April 19, 2024
Housing/Construction
First Woman Dean of UF Engineering School Promises Changes
This summer, the University of Florida named Cammy Abernathy dean of the College of Engineering.
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Published on 9/1/2009
If Frank Lloyd Wright Built Your Dorm Room ...
The new triangular staircase echos other features by Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College.
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Published on 9/1/2009
Transformation of Daytona Beach
With a 10-year goal of creating 10,000 jobs and a cohesive image for Daytona Beach, business leaders are joining forces to transform a 5-by-2-mile area along International Speedway Boulevard between I-4 and State Road A1A.
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Published on 8/1/2009
Bargain Buying: 'Hellacious Deals'
No stranger to the courthouse, as litigant or as buyer at auctions, Glenn Straub brims with ideas for his properties, whether the Miami Arena site or gambling boats he’s bought.
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Published on 7/1/2009
A Development Conceived Out of the Bible
Buddy Runnels figures that among the aging Baby Boomers beginning to retire are many who would welcome the spiritual and cultural enrichment — music, mentoring, arts and crafts — that vibrant, next-door church congregations would provide.
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Published on 6/1/2009
It's Official: St. Joe No Longer Florida's Largest Private Landowner
St. Joe's flagship property is Watercolor, off Santa Rosa Beach in Walton County.
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Published on 5/27/2009
Judge Tries to Lighten Foreclosure Case Load
The new rules are intended to help the court navigate a nearly 600 percent rise in foreclosure cases since 2006.
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Published on 5/1/2009
A Price Tag on Nature
The monetary value of the natural ecosystem itself is rarely discussed, usually because there’s no authoritative estimate.
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Published on 3/1/2009
Safety Recommendations After Deaths Draw Fire
Many Florida municipalities lack public worker safety programs, so last year the state recommended enacting workplace safety and health laws for public sector employees. Read the status of these new rules.
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Published on 2/1/2009
'Full Steam Ahead' for Babcock Ranch
The prolonged slump has pushed the anticipated start for the 19,500-home project back a year to 2011 and forced nine layoffs at Kitson & Partner’s Port Charlotte office.
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Published on 2/1/2009
Economic Reconstruction in St. Marks
For decades last century, the city of St. Marks in Wakulla County thrived as a petroleum port and storage center. But when pipelines began replacing boat transport, the town’s core industry and jobs declined.
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Published on 1/1/2009
Data: Vacant Developed Lots in Southeast Fla.
land
Room to Grow
Supply of vacant developed lots based on annual starts pace (as of the end of the third quarter):
County
Supply of Vacant Lots (months)
Martin
194.4...
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Published on 1/1/2009
Syd Kitson: Weathering the Perfect Storm
In the current economy, his firm, Kitson & Partners, has had to deal with a growing number of challenges requiring concentrated attention.
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Published on 1/1/2009
Despite Downturn, Ft. Lauderdale Skyscraper Planned
Fort Lauderdale's skyline shaper Terry Stiles thinks the commercial real estate market won't be back until at least 2010. And while, he had to lay off employees, he sees enough of a silver lining to plan downtown's tallest tower.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Stats: Owners With Second Mortgage
See percentage of south Florida mortgaged owner-occupied homes that also have a second mortgage or home equity loan.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Luxury Pools: Swimming in Style
Fancy ways to impress with your pool deck.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Gaming the Incentive System
"Middle-market developments are the only kind of affordable housing that are profitable to build, leaving the types of projects Florida most needs — those for extremely low-income residents — underdeveloped."
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Published on 11/1/2008
Affordable Housing Market Still Booms
Developers are racing to build affordable apartments - the only segment of residential real estate still thriving - but are the projects what Florida's communities need?
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Published on 11/1/2008
Florida's Economy: How Bad Is It?
Florida is hurting: A regional look at the rough patches and bright spots.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Foreclosures with a Twist in Jacksonville
A Jacksonville community development district is trying to foreclose on its own developer.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Miami's Rush for New Construction Jobs
Miami-Dade leaders hope to create thousands of jobs by fast tracking nearly $650 million in county construction projects.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Real Estate's Past
Several trends have defined home design and construction over the past 50 years.
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Published on 9/1/2008
