a larger $73.6 million funding package supporting 89 affordable housing projects in Florida and six other states. “We are very thankful for any…
ORLANDO — Many concurrently developing elements contributed to the growth of Edgewater Drive in College Park, Orlando City Commissioner Robert Stuart said, but the reduction of the road from four to three lanes played a role in rebuilding the district. A group of Lakeland political, governmental and real estate representatives, including City Commissioners Bill Read…
MELBOURNE — An Eau Gallie Boulevard resurfacing project designed to improve stormwater drainage and aesthetics through downtown Eau Gallie is about to kick into high gear. The $2.1 million undertaking will upgrade 1.7 miles of the bustling east-west roadway, extending from Pineapple Avenue near Squid Lips Overwater Bar & Grill past U.S. 1 to Mosswood Drive. Work started in late November. Improvements…
Paul Thorpe has received warranted credit recently for his efforts to improve downtown Sarasota. As historian Jeff LaHurd wrote in the Herald-Tribune, Thorpe long ago earned the moniker “Mr. Downtown” in recognition of his volunteer and professional work with the Downtown Association he helped create and operate — and the city has appropriately agreed to…
North Miami Beach – Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) – Are you ready to retire your septic system? A new commercial property – “Wastewater Impact and Connection Fee Assistance Program” is available, which reimburses up to 50% of the Impact Fees and Connection Fees to tie-in to a sewer system. This Program incentivizes commercial property owners…
Gainesville changes. The Thomas Center was the Thomas Hotel, named for the family who made it their home in 1910. The Sun Center was once the Gainesville Sun headquarters. The newspaper’s name remains on the building’s outside wall. Lillian’s Bar was Lillian’s Music Store, memorialized in Tom Petty lyrics. Perhaps most strikingly, Depot Park was…
TAMPA — City Hall received seven proposals in response to its invitation to put a restaurant next to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, and the company it picked — Irish pub Four Green Fields — offered the most money. “I’m happy with the selection we got at Curtis Hixon,” said Mayor Bob Buckhorn, who had indicated…
WINTER HAVEN — The city is hoping that replacing outdated zoning regulations will boost home sales and encourage development. “I think the vision is how you revitalize and how you infuse growth into these particular areas,” Assistant City Manager T. Michael Stavres said. Proposed is changing land use regulations for office professional, multi-family and single-family…
NEW PORT RICHEY — The city has received two grants that will be a big boost for continued redevelopment of the historic Hacienda Hotel while it remains up in the air what the city will do with the building. New Port Richey received two grants totaling $550,000 from the Florida Division of Historical Resources last…
(CHICAGO) – June 22, 2017 – Political polarization and global uncertainty lead the list of current and emerging disruptors that are expected to have the most significant impact on real estate in 2017 and 2018, according to The Counselors of Real Estate®, which recently released The CRE® 2017-18 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate. The…
LIVE OAK — Two months after agreeing to make Heritage Square its primary focus for future projects and initiatives, the Community Redevelopment Agency furthered that mission at Tuesday’s meeting. The CRA board green-lighted a pair of proposals geared towards spurring the development of Heritage Square, the recently expanded area of Live Oak between Ohio Avenue and…
WEST PALM BEACH — From the world’s tallest building to a high-end medical campus, a digital animation studio and a financial tower of undulating glass topped with a spire, the site at the confluence of Okeechobee Boulevard and Dixie Highway has stirred developers’ imaginations with concepts ambitious and unusual. But for all the prominence of these 2.4…
On Monday, June 19, 2017, the City of North Miami Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) held the groundbreaking ceremony of NoMa, which just recently started construction. NoMa is the perfect example of infill redevelopment-in-action through a best practice approach, a synergy of private sector investment and public sector assistance. The Developer, Eden Multifamily, is constructing…
TAMPA — The developers who are spending more than $3 billion in private investment to transform downtown Tampa released a new rendering that shows how much the skyline will grow in nine years, and also revealed the name of the project: Water Street Tampa, “Water Street Tampa is an existing street that runs through downtown…
Pompano Beach, a centrally located seaside city in Broward County, is developing an “innovation district” as part of a plan to renovate its aging, downtown center. The city has been working “to build a second century downtown since 2007,” said Thomas DiGiorgio, an architect and builder who is chairman of the Pompano Beach Economic Development…
The Stiles real estate firm is moving forward with plans to redevelop a stretch of downtown Fort Lauderdale with residential units, retail and a 25-story office tower. Stiles is scheduled to meet with the city’s Development Review Committee on Tuesday to discuss 348 apartments and 25,222 square feet of retail at 212 SE Second Ave.…
BRADENTON, FL (WWSB) – Attractions like the Bradenton Riverwalk and the South Florida Museum attract visitors from all over the world. Officials in Bradenton are focusing on those areas downtown to make sure the area becomes more pedestrian friendly. “It’s growing because Bradenton is the friendly city,” said Cork Miller, owner of Cork’s Cigar Bar.…
Whether it’s Slidr or The Free Ride, two free transit services made a pitch to get in on the game in downtown Boca Raton. Once the free Downtowner electric cart service left, the city put out feelers for a replacement so diners and shoppers could get around without a car. “One of our own residents…
PALMETTO What began as a proposal to create a new parking ordinance that would allow potential developers to purchase excess parking spaces off site of a new project has blossomed into so much more. The Palmetto Community Redevelop Agency was tasked by the city commission during those discussions to conduct a parking study to assess…
The Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency plans to use financial incentives to attract restaurants and brewpubs to downtown in order to revitalize the area. The Anchor Tenant Incentive Program approved by the CRA board on Monday would provide up to $250,000 to property owners and commercial tenants through a loan-to-grant program. Downtown Clearwater has long struggled…
Its largest tourist attraction is the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds. Horse trails are almost as common as sidewalks. Over the decades, University Drive in Davie has become one of Broward’s busiest commercial corridors, with residential, retail and office development. University Drive runs on the west side of the South Florida Education Center, which includes the campuses…