The future of Fort Myers’ Midtown could include 4,000-plus residential units, 650,000-plus square feet of commercial office space and about 5 acres of public space. The plan seeks to turn the neighborhood that currently has about 500 residents and almost 200 businesses into a walkable urban center that would connect to downtown. The Midtown Vision…
At a public meeting Tuesday, the City’s Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) introduced the idea of linkage fees as local funding sources to reduce the impact of the current affordable housing crisis. A linkage fee is assessed on new commercial and residential developments to help communities meet the need for workforce housing. The costs are…
Gina Mulhearn knows how crazy West University Avenue in the Midtown section of Gainesville gets during peak business hours. “Some people can get rowdy,” said Mulhearn, a student at Santa Fe College, who works at a pizzeria on the strip across from the University of Florida. “But it’s mostly just drunk people doing crazy things…
The commercial real estate market remains generally, but not equally strong, across all sectors. Below are three emerging trends winnowed out of second-quarter data, to help you taste some of the sweetest of the sweet spots. Read the full story
The Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency is bringing together not-for-profit organizations to learn more about receiving grant money. The workshop will help any interested not-for-profit learn the guidelines and application process to receive the 2019 Promotional/Special Event Grant Program. That grant goes towards supporting small events in the Greater Frenchtown and Southside redevelopment districts. Read…
Boca Raton, FL – New affordable apartments are coming to the Heart of Boynton community. On July 27, 2018, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) awarded RS Development Corp. (a/k/a Ocean Breeze East Apartments, LLC, OBEAL) $2,700,000 in Annual Housing Tax Credits for ten years from its 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit allocation to build a multi-family apartment…
GROVELAND — Dan Murphy has been named the city’s new community redevelopment agency manager and economic development project manager. Murphy, an international economic-development specialist with broad marketing experience, will manage Groveland’s 1,000-acre CRA district, which includes all of historic downtown Groveland and generally runs along State Road 50 from east of Green Valley Boulevard to…
OCALA, Fla. (July 26, 2018) – Demolition of the former Royal Oak Charcoal manufacturing plant will begin Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 8:30 a.m. The plant, located at 1921 NW 17th Place, was purchased by the City of Ocala in early 2018. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection performed Phase I and II Environmental Assessments funded…
Dozens of new homes could rise on the site of an old dump, as well as an old tree nursery in Delray Beach. The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency will discuss plans at an Aug. 15 meeting on its next steps to transform West Atlantic Avenue and its surrounding neighborhoods to continue to combat an area residents complained…
The City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is kicking off its 2019 Promotional/Special Event Grant Program. The CRA has $50,000 available to fund the program, which supports smaller events taking place in the Greater Frenchtown/Southside (GFS) redevelopment district areas. The grant funds will be available to qualified not-for-profit organizations that will host promotional/special events…
Leaders with four Broward County cities discussed their efforts to spur development in downtown urban districts July 24 at the Breaking Ground with Brian Bandell real estate panel. With few vacant sites remaining for development in Broward, the future of growth lies mostly in infill development. Residents are moving into both traditional downtown on the…
CRESTVIEW — Locals of Crestview gathered with their canine companions Monday at Twin Hills Park where the city’s first dog park will be located. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Bark Park began with a quick word from Mayor David Cadle and then, from the woman behind it all, April Meier. Meier said she got…
