The 1.1 million-square-foot mixed-use Transit Village secured a key step for its financing after the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency approved a $114 million deal supporting the project on Jan. 9. The developer received permission to collect up to $114 million, plus interest, of the tax increment financing it generates for the next 29…
Fort Lauderdale officials will consider four big development applications, including an apartment tower near the river and a hotel just off the beach. All four applications will go before the city’s Development Review Committee on Jan. 10 as the first step in their approval processes. In the largest project, the 488 Residences at Riverwalk would…
Calling all millennials. Fort Myers officials are willing to rewrite the law books to make shopping, dining and living around downtown more attractive to you. More than 60 people attended a public meeting Monday night to learn about the push to increase density — or number of units allowed — in downtown, and a neighborhood just…
CLERMONT — City leaders are putting the first building block in place for an economic-development plan expected to generate millions of dollars. Victory Pointe, an estimated $8.6 million stormwater management site combined with an ecological public park and event space, likely will go out for construction bids soon, city staff said. Groundbreaking is expected in…
Back by popular demand. The return of the greatest exhibit of African American wax figures presented by the Renowned Dr. Joanne Martin. The Great Blacks In Wax. See the flyer below for exhibit details.
TALLAHASSEE – Three decades ago, lobbyist Ron Book persuaded a public hospital to pay him to protect its interests in a faraway Capitol, just as private businesses do. “It’s just a necessity to make sure that taxpayers are properly represented,” Book says. “We’re smart enough to understand the system.” Cities, counties, colleges, school districts, sheriffs,…
The Wild Spaces and Public Places sales tax doesn’t just mean conserving more land. It also means more spending money for local governments on long-awaited projects. Back in November, locals voted in favor of the half-cent sales tax, which will generate nearly $130 million over its 8-year span. The city of Gainesville is expected to…
The Legislature this year will decide whether Indiantown and Hobe Sound can become municipalities. The two unincorporated areas of Martin County have been considering becoming independent for decades, and leaders hope having their own government and elected officials will give the more than 20,000 residents combined more power to make decisions that affect them. State…
The proposal for the development of 12.4 vacant and overgrown acres along the Tamiami Trail gateway into Bradenton is just what Manatee County commissioners had in mind in adopting Land Development Code amendments targeting the county’s six major urban corridors. The code modifications encourage infill projects and redevelopment along the county’s six major urban corridors,…
As plans progress on both the downtown hotel project and the restoration of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad station, downtown and midtown neighborhoods in Fort Myers will soon be under renovation and redevelopment. The Fort Myers city council recently and unanimously approved a pair of projects that will move the city into the future as…
Lily Murphy glided along the ice rink in Central Park on Sunday, enjoying a makeshift winter wonderland in a region better known for its heat and humidity. She even scraped ice from her skate blade to make a snowball — a novelty for the 7-year-old from Windermere. Sunday was the last day of the season…
When Frank Guerra of Miami first visited St. Petersburg 25 years ago, he left unimpressed. That wasn’t the case when he returned in 2012. “It was just a completely different city,” Guerra said, invoking a place that not only had survived the recession but seemed to be thriving. Guerra’s company, Coral Gables-based Altis Cardinal, bought…
The four candidates Boynton Beach is considering to work on redeveloping Town Square read like a “who’s who” of development teams in South Florida and beyond. Boynton Beach is seeking a developer partner to help jump-start the 16.5-acre site downtown that is home to its City Hall, police headquarters, fire station No. 1, Civic Center,…
Boynton Beach has voted in favor of development plans for Riverwalk Plaza. In two 3-2 votes late Tuesday, city commissioners approved a rezoning ordinance and a land use amendment for the development. The vote will allow plaza owner Isram Realty to build a 10-story residential building on land along Federal Highway and Woolbright Road, where…
San Carlos Boulevard was the thoroughfare for potential redevelopment projects in 2016. With two major projects in limbo and an anticipated boulevard traffic study to be released soon, it seems that redevelopment will continue to be a hot topic of conversation. But Lee County Commissioner Larry Kiker believes the kind of conversation might change. “What…
LAKELAND – Some skepticism about a $75,000 project to scout locations for a new parking garage downtown didn’t prevent the City Commission from unanimously approving the expenditure Tuesday morning. A parking garage, initially pitched as a way to encourage large employers to expand downtown, is now being spoken of in terms of block-sized redevelopment and…
CRESTVIEW – Economical development may increase with health care consultant and Pensacola Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer investing up to $35,000 for a revitalization study. Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. of Jacksonville, will conduct research to develop a statement of vision, mission and values for the Hub City, according to Community Redevelopment Agency Director Brenda…
Fort Myers’ Downtown and Midtown neighborhoods will soon see more renovation and redevelopment. At a special meeting on Dec. 12 at City Hall, Fort Myers City Council unanimously approved a pair of projects that will simultaneously move the city into the future while preserving its past. Plans are moving forward on both the downtown hotel…
TAMPA — Two major apartment projects — one in downtown St. Petersburg, the other on the water in Tampa’s Gandy Boulevard area — could start construction next year. The Miami-based Related Group, one of Florida’s leading residential developers, announced Monday that it expects to close next week on the site of a proposed 15-story, 354-unit…
The National New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Coalition is circulating a public sign-on letter in support of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC). As you may know, at the tail end of 2015, as part of the PATH Act, the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) was extended for five years through 2019. However, this year,…
Redevelopment is set for a prime downtown location on College Avenue that may include a rooftop terrace overlooking the Florida State University campus. Real estate investors and developers Mike Steiner and Matt McHaffie are restoring a building at 107 W. College Ave. with the hopes of creating a signature mixed-use development. Steiner works for Coldwell Banker Commercial, Hartung…