Category Archives: Redevelopment News

FHWA Funding for Major Infrastructure Projects: An Equity Opportunity

On March 23, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2.9 billion of funding now available for major infrastructure projects through a combined Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).  This NOFO includes the INFRA program and two new programs – MEGA and the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (RURAL). Combining three major discretionary grant programs into…

Affordable housing complex opens in St. Pete as officials fight skyrocketing prices

When people started applying to live at the new Skyway Lofts in St. Petersburg, the demand far outpaced the supply. Officials said they got 1800 responses for 65 available units. Rashida Strober was one of the lucky ones. “I like the new construction. I remember K-Mart. I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida,”…

Solving the Overdose Crisis In Central Florida: Community Impact Breakfast

The Florida League of Mayors is partnering with an organization called “Project Opioid” which was created to empower leaders to confront the overdose crisis and give those leaders the tools they need to reduce opioid deaths in their communities. Project Opioid is focused on educating leaders on how to build coalitions, launch regional overdose initiatives,…

City of Winter Garden Receives 10-Year CRA Extension

Orange County unanimously approved the City of Winter Garden 10-Year CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) extension on March 8, 2022. The Winter Garden CRA has agreed to spend 75% of the proceeds in the East Winter Garden area.  This level of commitment to revitalize a low-income community is unprecedented in Central Florida. This area is in…

New affordable retail and office spaces coming to Delray Beach

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Small businesses are the backbone of the community in Delray Beach, but many are feeling the strain amid rising rent costs. To attract new businesses to the downtown area and keep existing mom-and-pop shops in business, the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is opening up a new mixed-use retail…

CRA seeking RFPs for restoration of McCollum Hall in Ft. Myers

FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 24, 2022) — The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is soliciting proposals for the restoration, purchase or lease and management of the McCollum Hall property located at 2717 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Fort Myers. The request is for restoration of the historic building for a neighborhood commercial center…

Arts in April – Downtown Winter Garden

In celebration of World Art Day, the Winter Garden Art Association, in conjunction with the City of Winter Garden, will host Arts in April, a series of FREE events for the community to celebrate, explore, and create art. The events will be held in Downtown Winter Garden and include a wide range of activities for all…

Addressing Food Insecurity through NMTC: FCLF and Feeding NE Florida

Florida Community Loan Fund has finalized closing on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing for Feeding Northeast Florida. FCLF provided $14 million in NMTC allocation for the new $16.1 million facility in Jacksonville that will allow the organization to consolidate and expand services that combat food insecurity. The renovated 120,000 square-foot building will streamline and expand Feeding NE Florida’s food distribution network, which…

CRA Approves 2010 Hanson Street for $8.2 Million Tax Increment Rebate

FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 14, 2022) — The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) recently approved a tax increment rebate and development agreement for 2010 Hanson Street located in the Cleveland Avenue redevelopment area. The CRA approved a tax increment rebate in the not-to-exceed amount of $8.2 million for 2010 Hanson Street disbursed at 85 percent of…

2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference

Register today for Reimagine, Reinvest, Rebuild, the 2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference. The 2022 conference will be held March 15-17, and for the first time, we’re hosting the entire program online. The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on our nation’s health and economy and exacerbated existing inequities in low-income communities and communities of color. Recovery…