Congratulations to the City of Oakland Park, for winning the 2022 FRA Creative Organization Development & Funding Award for Sky Oakland Park. The Oakland Park Sky Building is an innovative mixed-use development that includes 119 residential rental units, 21 live-work units, 15,000 square feet of commercial space, City of Oakland Park City Hall offices,…
Congratulations to the Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency, for winning the 2022 FRA Capital Projects/Infrastructure Award for Mapp Road Town Center. This long-anticipated, “Complete Streets” project showcasing generous sidewalks, lush landscaping, decorative street lights, new bike lanes, curb and gutter drainage, and on-street parking is now a beautiful, well-connected corridor that safely accommodates vehicles,…
Congratulations to the Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (MCRA), for winning the 2022 FRA Planning Studies Award for CRA Building Design Regulations. The MCRA Building Design Regulations both graphically and textually illustrate new design standards for developments within the redevelopment district of the MCRA. The document places heavy emphasis on pictorial images and diagrams to…
Congratulations to the Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency, for winning the 2022 FRA Outstanding Rehabilitation, Renovation or Reuse Project Award for the Sistrunk Marketplace and Brewery. The re-emergence of Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk Boulevard as a destination for entertainment and dining is being realized with projects like the Sistrunk Marketplace and Brewery. This project is…
Congratulations to the Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency, for winning the 2022 FRA Outstanding New Building Project Award for the L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center. Located in Fort Lauderdale’s Historic Sistrunk, the new L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center is a result of collaboration between the YMCA, the Fort Lauderdale CRA, and community partners. The…
Congratulations to the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency, for winning the 2022 FRA Outstanding Housing Project Award for West End at City Walk. Located along Fort Myers’ palm-lined McGregor Boulevard, West End at City Walk is an attractive mixed-use apartment complex replacing a deteriorated strip mall on this historic Florida Scenic Highway. The community…
Congratulations to the City of Niceville, CRA, for winning the 2022 FRA President’s Award for the Old Town Landing Redevelopment Plan. The concept of the revitalization of the Niceville historic downtown was first identified in the original Niceville CRA Plan in 2015. Since then, the concept has been expanded to include a 6-acre site…
Congratulations to the City of St. Petersburg, for winning the 2022 FRA Out Of The Box Award for Sankofa on the Deuces. Through a first-of-its-kind partnership, the City of St. Petersburg and the nonprofit Sankofa Group are collaborating to co-develop a transformative three-part project on the historic 22nd Street South (aka the Deuces). The…
Congratulations to the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (BBCRA), for winning the 2022 FRA Management Programs & Creative Partnerships Award for the Neighborhood Officer Policing Program Activities The Neighborhood Officer Policing Program (NOP) was created in FY 2015 – 2016 to cultivate high levels of mutual trust, understanding and respect between police and the…
Congratulations to the North Miami Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, for winning the 2022 FRA Cultural Enhancement Award for Banners, Brochures and Bites Boost Business. North Miami Beach (NMB) has an ethnically diverse population and is a melting pot of cultural heritage. The CRA recognized the opportunity to capture new audiences, promote incentives and support…
Congratulations to the Martin County Community Redevelopment Agency, for winning the 2022 FRA Capital Projects/Infrastructure Award for Mapp Road Town Center. This long-anticipated, “Complete Streets” project showcasing generous sidewalks, lush landscaping, decorative street lights, new bike lanes, curb and gutter drainage, and on-street parking is now a beautiful, well-connected corridor that safely accommodates vehicles, bicycles,…
Congratulations to the City of Lakeland, CRA, for winning the 2022 FRA Annual Report Award for their FY21 Annual Report. The Lakeland CRA 2021 Annual Report’s focus is “Relate. Renovate. Reinvigorate,” which gives snapshots of each of the three CRA areas in an artful and entertaining way while providing the necessary budget information. Art…
