$99 million in rental assistance for Floridians returned

About $99 million in unspent rental assistance meant to help Floridians living in affordable housing was returned to the state after the agency overseeing the program struggled to disburse the money. The Florida Housing Finance Corporation, which was established by the Florida Legislature to help develop and support affordable housing, received $120 million in federal …

Inside Pharrell Williams and David Grutman’s New Miami Hotel

In the height of Miami’s most notorious party scene in the early ’90s, Washington Avenue was the place to be. Flanked by some of the most iconic nightclub destinations including Cameo, Mansion, Liquid and Bash, the historic street lent itself to overindulgence, debauchery and celebrities galore including everyone from Madonna to Diddy, Leonardo DiCaprio and …

Meet ‘The One:’ World’s Largest Home For Sale in Los Angeles

Hidden away atop a hill in Bel Air sits the world’s largest home. Surrounded on three sides by a moat, this record-breaking, modern-day castle floats above the city, overlooking Los Angeles. The hilltop home, appropriately titled “The One,” makes its mark as the most expensive home in the United States, listed at the current asking …

EDGE District hotel is dead, but a new proposal has emerged 

Back in October 2018, St. Pete Rising broke the news about an 11-story Marriott Tribute hotel that was to be built in the EDGE District at the corner of 11th Street and 1st Avenue North. The 135-key hotel was proposed by Michigan-based DevMar Development, whose first residential project in St. Pete, Vantage, began move-in’s in …

Real History by Jeff LaHurd: Sarasota’s early housing developments

These daughters of a wealthy physician were world travelers before Katherine discovered Sarasota in 1903. Miss Daisy and their mother followed a few years later, searching, as had so many others, for the salubrious climate that Sarasota promised. McClellan Park is an early forerunner of today’s modern housing developments. Platted by Katherine Elizabeth McClellan of …

Ten Questions With Jerry Pi of Pi Capital Partners on Developing in 2020, Fixing Midtown, and What’s Next For Queens

YIMBY recently sat down with Jerry Pi, of the eponymous Pi Capital Partners, whose principals are comprised of Jerry and his father. From developing affordable and market-rate housing in the Outer Boroughs, to a new skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan just steps from the Empire State Building, the firm’s activities in New York City have been …