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Proposed Live Local Act amendments would remove industrial, restrict height bonuses

The Live Local Act has been hailed by some developers and economists as a means of encouraging the development of more affordable housing. A Miami-Dade state senator has proposed a series of amendments, some of which will limit or restrict developers’ ability to utilize the zoning benefits of the Live Local Act. State Senator Alexis […]

Workforce housing units coming to Delray Beach

Flo will have 116 units with 23 designated to workforce housing A new multi-family development is in the works in Delray Beach that will provide workforce housing units. It’s called the Flo and will have a total of 116 units with 23 designated to workforce housing. DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A new multi-family development is […]

What They’re Saying About South Florida Real Estate

Law360 (December 21, 2023, 5:58 PM EST) — As the year closes, Law360 Real Estate Authority checked in with attorneys, developers, brokers and other professionals for their views on what 2023 meant for the South Florida market and what they are anticipating for 2024. The region was not spared economic headwinds that swept the nation, […]

Self Storage Facing Multiple Headwinds Including Softening Demand

Declines in mobility and existing home sales leading to more normalized metrics. Softening demand that is mirroring migration and home sales trends has led to continued negative rent growth for the self storage sector, according to Yardi Matrix’s National Self Storage Report for October 2023. Street rates fell month-over-month in September and year-over-year. That Minneapolis […]

Out with the Old

Coming in 2027: The St. Regis Residences, Sunny Isles Beach, Miami, a two-tower luxury condominium on Collins Avenue. Under development by Fortune International Group and Chateau Group, the project will rise just 5.4 miles from the Surfside site where Champlain Towers collapsed. With prices starting at $5.1 million, the St. Regis is situated on 4.7 […]

18-story Live Local Act project planned in Hollywood Beach. Here are the plans.

A block and a half of low-rise hotels along the beach in Hollywood could be redeveloped into an 18-story mixed-use project through the state’s new Live Local Act. The city’s Technical Advisory Committee will consider the proposal from New York-based Condra Property Group, led by Allen Konstam, on Sept. 18. It concerns 3.33 acres at […]

Developer proposes apartments in Boca Raton through Live Local Act

The apartments would be developed on an office site. The owner of a Boca Raton office building wants to build apartments in the parking lot through Florida’s new Live Local Act. MPF Vanderbilt Boca Property II LLC, an affiliate of Macquarie Capital in New York, filed plans for the 11.8-acre Boca Center site at 1800 […]

Land near Orlando Executive Airport eyed for new apartments inspired by Live Local Act

Florida’s still-new Live Local Act incentivizes developers to build workforce and affordable housing through zoning bypasses and tax benefits. Newly filed plans reveal a Nashville developer is eyeing a project inspired by Florida’s still-new Live Local Act near Orlando Executive Airport. Elmington, a commercial real estate investment, development, construction and property management firm, is behind […]

City to consider company’s plan to build marina with tiki bar in Broward County

A new tiki bar and marina is being proposed at the site of the former Wilshire Marina in Hollywood. Hollywood’s technical review committee is scheduled to review Oceanside Marine, LLC’s plans to redevelop the 1.32-acre property on Sept. 5. The site is located at 2308 N. Ocean Drive along the Intracoastal Waterway. The project, called […]