Downtown Sarasota funding agency may fold SARASOTA – For nearly 30 years, downtown has been a center of attention for redevelopment funding. But with the funding source set to sunset in 2016, county and city officials are trying to decide whether that financial attention needs to continue. The Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency, created in 1986 to…
Gainesville wants to measure private interest in downtown lot The City Commission wants to measure private interest in the development of an often sparsely used city-owned parking lot downtown. But, in a shift of direction from the last round of talks on Lot 10, commissioners do not want to limit the discussion to a possible…
Plant City Downtown GardenFest may be the best ever, organizer says PLANT CITY – Barbara Wansley was among the many people who spent part of a sunny day in downtown for an annual event featuring gardening, arts and crafts and more. “I just moved back (to Plant City) after 30 years,” said Wansley, who likes…
Daytona Beach Main Street could be year-round draw as beachside develops DAYTONA BEACH — On Sunday evening, Barbara Hall’s sewing and alterations shop on Main Street was packed with bikers looking to buy Biketoberfest souvenirs and get their duds customized with commemorative patches. The next morning — roughly 12 hours after the annual motorcycle rally came…
Downtown Tampa skyscraper Element sells for $98 million TAMPA — One of downtown Tampa’s tallest, sleekest and most recognizable skyscrapers was sold last week for $98 million, property records show. Element, the 35-story apartment tower at 808 N Franklin St., was bought by a firm tied to Crescent Heights, a Miami-based luxury high-rise developer that…
Tallahassee CRA to use revenue for self-created projects A joint panel that oversees the Community Redevelopment Agency spent its Monday meeting lauding projected tax revenue generated by private ventures it supported and also discussed plans to fund its own projects. Since 2004, the CRA has committed $14.3 million in cash generated by tax-increment financing to…
Martin County commissioners agree to deal to forgive $1.7 million in fines for Rio Village owners A “Welcome to Rio” banner stands next to the entrance of the Rio Village Mobile Home Park on East Martin Avenue along Dixie Highway in 2012 in Rio. Read full story
DELRAY CRA SELECTS DEVELOPMENT TEAM WITH LOCAL TIES FOR NEW REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT Equity Enterprises USA partners with Delray architect, contractor for West Atlantic Avenue project MEDIA RELEASE October 28, 2013 DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Board of Commissioners selected Equity Enterprises USA as the successful respondent to a recent Request for Proposals…
Coconut Grove waterfront plan goes to Miami voters On Coconut Grove’s picturesque but cluttered waterfront, a ramshackle marina, a seafood restaurant well past its prime and a funky if beloved watering hole known as Scotty’s Landing today occupy seven acres of choice public land next to Miami City Hall. Now their leases are up and…
Fort Myers downtown basin beckons Fort Myers is almost ready to unveil its new, downtown waterfront, but developers have yet to sign any contracts to build. A ribbon-cutting is tentatively scheduled for the first weekend in December, said Don Paight, executive director of the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency. “For all practical purposes,” he said,…
Avon Park CRA gives MLK Day back to community AVON PARK — A vocal majority won over the Avon Park Community Redevelopment Agency Board on Thursday. The Board, consisting of the members of the Avon Park City Council, voted to reject the previous vote to have the CRA sponsor the event. Instead, they have asked…
Editorial: To start cleaning up Lake Worth, outsource some of the work There are few issues in Lake Worth more pressing than the sad dilapidation of entire neighborhoods, which city officials for years have allowed to deteriorate into chaotic interminglings of orderly homes and abandoned, decaying buildings. Much of the blame lies with the city’s…
