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Oakland Park highlights Sky Building and downtown Horizon Project in State of the City
Summary
Mayor presented the Sky Building as a $60,000,000 public‑private partnership that now houses the city’s new hall, retail, parking and attainable housing and previewed the Horizon Project across the street, saying both projects will expand downtown housing, shops and green space.
Mayor (not specified) used the State of the City address to spotlight downtown redevelopment, saying the Sky Building represents a $60,000,000 public‑private partnership that combines city hall, retail, parking and attainable housing under one roof.
The mayor said the Sky Building — and the forthcoming Horizon Project at the former city hall site — are intended to create a walkable destination where people can live, work and gather. He described the Horizon Project as planned to add additional attainable housing, shops and public green space adjacent to the Sky Building.
The speech framed both projects as the product of multi‑year planning and community input and as part of more than $450,000,000 in private investment that the mayor said is supporting attainable housing, small business growth and public spaces. The mayor credited developers associated with downtown efforts by name in the address: the teams behind the Sky and Horizon, Bliss, Oaktree and Oakland.
The address did not include a project schedule or precise unit counts for the Horizon Project. The mayor said work “will break ground” soon but gave no specific dates or timelines.
