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As development deal nears, a look inside St. Pete buildings ‘frozen in time’

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 16, 2016

ST. PETERSBURG — For decades, the three vacant buildings have been encased in aluminum grillwork that makes them look like enormous cheese graters. As the rest of downtown roars back to life, the block they sit on remains a dead zone in the heart of the city. But that soon could change. Once-warring owners of…

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Vela development plans more affordable condos in downtown St. Petersburg

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 15, 2016

ST. PETERSBURG — The frontiers of condominium development in downtown St. Petersburg continue to push farther south and westward. With Beach Drive condos in short supply and extremely pricey, the proposed eight-story, 20-unit Vela near Fourth Avenue S and Seventh Street will bill itself as a more affordable, if less central, alternative. “There’s not a…

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Vinik-Cascade project gets ready for $35 million in ground work

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 15, 2016

TAMPA — Strategic Property Partners went out to bid Friday for a contractor to do up to $35 million worth of work on roads, utilities and amenities for its $2 billion downtown redevelopment project. “To get the master infrastructure in place” is “going to be the first tangible sign of major progress that you’re going…

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Rays proposed deal with St. Petersburg includes $5 million for south side neighborhoods

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 15, 2016

ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor Rick Kriseman is confident that his tentative deal with the Tampa Bay Rays to allow them to look for a new home outside of St. Petersburg will eventually persuade the team to stay. And with City Council chairwoman Amy Foster, a key swing vote, announcing Friday that she supports the deal,…

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New Port Richey hopes zoning change will spur downtown development

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 14, 2016

NEW PORT RICHEY — The city has taken another step toward its goal to redevelop downtown into a vibrant mixed-use residential, commercial and recreational hub. During a meeting Tuesday night, the New Port Richey City Council approved changes to the land-use and zoning designations for 18 acres in the heart of downtown, allowing increased residential…

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Downtown St. Petersburg residential boom continues

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 14, 2016

The residential real estate boom in downtown St. Petersburg is going strong as two new buildings get ready to rise along the ever growing skyline. This month the NRP Group, which built Beacon 430 on Third Avenue, started construction on a nine-story residential building. Situated across the street from the Tampa Bay Times building, the new structure…

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Bowersock Gallery closing in Mount Dora

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 14, 2016

MOUNT DORA – After more than four years, Bowersock Gallery is closing its Mount Dora store, but the business will continue with online sales, national art shows, and its flagship location in Massachusetts. “The gallery, itself, is still moving forward,” said owner Steve Bowersock. He said the decision to downsize to one brick-and-mortar site was…

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Downtown Clearwater: development brings residential, restaurants, retail

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 13, 2016

Walk the streets of downtown Clearwater and you will see cranes in the air, traffic cones lining the streets and the feeling that a lot of change is coming to the neighborhood. “The city and the community redevelopment agency’s (CRA) redevelopment strategy emphasizes the creation of a significant residential concentration in and around the downtown…

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Crystal River: Put Riverwalk on the fast track

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 13, 2016

The Riverwalk project continues on schedule, though some Crystal River council members would like to hurry it up. City Manager Dave Burnell told the council on Monday night that groundbreaking for the King’s Bay boardwalk could start within six months. Burnell is still negotiating with a property owner for access. Similar negotiations with other property…

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Downtown Winter Haven bustling with new bars, entertainment

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 13, 2016

WINTER HAVEN — Downtown Winter Haven is on fire. Not literally. But that’s the “best way” Joe Dunham can describe the “resurgence of nightlife.” “It’s huge from what it was a decade ago,” he said. “We used to only have Jessie’s (Lounge) — it was the go-to place and it still is — but now…

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Ruth: New vision for Temple Terrace

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 12, 2016

Paris has the Eiffel Tower defining its skyline. Chicago has the Sears, make that the Willis Tower, and New York certainly has its Empire State Building. Tampa even has the iconic University of Tampa minarets for its unique calling card. And then, there is historic Temple Terrace, a city closely identified with … uh ……

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Lakeside Inn endures five years into ‘rejuvenation’

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffJanuary 12, 2016

MOUNT DORA — For five years, Alexandra and Jim Gunderson have practically torn the long-neglected Lakeside Inn apart and put it back together again. “The first year and a half were rough,” Jim Gunderson said. “There was so much to do and not the easy stuff. There was so much structural stuff, so much water…

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