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Pinnacle advances 196-unit Live Local affordable housing project in Fort Lauderdale

Developer plans 96 workforce units at Pinnacle at Cypress, along with 100 units for seniors Pinnacle Housing Group and its partners advanced its plan to build a 196-unit Live Local Act affordable housing complex with separate buildings for seniors and workforce tenants in Fort Lauderdale’s Cypress Creek area. The Fort Lauderdale City Commission last week […]

Top Palm Beach County professionals, business people on the move for the week of Feb. 9

In our weekly list of business people on the move, we highlight Palm Beach County professionals who are making a difference. These are people from across the spectrum of public and private endeavors, those working in charities, court houses, private practices and beyond. They are moving up within their industry, advancing their careers and standing […]

Developer’s plans for high-rise on Hollywood Beach were rejected. Now they are suing

A lawsuit filed recently against the City of Hollywood could determine how developers and municipalities handle Florida’s Live Local Act, a controversial law meant to spur more affordable housing. New York-based developers Condra Property Group sued the city Jan. 10 after it denied the group’s request to build a 17-story mixed-use project, with affordable housing […]

Condra sues city of Hollywood over denial of Live Local project

Developer proposed 17-story tower on Hollywood Beach, citing height of nearby Margaritaville The developer of a planned mixed-use project in Hollywood Beach is alleging the city illegally denied its Live Local Act application, according to a lawsuit filed this week. The complaint marks another example of local governments clashing with developers over the state’s new […]

Developer Sues Hollywood To Force Approval Of Beachside Tower Under Live Local Act

A New York-based developer is testing the reach of Florida’s Live Local Act, suing the city of Hollywood to advance its planned 18-story mixed-use complex. Condra Property Group filed a lawsuit this week in Broward County circuit court against the beachside city outside Fort Lauderdale after it denied Condra’s proposal to build a 183-foot-tall tower. The project is above the height […]

Cost Concerns Keep Real Estate Atop Florida Policy Agenda

A New York developer has hit Hollywood, Florida, with a state court suit accusing the city of improperly interpreting the state’s Live Local Act to block the developer’s proposed 17-story beachfront project after falling short in efforts to get the affordable housing law changed. The 2023 law, which offers developers entitlements to build bigger and […]

Suit Looks To Overturn Fla. City’s Affordable Housing Denial

A New York developer has hit Hollywood, Florida, with a state court suit accusing the city of improperly interpreting the state’s Live Local Act to block the developer’s proposed 17-story beachfront project after falling short in efforts to get the affordable housing law changed. The 2023 law, which offers developers entitlements to build bigger and […]

South Florida’s Affordable Housing Fight Heats Up With Broward’s First Live Local Act Lawsuit

A brewing legal battle over a beachfront affordable housing development could redefine how cities across Florida implement the state’s ambitious Live Local Act. On January 10, a developer filed Broward County’s first lawsuit under the Act, after the City of Hollywood blocked a proposed 17-story mixed-use development that would bring affordable housing to Hollywood Beach. The lawsuit, filed […]

Developer sues Hollywood over proposed 17-story beachside development

A developer has sued the city of Hollywood, accusing it of improperly blocking a proposed 17-story, $80 million beachside development that would feature affordable housing. The lawsuit is billed as Broward County’s first lawsuit under Florida’s “Live Local Act,” a state law that offers various incentives to developers to create more affordable housing. The lawsuit alleges […]