Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board wants the Coconut Grove Playhouse, empty and unused since closing 10 years ago, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, citing its authentic design and associated standards for the designation in a resolution scheduled for a hearing Sept. 9 in City Hall. In January 2014, Miami-Dade won state…
TAMPA — The transformation of the southern edge of downtown Tampa has started. Barricades up in downtown Tampa in Channelside area Expect detours initially for next 18 to 24 months Downtown Tampa Grid – News and information on the Channelside project From street layouts to sidewalks to lighting, work has started on reforming the street…
The popularity of podcasts has greatly increased over the last few years, with the number of listeners continuing to grow. The addition of a podcast to your CRA is a valuable tool in establishing long-term engagement with your community and local constituents. Below are ways to get started. Choosing a topic: First, you must decide…
There are currently 178 Community Redevelopment Areas in the State of Florida. When it comes to improving your Community Redevelopment Area, it is important to take the time to get more involved or collaborate with your fellow Community Redevelopment Agencies. There are multiple ways your CRA can do so: Attending relevant association meetings and annual conferences…
LAKELAND — There’s a new vision for the industrial area east of downtown and the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency wants ideas for branding what could be Lakeland’s home for startup companies. The agency is holding a competition to come up with a sign that will announce entry into the recently named “Design District” surrounding East…
The window of the Apopka Florist shop looks out onto a strip mall parking lot and the afternoon traffic rolling down East Main Street. “Sitting right here, what do we have out there for our landscaping?” store owner Bill Vincent said with a tired glance toward the road. “Cars.” And like the shrubs and palm…
Would you park your Porsche or Maserati in Overtown? Developers plan to build a condo — for cars, not people — on mostly vacant land in the historic neighborhood struggling with high crime and low employment. The seven-story storage facility would include a members-only social club and roof-top restaurant. No one will live there. It’s…
A downtown is a city’s heart, it’s lifeblood. “If you don’t have a vibrant downtown,” said City Commissioner Andy Amoroso, who has operated a novelty gift shop on Lake Avenue for more than two decades, “it dies.” Lake Worth’s historic downtown — Lake and Lucerne avenues — is filled with art galleries, restaurants, boutiques, vintage…
The City of Panama City is moving forward with the redevelopment and make-over of the downtown area. With that, comes change in the form of the Harrison Avenue street-scape project. That project will completely re-vamp the heart of downtown Panama City. To do that, city leaders said they will need to chop down all of…
To understand why the Delray Beach City Commission celebrated its approval Tuesday night of the special events policy, you needed to hear the discussion earlier in the evening. At a special meeting with the Community Redevelopment Agency, the topic was Old School Square. About 15 months ago, the commission and the CRA were at odds…
When David Fry bought a vacant lot in downtown Fort Myers in 2012, he wasn’t thinking about a $15.75 million development project – he just wanted to live downtown. “A vacant lot on First Street was unique,” said the former WCI CEO who traded corporate real estate development to follow his building muse under the trade name…
CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS RFQ #16-024 Architectural / Engineering & Construction Management Services for Renovation / Replacement of City Facilities Project The City of Fort Walton Beach is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) for selection of an Architect/Engineer (A/E) and Construction Manager (CM) team (Team) to evaluate various city facilities, develop…
A a brand new business expansion in downtown Panama City opened its doors to the public on Wednesday. Jellyfish Health is a medical software company. “That focuses on building software for physician’s offices, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent cares, all focuses on helping the patient do more of a self service function,” said Jellyfish Health President…
No item jumped out more last week during the Delray Beach City Commission’s budget discussion than this one: The Community Redevelopment Agency’s boundaries include 17 percent of the city. From within those boundaries, however, come 37 percent of calls to the police department. City Manager Don Cooper proposes adding four officers in next year’s budget,…
The City of Hollywood and the North Central Hollywood Civic Association (NCHCA) will be hosting a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6th at Hollywood City Hall, 2600 Hollywood Boulevard, Room 219, to provide information on proposed zoning changes for Hollywood’s Regional Activity Center (RAC). While the area was designated a Regional Activity…
Boynton Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency has been honored nine times by the Florida Festivals & Events Association. The CRA won nine SUNsational Awards during their 22nd Convention and Tradeshow, a news release shows. Read full article
Construction dust is everywhere in Flagler Village, a rapidly growing neighborhood and future downtown transportation hub that is attracting millennials, developers and avante-garde entrepreneurs. The village north of Broward Boulevard wants to be more than a bedroom community for the expanding downtown workforce next door. It’s striving to include an eclectic mix of artist work…
“It’s a beautiful jewel that we have here and we want to keep it authentic,” Lourdes Sanchez, owner of Om Yoga & Wellness Studios said. It’s one of a kind, it’s nestled near West Palm Beach and now, it’s a historical main street. Northwood Road and the surrounding area between 23rd and 25th streets has…
Names of six members of the new downtown revitalization committee will be put before the Chipley City Council for approval. Each of the members are stakeholders in the CRA District. The City of Chipley has engaged the services of West Florida Regional Planning Council to develop a new Community Redevelopment Plan. The plan will include…
Saturday’s ceremony to mark the completion of Gainesville’s Depot Park will end a more than quarter-century journey to transform a polluted, largely abandoned industrial tract from a downtown blight to a city treasure. It began in 1990 when Gainesville Regional Utilities spent $13 million to buy the assets, land and liabilities of the closed-down Gainesville…
The Hillsborough County Redevelopment Incentives for Pilot Project Areas program was created to address opportunities within the unincorporated County that enhance the development and uses of areas that are traditionally seen as declining in value or are underutilized relative to their location and existing built infrastructure. The program targets four specific pilot project areas with…