Clearwater shortlists two finalists for downtown waterfront redevelopment
But the City Council will have the final say and can still consider all five proposals.
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A city evaluation committee has whittled five bids to build on the downtown waterfront to two shortlisted firms. [ City of Clearwater ] [ City of Clearwater ]
Updated 49 minutes ago
CLEARWATER â A city evaluation committee this week whittled the five bidders vying to be part of the transformation of the downtown waterfront to a shortlist of two.
The committee will meet again on Wednesday to discuss the two finalists: City Center Development Group, led by Jupiter developer Craig Govan, and SROA Capital, a West Palm Beach private equity firm headed by Benjamin Macfarland.
Five developers want to build around Clearwaterâs downtown waterfront. Scientology is one.
The city called for residential, hotel and retail projects to surround the cityâs 22-acre waterfront park, which is about to undergo a $64 million makeover.
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Seven developers responded to the city s request for proposals to build residential, retail and hotel projects on three city-owned sites on the downtown waterfront. [ City of Clearwater ] [ City of Clearwater ]
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CLEARWATER â Five developers submitted proposals for the chance to build mixed use projects on up to three city-owned parcels surrounding the soon-to-be transformed downtown waterfront park, according to a bidding document released on Tuesday.
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Clearwater postpones Memorial Causeway lighting to prioritize waterfront park
The focus should be on completing the $64 million renovation of the downtown waterfront into Imagine Clearwater, city council said.
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A rendering of the proposed lighting of the Memorial Causeway bridge. [courtesy City of Clearwater] [ City of Clearwater ]
Published Feb. 19
CLEARWATER â The goal is to one day illuminate the Memorial Causeway Bridge with colorful lights to create another downtown waterfront attraction. But that endeavor can wait for now, the City Council agreed Thursday.
The Council voted unanimously to postpone spending the $1.48 million needed to begin the lighting project and to finalize permits with Florida Department of Transportation.
Clearwater weighs $1.48 million bridge lighting against Imagine Clearwater amenities
On Thursday the City Council will vote on whether to pay to light up the Memorial Causeway Bridge while also cutting $7 million in amenities from the Imagine Clearwater waterfront park design.
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A rendering of the proposed lighting of the Memorial Causeway bridge. [courtesy City of Clearwater] [ City of Clearwater ]
Published Feb. 16
CLEARWATER â Should the city spend $1.48 million to light up the Memorial Causeway Bridge, adding one more wow-factor to downtown revitalization efforts? Or could that money be used to keep as many amenities as possible in the design of Imagine Clearwater, the cityâs signature waterfront park project?