There’s a new plan on the table for the idled retail wasteland that is the former Searstown in Fort Lauderdale. The project, according to the new developer, “takes the current unfriendly pedestrian environment and creates an urban neighborhood, with residential, retail, and restaurant uses, along with expansive greenspace for the residents of Fort Lauderdale to enjoy.”
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (TNS) -- This month's epic rainstorm had one more unexpected victim in Fort Lauderdale: The eight-story concrete behemoth that is City Hall.
The large blocky building at 100 North Andrews Ave. in downtown Fort Lauderdale was never in danger of coming down. But floodwaters infiltrated from above and below.
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A group of gleaming towers would rise with their glass framing, becoming part of a string of newly proposed buildings for the Searstown plaza and nearby properties near downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Fans of the sport are thrilled, but nearby residents are worried about extra traffic and noise from bouncing pickleballs. And some say the city is turning over yet another slice of green space to a developer.
Six recent gatherings near downtown Fort Lauderdale cost a whopping $272,100, or $45,350 each. Now the city attorney says they were not allowed under state law.
Fort Lauderdale's hip downtown neighborhood has another apartment tower with a modern design on the way: Advantis Station of Flagler Village. “It’s going to fit in,” says Leann Barber, president of the Flagler Village Civic Association.
But a bridge might become reality if county commissioners decide it’s the way to go for commuter rail. They are expected to make a choice between a bridge and tunnel on Feb. 22.