Category Archives: Redevelopment News

The Arcadian Celebrates Ribbon Cutting and Time Capsule Ceremony at 640 NW 7th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk District

A ribbon cutting and ceremonial time capsule installation recently marked the opening of The Arcadian, a mixed-use residential development at 640 NW 7th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk District. The project delivers 502 apartments across two eight-story buildings and represents a major investment in attainable housing and commercial activity, supported in part by a $10…

Tarpon Springs Revives Main Street Program After 40 Years

The City Commission unanimously voted Jan. 13 to reactivate Tarpon Springs Main Street as a Florida Main Street Community after a nearly 40-year hiatus. City Manager Charles Rudd, addressing commissioners seated as the Community Redevelopment Agency, said the designation culminates a long effort to reestablish the program. “There was a Main Street Program in the…

Winter Park Launches $2.5 Million Refresh Of Iconic Park Avenue

One of Central Florida’s most beloved downtown corridors is getting a major upgrade. On January 20, 2026, the city began Phase One of the Park Avenue Refresh, a multi-year, $2.5 million project aimed at improving safety, infrastructure, and aesthetics along the historic street. The first phase focuses on the stretch between Webster Avenue and Garfield…

Overtown Affordable Housing Project Opens 44 Renovated Apartments Without Displacement

Residents, elected officials and community leaders gathered this month in Historic Overtown to celebrate the grand opening of 16 Corner, a multi-family affordable housing development project that restored five aging buildings into 44 modern apartments without displacing a single resident. The renovation represents an achievement in a city grappling with rising rents and redevelopment pressure.…

Haines City Seeks Community Input to Revive Oakland Business District

Haines City is moving forward with efforts to revive its once-thriving Oakland neighborhood business district. Residents like Noel Marsh remember when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way was a bustling Black business corridor, a stark contrast to today, where only one business remains across seven blocks. “Anything that brings business back here would be a…

Phase I of Magnolia Avenue Redesign to Begin this February

The City of Orlando is preparing to begin Phase I improvements on Magnolia Avenue, a downtown street redesign that will convert the corridor from one-way to two-way traffic and change how buses, parking, and everyday travel work along the route. The project covers South Magnolia Avenue from South Street north to Livingston Street, near the…

Local Preservation Group Wants to Save Historic Lubbe House

The future of the historic Lubbe House at Lake Eola is again uncertain as the City of Orlando moves forward with plans to expand a new gateway and add more to Lake Eola Park at its southwest corner. The Lubbe House, built around 1930 and located at 215 E. Central Boulevard, sits at the southwest edge of…

Clearwater CRA Kicks Off 2026 Business Spotlight Program to Celebrate Local Enterprises

The Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has set the stage for local businesses to shine through the 2026 Business Spotlight Program, a move to boost recognition and drive engagement in Clearwater’s economic landscape. The winners were announced on January 5, with updates conveyed by the Clearwater CRA website. Nine businesses across Downtown Clearwater and North…

Florida Tackle Company Hooks a Second Location: Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting at Harvey E. Oyer Park

The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (BBCRA) is proud to announce the expansion of a local favorite as Florida Tackle Company officially opens its second location. The community was invited to celebrate this small business milestone with a grand opening and ceremonial ribbon cutting on Saturday, January 24, 2026, from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM…

Margate CRA Approves $200K Demolition Contract

During the January 14 meeting, the CRA Executive Director, Cale Curtis, announced that the CRA had signed a $200,000 contract with R2R Demolition to demolish the old Country Haven motel, Motion Elevator, a triplex apartment building, and the former Prince of Peace church building. These buildings occupy land within the City Center plan. CRA chair Anthony Caggiano said he…

CRA Board Grants Extension for Circle Park Project

A Sebring Circle Park Drive property was granted an extension to utilize a $10,000 grant for the renovation of a former pottery shop. At a recent CRA Board meeting Audrey Ausciutto asked for a three-month extension of a Downtown Revitalization Grant saying it shouldn’t take that long as they are coming toward the tale end…

New Port Richey Eyes New Housing Concepts

The city of New Port Richey’s Community Redevelopment Agency is moving forward with plans to encourage the construction of two coastal cottage homes in the Edgewater Gardens subdivision. The city currently owns three lots — which will be converted into two parcels — near the corner of Garden Drive and Edgewater Drive. At the Jan.…