Brookfield Properties, the owner of downtown Boca Raton’s Mizner Park, is looking again to sell the iconic dining and retail destination.
Ruby Riley, downtown manager for the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency, told City Council members on Dec. 9
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The Homing Inn renovation is underway with ownership likely to make it a Marriott brand. Tao Woolfe/The Coastal Star
By Tao Woolfe
Almost every South Florida city has a hotel that has seen better days, but Boynton Beach’s no-tell-motel — the Homing I
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency will let federal officials decide if the former operators of Old School Square broke any rules when accepting federal pandemic-related aid.
The CRA board directed staff on July 14 to send a
The eight-story complex will include 236 apartments and a 450-car parking garage. Rendering provided
Related story: The Pierce honors Boynton’s ‘barefoot mailman’
By Tao Woolfe
The city’s final approval of The Pierce — a $73 million downtown comple
Charles W. Pierce, Boynton’s ‘barefoot mailman,’ was the inspiration for this Works Progress Administration mural in the 1930s-’40s. In artworks for the West Palm Beach post office, Stevan Dohanos told the story of James Edward Hamilton, who walked a
Preliminary plans for Affiliated Development’s eight-story, $73 million project in downtown Boynton Beach. The plan will be fine-tuned after details are worked out with the city and existing store owners. Rendering provided
By Tao Woolfe
The future o
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach commissioners have not settled on a plan yet for how best to use the Cornell Museum of Art at Old School Square during the fast-approaching summer season.
Following a May 17 commission workshop on the subject, City Manager T
Affiliated Development’s project, called The Pierce after the historical barefoot mailman, Charlie Pierce, appears to be back on track, with a final agreement with the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency to be considered June 7. Rendering pr
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is demanding the return of $187,500 it gave to the former operators of the Old School Square campus that is the cultural heart of the city’s downtown.
The CRA board, composed of the five ci
By Larry Barszewski
Don’t expect a downtown medley of shops, restaurants, apartments and offices that is planned for city-owned land along the west side of Federal Highway in Boynton Beach to rise anytime soon.
Even if Affiliated Development’s propos
Volunteers and staff remove records, furniture and personal items from Old School Square on Feb. 11. Many larger items were sold on site. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related Story: Boca art museum in talks to take over Cornell Museum
By Jane Smith
By Jane Smith
Residents and art patrons waiting to hear about Delray Beach’s plans for its 4-acre Old School Square campus will have to wait until the Feb. 8 City Commission meeting.
At the Feb. 1 meeting, City Manager Terrence Moore told commissione
Hurricane Alley’s owner says the money could come partly from the developer or as a stipend or grant. Staff photo
By Larry Barszewski
Hurricane Alley Raw Bar and Restaurant expects to have a new downtown home in the coming years, and its owner says B
The Magnuson House’s historic designation might present a hurdle to the entrepreneur who wants to turn it into a restaurant. Staff photo
By Larry Barszewski
A decade after adding the home of Boynton Beach pioneer Oscar Magnuson to the city’s list of
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AMI: Boynton Beach Area Median Income ($65,182). Renderings provided
By Larry Barszewski
Boynton Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency selected a Fort Lauderdale firm that had strong support from local businesses to develop a new project on
The Cornell Art Museum has been the centerpiece of Old School Square for decades. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
RELATED STORY: Delray Beach: Nonprofit’s pattern of accounting flaws at heart of city’s decision
By Jane Smith
The decision to terminate t
With renovations halted at the Crest Theatre, a private donor asked to have her unused contributions returned. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
RELATED STORY: Delray Beach: End to Old School Square lease unveils history of controversy
By Larry Keller
Del
Southeast corner view of proposed restaurant at the Magnuson House. Rendering provided
By Larry Barszewski
Two new food establishments and a major real estate transaction — all now in the works — could signal a new stage in the revitalization of Oce
By Mary Hladky
In maintaining the city’s long-standing emphasis on keeping taxes low, the City Council on Sept. 22 approved a tax rate of $3.68 per $1,000 of taxable property value that is unchanged from last year’s rate.
While the rate is staying the
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners voted unanimously June 1 to keep the same structure of the city Community Redevelopment Agency board.
That means the commissioners will continue to sit on the CRA board and the two independent community m
