Gail Hamilton – FRA Lifetime Achievement Award Video
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Weekly FRA Newsletter: October 16, 2026
✨ FRA Newsletter Highlights | October 16, 2026 🌴 2026 FRA Annual Conference: Almost Here! 🗓 October 20–23 | Charlotte Harbor The 2026 FRA Annual Conference is just days away! Join redevelopment professionals from across Florida at the Sunseeker Resort for inspiring keynote presentations, expert discussions, best practices, and networking opportunities. 🎤 John Talmage |…
A Cartoonish Bronze Sculpture Will Peer Out From a New West Palm Plaza
A large-scale apartment and retail complex being completed in the city’s Northwood Village neighborhood will feature an eye-catching bronze sculpture that peers back at passersby. The striking 10-foot-tall artwork is intended to be a signature focal point in a public plaza at the new District at Northwood complex, which will feature 382 apartments, a plaza…
Cape Coral, Crown Near $500M Bimini East Development Deal
It takes mutual trust to partner up on a 10-year, $500 million construction project, Cape Coral officials and Crown Development Inc. President Larry Nygard agreed. Both sides appear to have earned that trust after months of negotiating a development agreement for Bimini East, a 34-acre planned community near the South Cape entertainment district. City Council…
Ocean One Breaks Ground At 114-222 North Federal Highway In Boynton Beach
An official groundbreaking ceremony was held October 6 for Ocean One, an eight-story, 371-unit mixed-use development at 114-222 North Federal Highway in downtown Boynton Beach. Developed by Hyperion Group, Winter Properties, WREP, and Silverstein Properties and designed by Miami-based Arquitectonica, the project will include rental residences and 25,500 square feet of retail space. City officials,…
Palmetto CRA Marks 40 Years of Community Investment
The Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency is marking 40 years of service, having been established in 1985. Rowenda Young, executive director of the Palmetto CRA, discussed the agency’s work and future plans. Redevelopment work can involve taking a property that is contaminated, vacant or underutilized and finding a way to make it useful to the community…
Thai-Cajun Seafood Boil Spot RimLay Set to Open on Pompano Beach’s Atlantic Blvd
A new seafood boil restaurant blending Cajun spice with Thai herbs is heading to Pompano Beach’s East Atlantic Boulevard, with owner Laddawan “Tammy” Boonlong targeting a December opening for the 80-seat concept called RimLay Seafood. The name, Boonlong says, translates to a place next to the beach in Thailand — a fitting description for a…
Coral Springs Museum of Art Welcomes Community to its New Location
The Coral Springs Museum of Art celebrated its move from 2855 Coral Springs Drive to its new Downtown Coral Springs location at the intersection of University Drive and Sample Road in the Modera complex with a series of events. The museum held a private opening event for city leaders on October 8 and a larger…
City of Alachua CRA launches 2028 Calendar Photo Contest
The City of Alachua Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is accepting entries for its 2028 Calendar Photo Contest, inviting residents and visitors to capture the businesses, landmarks, events, and public spaces that make the CRA District unique. The contest will feature 12 winning photographs, one for each month of the 2028 calendar. Each selected photograph will…
Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency Approves 8-Story Social, Wellness Club Near Sanborn Square
The Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency has approved a proposal for a private social and wellness club near Sanborn Square. The eight-story project would bring restaurants, wellness centers and major redevelopment to the area. The proposal comes as multiple major projects are reshaping the downtown corridor, including the Aletto mixed-use development and the previously approved…
Fuse Group Joint Venture Secures $127M Construction Loan for Miami-Area Multifamily Property
Fuse Group and KREA Developments, the U.S. subsidiary of Grupo KREA, have secured a $127 million construction take-out loan for a 502-unit multifamily community, recently delivered community in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Madison Realty Capital issued the note in a deal arranged by Berkadia. Proceeds will refinance existing debt and provide capital in support of lease-up…
CRA Utility Easement for City Center Property
The Margate Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will consider an agreement with Florida Power & Light (FPL) on October 14 to move existing overhead utility lines underground along State Road 7. The proposal involves CRA-owned property at 1100 N. State Road 7, the former Country Haven Motel site, which is part of the city’s planned City…