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Nov202019

Riviera Beach CRA Honored for Best Cultural Enhancement at 2019 Florida Redevelopment Assn. Awards

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff November 20, 2019

In 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,”…

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At long last, affordable housing project breaks ground in South Miami

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff November 5, 2019

An 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…

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Oct312019

Housing assistance opportunity helping local hurricane victims

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff October 31, 2019

“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…

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Oct142019

FCLF and Jessie Trice Community Health System

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff October 14, 2019

Across 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…

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Oct142019

North Miami’s Mayor and Council Support New Affordable Housing Initiatives

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff October 14, 2019

North 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,…

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Sep272019

PC Beach extends CRA timeline

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff September 27, 2019

PANAMA 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…

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Sep252019

CRA Murals Project Wins Prestigious 2019 Cultural Enhancement Award

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff September 25, 2019

We 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…

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Sep252019

Gulfview Hotel receives state-wide recognition

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff September 25, 2019

The 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…

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Sep202019

Thinking Outside The Box To Make Housing More Affordable

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff September 20, 2019

Alternative 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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Sep202019

Delray Beach CRA Approves Budget

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff September 20, 2019

Delray Beach CRA has recently approved its new budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. With its new budget, Delray Beach CRA plans to focus on revitalizing infrastructure, affordable housing and commercial office space in the Delray Beach community. The CRA has committed to fund and modify the Delray Beach traffic circulation system, enhance pedestrian safety and…

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Sep192019

FCLF & NMTC Financing help YMCA of South Florida

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff September 19, 2019

Florida Community Loan Fund has finalized the closing on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing for the YMCA of South Florida. FCLF provided $17 million in NMTC allocation for the new LA Lee / Mizell Community Center in Fort Lauderdale. Replacing an aging building that had increasing repair expenses and no room for expansion, the…

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Sep192019

Governor Ron DeSantis Wants To Keep Lawmakers From Sweeping Affordable Housing Fund

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaff September 19, 2019

Affordable housing advocates are pleased to hear Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing to dedicate all of the William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Fund to affordable housing in his budget proposal. Over the years, state lawmakers have tapped into housing funds created to provide revenue for affordable and workforce housing and reallocated millions of dollars…

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