Omni CRA selects winning movie studio proposal Contract negotiations are set to begin with top-ranked EUE/Screen Gems to construct the Miami Entertainment Complex. The Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency’s board of directors voted unanimously Wednesday for construction of the downtown Miami movie studio and related facilities. In September, the Miami Omni CRA announced it was…
DeLand Country Club redevelopment project approved Developers have received final approval to transform the former DeLand Country Club site into a sprawling mix of homes and shops, and expect to start work in mid-2014. The City Commission unanimously passed separate ordinances Monday night to rezone about 35 acres of the long-vacant property on the corner…
Advocate urges leaders to make West Palm Beach more “walkable” Encouraging people to live where they work, and walk or bicycle to their job sites instead of driving, is the preference of three fourths of “millennials,” people in their 20s and 30s, as well as middle-aged empty-nesters, a nationally-recognized city planner and author told the…
Westgate CRA nominated for PBSC 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award The Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Awards were established by Palm Beach State College to honor organizations that have made major innovative contributions toward improving the lives of others, particularly the underserved, through leadership, service and/or programs. These contributions can include the areas…
DAYTONA BEACH — Investors thinking about opening a cafe or flower shop look over a lot of numbers, but in downtown Daytona Beach there’s one that jumps off the page. The five poorest U.S. Census tracts in Volusia County are all clustered around downtown. With annual median household incomes ranging from $14,500 to $21,000, even…
Belleair’s Belleview Biltmore renovation plans are dead BELLEAIR — Owners of the Belleview Biltmore say hopes of saving it from demolition are dead after an architect who had pledged to renovate the historic landmark missed his Oct. 31 deadline to buy the property. For more than a year, officials say, Richard Heisenbottle had been trying to…
Tampa University Area Community Development is a growing force Dan Jurman knew the workload that comes with helping a community in need. He knew the troubling statistics relating to health, economy and safety. He knew there were families to help, kids to feed and diseases to fight. His knowledge was personal — he grew up…
Pompano firm earns award for CRA study The Florida trade association for community redevelopment agencies has given an award to Pompano Beach-based Redevelopment Management Associates. The firm received the Daniel Burnham Award from the Florida Redevelopment Association for a CRA economic impact study. Burnham was a legendary architect who created the master plans for Chicago…
Boca Raton Real Estate Notebook: Former ADT, Grace building fetches $12.7 million An upscale Boca Raton office building that once served as the corporate headquarters for W.R. Grace & Co. and ADT Corp. sold recently for $12.7 million. An investment group based in New York and Miami bought the “Class A” property at 1750 Clint…
Downtown Fort Myers trolleys on a roll again Trolleys will return to the streets of Fort Myers today for a second season to ferry passengers throughout downtown. The River District Trolley program was introduced during the 2012-13 tourist season to encourage visitors to walk around downtown and hop on a trolley when headed to a…
Shaping and implementing the vision for the City of Live Oak Live Oak — In a workshop setting Nov. 14, Florida’s Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) was welcomed to Live Oak to help the city continue its quest to shape and implement the vision for the City of Live Oak that was begun in…
Tampa seeks hotel, multi-family project proposals in Ybor City TAMPA — With developers sniffing around Ybor City, Tampa officials plan to seek proposals for two pieces of city land, one of them a potential hotel site at the historic district’s front door. City officials said Thursday they plan to invite hotel proposals for about a…
