Sirens Will Blare in Winter Haven Thursday. It’s a Test of a New Lightning Alert System

Winter Haven residents at the city’s recreational facilities Thursday might hear sirens go off multiple times, but there’s no reason for alarm. The City of Winter Haven in collaboration with the Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency has installed a new lightning alert system, DTN On Guard Siren Alerting Solution, at two locations: AdventHealth Fieldhouse and Conference Center, home…

City Council is digging into the Downtown Investment Authority. Here’s What DIA Does.

The Downtown Investment Authority has been the go-to agency in Jacksonville since 2012 for attracting investment into downtown, a mission that’s getting a fresh check-up by a special City Council committee. The committee created by City Council President Ron Salem will take close look at whether DIA has met expectations for fostering downtown development and what changes,…

CRA Approves $10M Increment Rebate for One Fort Myers Development

Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency awarded a $10.06 million tax increment rebate to Eduardo Caballero of Jaxi CMD LLC on behalf of Cedar River at Fort Myers LLC, developer of the One Fort Myers project. Located at 2583 First St., the 21-story condominium building will have 34 residences and 68 parking spaces. The $50 million project was previously awarded an increment rebate of $3,169,855. Construction…

JV Secures $84M Construction Loan for Ft. Lauderdale Apartments

Centennial Bank has provided a $84.4 million loan to facilitate the construction of a mixed-use, affordable housing development—The Arcadian—in Fort Lauderdale. Sunshine Shipyard LLC, an affiliated company of the joint venture between Fuse Group and Boca Paila LLC, is leading the project.  The Community Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners approved a $10 million incentive to Sunshine…

Homestead CRA to Host Developer Forum for Redevelopment of the “Shotgun Property”

WHAT: CRA Developer Forum WHEN: Thursday, June 6th, 2024, 10am WHERE: City Hall, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 100 Civic Court, Homestead, FL 33030 The Homestead Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is excited to announce a Developer Forum for a 3.65 net acre parcel of land located in Homestead’s Historic Southwest Neighborhood, commonly known as the Shotgun Property. The forum will…

Tampa Theatre Debuts First Addition Since 1926

Tampa Theatre leaders just debuted their new micro theatre now open to the public. The micro theatre is the first of several new features at the Tampa Theatre. A hallway now connects the smaller theatre to the main lobby, opening the door to seemingly endless possibilities ahead of Tampa Theatre’s upcoming centennial celebration. “It’s very…