Author: CRAStaff

03 Nov

On November 2, 2022 a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony was held with City of Fort Lauderdale officials  to mark the commencement of construction on the Adderley Apartments. The mixed-use  multi-family development will be located in Fort Lauderdale’s Northwest neighborhood at the intersection of Sistrunk Boulevard and Avenue of the Arts.  The development is named in honor of the late, great jazz artist Julian Edwin “Cannon Ball” Adderley. The Adderley will consist of two 6-story residential structures with a mix of studios, 1 &2 bedroom apartments and townhomes. The transformative development will offer 417 rental units for working individuals and families. Of the homes, 10 percent will be set aside for affordable housing for families with incomes not to exceed 100% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The units will range from 454 square feet to 1,754 square feet for the largest townhouse. The...

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19 Oct

We are proud to announce that the City of Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency was recently awarded the 2022 Roy F. Kenzie Award by the Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA) for Best Outstanding New Building Project for its investment in the newly built L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell Community Center. This statewide recognition is a great achievement  for the City of Fort Lauderdale and the L.A. Lee YMCA / Mizell Community Center. The FRA Awards are presented each year at the association’s annual conference and recognize outstanding achievement in a variety of categories, from annual reports to cultural enhancement. The entries are examined for effectiveness and completeness – including the narrative, supplemental material and compliance with the submittal instructions. Judges are selected by the FRA and represent various organizations and sectors from around the state. The L.A. Lee YMCA / Mizell Community Center is the...

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28 Sep

The Sistrunk Arts & Culture Plan Community Listening Session #2 will take place on Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at the L.A. Lee YMCA / Mizell Community Center. Community members are welcome to share their thoughts and ideas for the implementation of a Sistrunk Arts & Culture District Plan. Light Refreshments will be served. RSVP at:   https://sistrunkartsandculturemeeting1020.eventbrite.com   ...

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23 Sep

On September 22, 2022, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board of Commissioners approved an additional  $416,900 in CRA incentives  for the renovation and expansion of the Robert Bethel American Legion Post #220, located at 1455 Sistrunk Boulevard. The expanded facility will include a large meeting area that can be rented by veterans  and the public for special events. The Board of Commissioners also waived the maximum funding amount and percentage of funding eligible for project costs under the Property and Business Improvement Program (PBIP). The PBIP is a CRA incentive  used to attract and grow businesses located within the Northwest, Progresso, and Flagler Village neighborhoods.  The forgivable  loan is available to assist with capital improvements for the interior and exterior of properties. The  Robert Bethel American Legion Post #220, will undergo a substantial renovation that...

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22 Sep

When Blue Tree Café opens in Fort Lauderdale, expected to happen in September or October as a takeout/delivery-only restaurant, the two want to also use their expansive new kitchen as a launching pad for other small food and beverage purveyors. Family as well as business partners, King and chef Sharon Allen say they know the difficulty of developing a food business from the ground up. They initially planned to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant in February 2020, but then the pandemic shut down everything. A timely grant from United Way of Broward County (the Microbusiness Recovery Program) and the pair’s shift to a “cloud kitchen” saved the day. And now mother and daughter want to pay it forward. “We’ve been through so much over the past few years working on this restaurant,” King tells the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “And it would be...

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