Business owner credits CRE/CRA program for brightening downtown landmark
Jun 4, 2025
A local business owner said a CRE/CRA façade program paid to repaint a historic building, turning it into a recognizable downtown landmark and increasing visibility for her two businesses.
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Lulu, owner of ACJB, Art Cottages of Jensen Beach, told the meeting that a county façade program funded repainting of a historic downtown building she operates as a jewelry shop and a rental business, and that the work made the site more visible to visitors. "Thanks to the CRE program, we painted our building, which was in dire need of paint, created a spot that people remember," Lulu said. "The paint is fresh and bright and beautiful. It was kinda dull, disappeared into the background before."
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