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CRA Project Summary July 2018 (NB)
Explanation
As a regular informational item on CRA agendas, Staff provides a brief update on selected referrals, redevelopment projects and development agreements under review. This monthly update is typically a limited sampling of the CRA’s many on-going projects, as opposed to a complete list.
CRA Multi-District
Economic Development, Project Manager, Jessica Leonard: CRA Staff is currently looking to partner with developers or businesses interested in investing in the CRA redevelopment districts. Please contact CRA Director, Sarah Vidal, at vidalsc@cityofgainesville.org
for more details. Key priorities include: Heartwood neighborhood (15.1-acre residential neighborhood), Cornerstone (13-acre commercial site), Innovation Square (17-acre mixed use site), and the Power District (17-acre mixed use site).
Façade Grant Program Eastside, Project Manager, Jessica Leonard: Eligible addresses can be verified by using the interactive CRA District Wide Map.
Eastside will be reimbursed Little One’s World on 1735 SE Hawthorne Rd for Eastside façade grants of $10,000 per legal address totaling in $10,000 with over $43,000 in a large scale renovation going into the exterior façade and local economic impact.
Downtown received a focused outreach of Façade Grant Packages to both the tenants and owners of the vacant storefronts along West University Ave from Main Street to SW 3rd Street.
Fifth Avenue Pleasant Street received notification of Façade Grants and other community resources throughout the district with a concentrated focus along the proposed Heritage Trail and target corridors.
Residential Paint Voucher Program, Project Manager, Jessica Leonard: The Residential Paint Program now provides applicants pressure washing with an increased amount of up to $750 to be used for the exterior painting of their...
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