TALLAHASSEE The head of a group representing small Florida businesses opposed the House Republican leadership’s plan to exchange lower property taxes for a higher sales tax, in testimony Thursday before the Senate Finance and Tax Committee. Members of the National Federation of Independent Business are worried that such a swap, while providing short-term property tax […]
Could Condos Rise Above The Vizcaya Museum
Miami city commissioners are still going ahead with a controversial construction project that would offer visitors from around the world who enter the Vizcaya musem a view of condos rising above its manicured tree-lined surroundings. A proposed 300-unit luxury condo complex on nearby Mercy Hospital is steadily moving ahead but resistance is beginning to mount. […]
Boca Hospital gets a $75 million gift
Boca Raton – In one of the largest donations of its kind, a $75 million gift from a local benefactor brings Boca Raton Community Hospital a significant step closer to raising $250 million for a teaching hospital that could transform health care in the region. The donation from the Schmidt Family Foundation — the largest […]
2007: A time of widgets and Web redesigns
The new year is here, and brokers are already buzzing about new Web sites, widgets and other technological doodads that they expect to use in 2007. Carolynn Ozar-Diakon, broker-owner of Resources Real Estate in Rumson, N.J., said she plans to explore the use of a “virtual kiosk” module for her real estate office this year. […]
Village-like project planned in Delray Beach
A Dallas-based real estate developer has acquired Office Depot’s sprawling Delray Beach headquarters for $80 million. Lincoln Property Co. sealed its deal for the three-building, 43-acre campus – on Congress Avenue just south of Linton Boulevard – on Dec. 22. Office Depot will lease back its 566,852-square-foot headquarters until the end of 2008, when its […]
Save Florida from SAVE OUR HOMES
“… There will eventually be dramatic differences in the assessed values of identically valued homes.” “… Property-tax payments will be effectively shifted from homestead properties that have not been sold recently to properties recently sold and to non-homestead properties such as businesses and rental units.” “Over time, the changes may work to limit (economic) growth, […]
Bengals Receiver Questioned in Miami Man’s Death
MIAMI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson was questioned by Miami police regarding an investigation into the shooting death of a man. Johnson, a Miami native, spoke with detectives Monday at police headquarters, according to The Miami Herald. “Chad has confirmed to the club that he cooperated with the Miami Police earlier this […]
Condo Conversion Aims at Affordability
Willow Lake Apartments are going condo – with an affordable twist. Newly formed Esperanza LLC will sell its newly acquired 218 units at 2500 10th Ave. N. for rock-bottom prices starting at $109,900. Local prices for condo conversions have frequently started at above $200,000. Lennard Kligler, one of two businessmen behind the $13.5 million purchase, […]
Snowbirds May Find Roosting a Bit Cheaper
Snowbirds arriving in force this month will find a renter’s market. Mary Hass, a 57-year-old from Louisville, Ky., who has been spending winters in Florida for 20 years, said she saw rent drop for the first time in several years. “We actually paid a little less this year,” she said, “but it was minimal.” She […]
County to Spend Millions to Cut South Palm Beach Water Plant Smell
For the past year, consultants have tried to figure out why the neighborhoods around Palm Beach County\’s Southern Region Water Reclamation Plant smelled so foul. On Wednesday, officials came up with some answers and promised to spend up to $11 million fixing it. About 50 residents turned out at the Avalon Estates clubhouse to hear […]
