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What you need to know about Florida today
› Safe & Green moving its HQ to Miami
About a year after moving its headquarters to Jacksonville, Safe & Green Holdings Corp. is leaving for Miami. The company, which converts shipping containers for use as buildings, said in a Jan. 31 news release it sees “expanded growth and a favorable business environment” in Miami. “While we had a great experience with Jacksonville, we’re excited to make the move to Miami,” CEO Paul Galvin said in the release.
› Home hunting below $200,000? These Miami-Dade areas have cheapest prices
It might feel like mission impossible to buy a home on a budget in Miami-Dade County, given the community’s hot real estate market over the past three years. The Miami Herald identified five areas with the lowest median sales prices in Miami-Dade for 2022, based on data gathered by Analytics Miami founder and real estate market analyst Ana Bozovic and the Multiple Listing Service.
› Seven Pines named one of the nation’s top five master-planned communities
The National Association of Home Builders named Seven Pines, under development at southeast Butler Boulevard and Interstate 295 in Jacksonville, one of the Top 5 Master-Planned Communities in the Nation. ICI Homes and David Weekley Homes are jointly building in Seven Pines. Prices begin in the high $600,000s. The community will have a 34-acre central park, walking trails, water amenities, community pools and a 7,900-square-foot clubhouse.
› ReadOut Literary Festival in Gulfport celebrates LGBTQ voices
The sixth annual ReadOut Literary Festival in Gulfport is a celebration of LGBTQ literature — and this year it’s something of an act of defiance as well. The free festival, a combination of live and virtual events featuring more than 80 authors in a variety of genres, will be presented Feb. 17-19 by the LGBTQ Resource Center of the Gulfport Library, with support from Florida Humanities.
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