ST. PETERSBURG — For shoppers missing their neighborhood Publix near the Sunshine Skyway bridge and Pinellas Bayway, the wait is almost over. A new 55,000-square-foot store is rising on the site of the old one. It will open its doors in early December. That’s just one of several major retail offerings coming to the Skyway…
VHB is pleased to announce the opening of its second location on Florida’s Gulf Coast in downtown Tampa. This expansion increases VHB’s presence in the Tampa Bay area, addressing the growing demand for integrated transportation, land development, and environmental services, as it is one of the fastest growing regions in Florida. VHB has been serving…
The Sanford Waterfront Partners’ principals Richard Heisenbottle, FAIA and Venny Torre entered a joint public-private partnership with the City of Sanford, FL in Dec. 2015 for the creation of a new mixed-use development based upon New Urbanist principles and reflective of the heritage of Sanford while providing all the modern expectations of the downtown living…
MIAMI, FL | October 4, 2016 – Miami Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon & The Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (“ SEOPW CRA”) proudly announces the grand opening of Top Value Supermarket, Overtown’s first major grocery store. Community leaders, local residents, and business owners are invited to join the celebration and ribbon cutting…
Three or four years from now, bulldozers may knock down the Oakhurst Square apartments in West Tampa to make way for something newer, with more apartments, plus corner stores and places to get something to eat. It’s an idea that has stirred speculation and suspicion in West Riverfront, a working-class neighborhood north of the University…
The price tag? A hefty $775,000. Another $30,000 later to demolish buildings on the site, it sat off the tax rolls for a decade until last month, when the commission, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, approved the sale to a local business owner for $50,000. The loss adds to a growing deficit in downtown…
The plans to renovate downtown Tampa may give students even more of a reason to head to the city than simply watching a concert at Amalie Arena. Adding shopping, dining and easily accessible transportation, the aim is to connect students with a variety of cultural institutions iconic in Tampa Bay, according to multiple nearby…
Pompano Beach’s plan to transform a mostly vacant area into the Innovation District has taken its first step as the City Vista Apartments have broken ground. Located on the north side of Atlantic Boulevard, east of Interstate 95, the neighborhood has been overlooked by developers for years. The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency acquired a…
ORLANDO | Florida could grow to more than 33 million residents by 2070, and the percentage of the state that is developed could jump from less than 20 percent to 33 percent, according to a new study. Florida’s population would expand by 15 million people from 2010 to 2070 if growth trends continue, according to…
The Inverness Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is looking for two people to help shape the future of the county seat. Inverness City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Pine Street Pub and Cove owner Kemper Willcut to a two-year term on the CRA board, and announced a desire to see more applicants. “Based on…
The guiding document for Lincolnville’s redevelopment is heading for an update, and that could translate to new or expanded programs in the community. What happens with the Lincolnville Redevelopment Plan depends on Florida statutes, public input and the will of the Lincolnville Community Redevelopment Area steering committee. The plan guides the committee’s actions in making…
TAMPA — Developers envisioned a bustling entertainment and dining district on the edge of downtown Tampa when Channelside Bay Plaza opened 15 years ago. Built along Tampa’s seaport, there wasn’t anything like it downtown. The $49 million outdoor complex was meant to be a hang-out spot for locals and also serve tourists who stayed in…
Recalling our key note speaker last year, I thought that you would enjoy the video below regarding another Barcelona creation…. a ‘superblock’; providing more pedestrian spaces. It’s a short video and worth the time if you like out-of-the-box ideas for future redevelopment projects. YouTube: Barcelona Superblocks
North Miami’s community redevelopment agency, once heavily criticized for using the bulk of its funds for salaries and administrative costs with little done to benefit the community, was given new life Tuesday via the Miami-Dade County Commission. During the regular meeting, commissioners voted unanimously and without comment to reauthorize the CRA for 29 years. North…
A dozen giant street-art murals, some up to 150 feet wide, by 12 artists, will be on view at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., when the venue opens to the public for the first regular home game of the Miami Dolphins’ season on Sunday. The project, which has been kept under wraps…
TAMPA — In the years to come, downtown Tampa streets will be lined with retail storefronts. The city will have at least two grocery stores, more than a half-dozen parks and will be home to two more urban hotels. While plans to redevelop downtown Tampa are still years in the making, the local real estate…
You can find huge red and white letters spelling “I Amsterdam” near the rear of the Dutch city’s Rijksmuseum. In Atlanta, 8-foot multicolored characters tell you’re in Midtown. By late 2017, Tallahassee will build on the oversized letter trend by welcoming a life-size monument of the #IHeartTally hashtag to the area of South Monroe Street…
A Moderncities.com comparison of 1943 and 2016 aerials illustrating the impact of expressways penetrating through various Jacksonville neighborhoods and districts. Read full article
The original plan for a mural on the ocean-facing wall of Fat Kahuna’s Beachside Grille in Cocoa Beach called for a shark. However, Cocoa Beach, which provides matching funds for murals and other artistic beautification efforts, nixed the shark idea. While the city did want a beach/ocean motif, sharks were not the image Cocoa Beach…
LAKELAND — Claudia Tritton and other members of the Lakeland Economic Development Council recently met with some of the city’s largest employers. Part of the LEDC’s mission is to generate jobs and capital investment by attracting companies to the area and helping existing businesses expand. Tritton said one of the biggest takeaways from those recent…
Development at the current pace could gobble up too much of Florida’s farmland and natural areas over the next half century, according to a report released Thursday. Suburbia threatens to cover nearly double the amount of land now claimed by neighborhoods and shopping centers, according to the Florida 2070 report. The study calls for allowing…