SARASOTA – A downtown apartment building originally pitched under the banner of affordable housing may go forward with a new developer. But whether any of the apartments will wind up being affordable is another matter. On Monday, the City Commission agreed to let Atlanta-based developer Carter Acquisitions, LLC, move forward with a 10-story apartment building…
PANAMA CITY — Unlike the other developers, HomeFed/Leucadia is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. The motivation behind its marina proposal is to protect its investment, which includes the entire city. HomeFed already has invested $65 million to buy the 700-acre SweetBay development site from the airport board. The plan for…
PANAMA CITY — Great South President Jason Lewis wants to create a catalyst to drive future development downtown. “We are attempting to create a defacto ‘real estate gold rush’ of people fighting to get in on the ground floor,” Lewis wrote in the questionnaire responses to the Panama City Commission. “But this ONLY works when…
PANAMA CITY — If city commissioners decide Tuesday to select three developers to work together on a makeover of the Panama City Marina, it could be because the proposals are similar. At the Nov. 4 City Commission meeting, Mayor Greg Brudnicki wanted to combine the top three marina proposals — which for all indications are…
SARASOTA – Software entrepreneur Jesse Biter’s plans for affordable apartments downtown may have new life with the involvement of another developer. On Monday, attorneys representing the Atlanta-based Carter Acquisitions, LLC, will ask the City Commission to let the project proceed under a new site plan and without paying into the city’s affordable housing trust fund.…
CRESTVIEW — A yet to be selected Main Street Crestview Association and CRA director will be an hourly position based on the budgeted and advertised $41,511 salary, including benefits. The Community Redevelopment Agency board unanimously approved the measure at its Nov. 10 meeting. Based on the job requirements, City Clerk Betsy Roy recommended the position…
In Eatonville, the historic hometown of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” author Zora Neale Hurston, their eyes may soon be watching helicopters soar over eight stories of Lamborghinis, Bentleys and yachts. At least that’s the plan being offered by developers who hope to transform the town into a futuristic commercial hub. The Eatonville Town Council…
EDGEWATER — Several years of planning will culminate next week when city leaders make their case to the Volusia County Council for the city’s first Community Redevelopment Area, a proposal that will look to rehabilitate a stretch of U.S. 1 and create a new downtown. City officials had originally pitched a 40-year CRA, in which…
Delray Beach, FL (October 23, 2014)…Downtown Delray Beach DDA District retail and restaurant sales volume from 2008-2013 has increased by $62 million. The additional sales totaled $237,008,429, a 35.4% increase in retail and restaurant business over the past five years. The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority requests figures from the State of Florida Department of…
The City of New Port Richey, FL invites interested qualified parties to submit qualifications and proposals in response to RFP15-004 Hacienda Hotel Rehabilitation. This solicitation is to provide professional services for repair and rehabilitation of the Historic Hacienda Hotel located at 5621 Main Street, New Port Richey FL 34652. This project is funded through a…
The City of New Port Richey invites interested qualified parties to submit sealed quotations and proposals in response to RFQP 15-003 Hacienda Hotel Condition Assessment. This solicitation is to provide professional services to complete a Hacienda Hotel Condition Assessment and Florida Master Site File Update. The subject property is located at 5621 Main Street, New…
HAINES CITY | City commissioners on Tuesday night approved spending about $214,000 more for the Sixth Street Streetscape Project. The project, which will now cost $1.5 million, starts on Hinson Avenue and extends south to Wood Avenue. It includes landscaping, new and improved sidewalks, and related road and drainage improvements. The increase is because construction…
