Tag: Current News
Charter school developer buys Ocoee land
Maryland based Charter Schools Development Group has arranged to purchase an Ocoee city-owned 12-acre site for $2.6 million, about $700,000 more than its recently...
Developer plans mixed use project near Metrorail in Miami’s Coconut Grove
A development with apartments, commercial space and possibly office space will be proposed at a site near a Metrorail station and Underline, a 10-mile...
Welbro Building Inc. to seek subcontractors for $25 million-plus Casselberry senior...
Maitland-based general contractor Welbro Building Inc.will release bids in September for a $25 million-plus Casselberry senior-living community, the Orlando Business Journal reports. Interested companies...
Hoerbiger Corp. plans $43.1M Coral Springs manufacturing facility
Hoerbiger Corp. of America will create hundreds of jobs in South Florida with its new manufacturing facility opening in Coral Springs, Gov. Rick Scott has announced.
The...
Master building permits: New law streamlines tract permit process
The Florida Green Building Coalition's Green Trends newsletter reports the Florida legislature earlier this year passed a law (HB 115) creating the Master Building Permit Program....
Tampa Bay finds inspiration in Raleigh, NC
A recent Tampa Bay Times article suggests that the Florida community should seek inspiration for its downtown development from Raleigh.
The newspaper, in a Raleigh-datelined...
Condo developer purchases Tampa Tribune building; other projects under-way in residential...
The Related Group has purchased the Tampa Tribune's waterfront building and, after it is demolished, will construct a residential building on the four-acre site...
Orlando apartment developer adds $102-million project to its schedule
Jefferson Apartment Group, based in McLean, VA, has expanded its concept and proposed investment for a massive complex in Orlando's South Eola neighborhood.
Earlier, the...
Medical projects underway in Miami Beach
Miami Beach's planning board has approved a 122,000 sq. ft. building including a Baptist Health South Florida outpatient facility.
The project proposed by Alton Road Development...
Mario Echagarrua joins Wantman Group as COO
Mario Echagarrua, a 37-year transportation engineering veteran, has joined Wantman Group Inc. (WGI) as the firm's chief operating officer. Echagarrua will allow the firm’s president...
