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Category Archives: Redevelopment News

Fort Lauderdale – New YMCA Slated for Downtown

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 19, 2016

Holiday Park is expanding as a recreation hub for residents and their four-legged friends. Two new attractions are slated for the east side locale. The YMCA of South Florida plans to construct a new facility to serve the downtown community. And the city of Fort Lauderdale recently broke ground on a dog park. The proposed…

Massive Transformation Proposed for Miami’s Little Haiti

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 19, 2016

A 68-year-old, two-story apartment complex in Miami’s Little Haiti could be transformed with a zoning proposal allowing towers as tall as 28 stories and up to 5.42 million square feet of development. SPV Realty, managed by Sharon Olson in New York, hired Kobi Karp Architecture to craft a redevelopment plan for its 22.5-acre site at…

Fort Lauderdale Hotel and Marina Acquired for $163M

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 19, 2016

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—Tavistock Development Co. has acquired Fort Lauderdale’s Pier 66 Marina and Hyatt Regency Hotel, a 127-slip mega-yacht marina and a 384-key hotel, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from the Blackstone Group for $163 million. Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in For Lauderdale, Fla. “Pier 66 has been an iconic waterfront property for decades, in an…

Jacksonville – Metropolitan Park may be added to city redevelopments for Downtown riverfront

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 19, 2016

If offering the Shipyards property on East Bay Street for redevelopment was a good idea in 2015, expanding the offer to include the city’s riverfront property from the west boundary of the Shipyards all the way to the west property line of WJCT may be an even better idea. The Downtown Investment Authority board of…

Construction Progress around Amalie Arena as Downtown Tampa’s Reshaping Begins

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 19, 2016

TAMPA — Construction workers have been digging up the roads in downtown Tampa for months, marking the first steps toward building Strategic Property Partners’ $3 billion vision for the redevelopment of Tampa’s urban core. At its peak, nearly 100 workers are replacing old water and sewer pipes under the roads on Channelside Drive, Morgan and…

Fort Myers Moves Quick to Secure High-Tech Hub

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 19, 2016

Fort Myers is one step closer to reaching its high-tech aspirations. And officials are moving fast to help transform the historic railroad depot into a regional technology hub in the heart of the city. During a special meeting on Monday afternoon, the city council voted 5-0 to approve a 40-year lease with the Southwest Florida…

Florida bill proposes ban on plastic bags

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 19, 2016

Paper or plastic? It’s an option most shoppers have. But if one Florida house bill passes, that choice will be eliminated for coastal communities. “I think it’s a really good idea,” shopper Barbara Hubbard said. “We are using more and more paper bags and people are also getting the bags they use over and over.” House…

Homelessness declining in nation’s cities, but hunger is on the rise

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 19, 2016

Even though homelessness in America’s cities continues to decline, food banks and pantries are still being stretched thin as the number of people seeking emergency food assistance climbs, according to a survey of mayors from 38 of the nation’s cities. The number of people seeking emergency food assistance increased by an average of 2% in…

Tallahassee Housing Authority Prepares to Select Developer for Orange Avenue Redevelopment

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 13, 2016

The Orange Avenue Apartments may look to be in good condition. But the units are tiny and connected by an out-dated system of lead pipes that often burst when faucets are turned on. Redevelopment is overdue, according to the Tallahassee Housing Authority. Potential developers are being considered to create a master plan to bring new life…

100 Predictions for Central Florida in 2030

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 13, 2016

100 of Central Florida’s most influential people weigh in with their own predictions for 2030. Read the predictions here.

Why the World’s Top Real Estate Investors are Risking Billions on Miami’s Riverfront

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 13, 2016

 Inevitably it seems that rivers are one of two things to a city: either a vital, vibrant artery stitching it historically together (think the Seine through Paris, the Sumida through Tokyo, or the Chicago River through the downtown Windy City), or an industrial, black water pipeline which, decade after decade, sacrifices a thriving, walkable waterfront…

How Port Tampa Bay plans to reshape Tampa over the next 15 years

Redevelopment NewsBy FRAstaffDecember 13, 2016

Last year, Port Tampa Bay officials were excited to show off sleek, new designs featuring a $1.7 billion urban vision of a futuristic Channelside in downtown Tampa. Renderings showed 75-story high apartment and condo buildings surrounded by parks and a much bigger cruise terminal. But Thursday, Port Tampa Bay officials unveiled a farther-reaching master plan…

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