DUNEDIN — In what seems to many as three decades that have flown by, Dunedin’s downtown has been transformed into a showpiece and model for other cities to try to copy, an economic engine for the city and Tampa Bay tourist attraction. Downtown’s funding source, its Community Redevelopment Agency, celebrated its 30th anniversary Feb. 16…
Florida Community Loan Fund has joined forces with New Jersey Community Capital and Central Florida Foundation to address the needs for affordable rental housing in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood. These 3 organizations invested $8 million to form the Parramore Asset Stabilization Fund (PASF) and have purchased 83 scattered-site residential units across 44 different properties. This unique…
HAINES CITY, FL – In the Florida based “City of Angels,” Haines City, a unique art experience is taking place. The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) launched a citywide arts initiative, Haines City WINGS, to engage residents and visitors in the selfie-crazed world. This mural project, Haines City WINGS, is a community arts engagement program organized…
LAKELAND — On the outside wall of Southside Cleaners, across from the 7-Eleven convenience store facing South Florida Avenue, the second of three murals commissioned by the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency is taking shape, courtesy of muralist Timothy Haas. Greg Myers, owner of Southside Cleaners, paid for the paint, which was special ordered for the…
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Press Release – verbatim – from Avison Young)— Avison Young Principal Keith O’Donnell completed three transactions totaling $33 million on behalf of Investors Warranty of America to sell a 42.7-acre property in Delray Beach, Florida. The site is the former Office Depot headquarters at S. Congress Avenue and Old Germantown Road. “Immediately after being awarded the listing,…
WASHINGTON — President Trump directed federal agencies on Wednesday to steer spending toward certain distressed communities across the country — part of his administration’s push to turn a tax break included in last year’s $1.5 trillion tax package into a broader effort to combat poverty and geographic inequality. Mr. Trump signed an executive order at…
CRA 30th Anniversary Celebration presented by City of Dunedin Community Redevelopment Agency Date: 02/16/2019 Location: Downtown Dunedin Douglas Ave & Main St Dunedin, Florida 34698 CRA 30th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, February 16, 2019 9am – 2pm, Free to attend Downtown Dunedin Join us as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Downtown Dunedin and the great…
On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle as the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the United States. While restoration and relief efforts have been underway for nearly three months, communities across the Panhandle and into South Georgia are still recovering from the devastating impacts and aftermath. Recently, the FRA received an update from…
Michelle Phillips, 32, beamed at the Fontainebleau Resort Miami Beach hotel business card resting between her thumb and index finger. It meant that she was one step closer to working as a hotel cook. Every day for the last eight weeks, Phillips has risen at 6:30 a.m., roused her two kids, buttoned up her white…
Class A office vacancies remain at historic lows in downtown Jacksonville with Cushman & Wakefield predicting “solid growth for the overall market” in 2019; affordable housing in St. John’s County is in high demand; Jeff Camarda, CEO, Camarda Wealth, says “…we’ll see continued growth in the U.S. economy for the next year and a half.”…
The Rinker School Construction Hall of Fame grew by two on Saturday, Nov. 3. On a chilly November morning, both Gary Condron, BBC 1976, and Vincent G. Burkhardt, BBC 1972, were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Gary Condron is the co-founder and CEO of The Conlan Company, a commercial construction company based in Atlanta.…
The Delray Community Redevelopment Agency will provide $50,000 to the Eagle Nest Program in 2019. The Atlantic High School Construction Academy Program prepares students for college and for employment in the construction industry by providing the hands-on skills necessary to enter home-building, general contracting and related industries. The program allows high school students to build…
