April 20, 2024
Housing/Construction
No Mercy in Condo Battle?
A battle over a luxury condominium development in Coconut Grove has caught the attention of developers, philanthropic activists, public officials and even hospital executives.
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Published on 12/1/2007
Good Faith Effort
Soon after Hurricane Ivan, religious leaders responded, spearheading formation of the Interfaith Housing Coalition of Northwest Florida, with help from a Catholic Charities USA recovery grant
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Published on 11/1/2007
What Now After Home Depot Takeover?
The sale came just 17 months after Home Depot purchased Orlando-based Hughes Supply for $3.47 billion with the intent of rolling it into a larger operation that would build sales to the commercial construction trades.
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Published on 11/1/2007
Workforce Housing: Back to Basics
A slow market is turning builders to workforce housing.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Wright's Stuff
Anne Kerr is trying to restore the biggest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the world -- keeping them as working parts of a college and not museum pieces.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Out of Florida
Florida developers are busy on out-of-state projects, but they say that reflects on unique opportunities they've found rather than a judgment about Florida's future.
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Published on 10/1/2007
The Carolina Connection
Floridians are buying up homes in North Carolina -- and Florida builders are hot on their heels. But the Sunshine State's brand of development is creating tension in the hills.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Skyline's the Limit
Emerald Coast's proposed project would encompass a block in downtown Fort Walton Beach.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Hostage Goods
Florida gets tougher on movers who hold household goods for ransom.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Small Town, Big Plans
More than half of tiny Union County is owned by Plum Creek Timber Co., the largest private landowner in the U.S. and second-largest in Florida.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Numbers Game
Today, residential construction in North Port is at a near-standstill, and experts are at odds over just how many people actually moved into the homes that were built.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Trendsetters: Environment, Engineering
Stephen R. Miller, MSCW; Loretta Cockrum, Foram Group; Jack Finn, HNTB; Jennifer Porter, LBFH
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Published on 9/1/2007
Neighbors
NIMBY can look different from the inside.
Mark Howard
My own back yard is an older subdivision that sticks out, blisterlike, from the southeastern edge of the Pinellas County peninsula...
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Published on 9/1/2007
Tour: Florida's Limestone Mines
Construction of everything from roads to homes involves limestone and sand. Many of these ingredients of cement are mined here in Florida and is one of the state’s key industries. Take a look at some of the state's mines.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Rock and a Hard Place
Threats to state's construction supply of limestone and other "aggregate" material will have a lot to say about building costs in the state.
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Published on 9/1/2007
Ave Maria Town Tour
Residents have moved in. Students have started class. It’s the beginning for Ave Maria, the new Collier County town and Catholic university.
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Published on 9/1/2007
The Trends in Commercial Real Estate
With little risk of oversupply, Florida's commercial market fortunes are likely to continue.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Is the Bank at Fault?
Some banks release borrowers' money to contractors with little proof that the home under mortgage is actually being built.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Left in the Lurch
Florida has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. But the downturn in the residential housing market has left plenty of other problems in its wake, including increasing numbers of construction defects.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Cutting Corners
Some owners are paying the price for homes built in a hurry during the boom years.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Making Its Mark
EarthMark is building a luxury resort where tomato fields once stood.
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Published on 7/1/2007
Roots in Real Estate
Casey Cummings’ great-grandfather developed apartments and shopping centers in Florida.
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Published on 7/1/2007
Cross Currents
A plan to revitalize the Miami River has put the marine industry on a collision course with developers.
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Published on 7/1/2007
Stats: Building Permits in Florida
Building
Residential building permits in the first quarter of 2006 per 1,000 non-farm jobs:
8.6: Florida ( No. 1 in US)
6.64: N. Carolina ( No. 2 in US)
6.6...
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Published on 7/1/2007
Multimedia: Retrofitting a Downtown
Some established Florida suburban communities are designing new downtown developments. See photos and renderings of projects statewide.
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Published on 6/1/2007
