Orlando’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is offering financial incentives to business owners willing to open in certain downtown areas, including Church Street. However, the city had to pump the brakes on new applications after receiving more interest than expected. The CRA business program can provide businesses with up to a $300,000 match to get their…
City officials, the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), and “New Downtown” master developer RocaPoint Partners announced they have picked Boston-based Suffolk Construction as the contractor for the project’s anchor — the new Pompano Beach City Hall and adjoining parking garage to be built at 125 North Dixie Highway, next to Atlantic Boulevard. The press…
Walking in some areas of Pensacola’s westside will soon be safer. Between city and state dollars, $1.2 million is being invested to improve sidewalks. The city says the project will improve pedestrian safety and connectivity in this neighborhood. The improvements will include construction on sidewalks, curb and gutter repairs, pavement markings and preparation for future…
In February, the $125 million Bimini Square community opened to fanfare in the South Cape entertainment district. That may have been merely a warm-up act for developer Larry Nygard, president of North Dakota-based Crown Development, and his partners. At a Cape Coral City Council workshop July 29, Nygard proposed Bimini East, an adjoining mixed-use community…
From city leaders to local families, the Haines City community showed up Thursday evening to celebrate a project designed to bring people together for years to come. The City of Haines City hosted a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony at Myers & Wiley Field, marking the completion of a $1.3 million artificial turf project funded through…
✨ FRA Newsletter Highlights | July 30, 2026 🎉 Redevelopment Week is Coming! 🗓 September 14–18, 2026 Get ready for Florida Redevelopment Week! Download the FRA toolkit for ready-to-use resources to help your CRA participate in this statewide campaign celebrating the projects, partnerships, and investments transforming communities across Florida. 🌿 FRA Webinar Available Brownfield Basics…
✨ FRA Newsletter Highlights | July 23, 2026 🎉 Redevelopment Week is Coming! 🗓 September 14–18, 2026 Redevelopment Week is just around the corner! Download the FRA toolkit for ready-to-use resources that will help your CRA participate in a coordinated statewide campaign highlighting the projects, partnerships, and investments transforming Florida’s communities. 📅 Kickoff Webinar: July…
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of Titusville and design firm AECOM recently presented a highly anticipated concept for the Broad Street Improvement Program. Stretching across five blocks from Lemon Avenue all the way to Veterans View Park, this ambitious project aims to completely reimagine the corridor’s 100-foot right-of-way. Incorporating previous feedback from residents and local…
Capodagli Property Company has been selected as one of the final candidates by the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to advance in the competitive process to redevelop CRA-owned properties along Broadway Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida. The selection marks an important milestone in the ongoing revitalization of the Broadway Boulevard corridor. Through…
More than 110 years after students first walked through its doors, the Plant City High School Community Center (Historic 1914 High School Building) is entering a new chapter in its preservation story. The city is moving forward with nearly $2 million in exterior stabilization work aimed at protecting the landmark structure and preserving a piece…
West Palm Beach is expanding its public safety efforts with new mobile surveillance trailers that city leaders say will help deter crime and support police investigations in key neighborhoods. The West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, in partnership with the West Palm Beach Police Department, recently introduced four portable closed-circuit television trailers that will be…
Flagler Beach government named the Compass Hotel by Margaritaville as the first recipient of a monthly beauty contest for its downtown district, an initiative cooked up by the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board to pat local businesses and residents on the back for keeping up appearances. The hotel, whose owner, Manoj Bhoola, sits on…