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Orlando approves CRA façade grants and incentives for several downtown businesses
Summary
City’s CRA approved five façade grants and three restaurant incentive agreements covering downtown and Thornton Park sites, totaling six-figure public support packages to spur rehabilitation and new businesses downtown.
The Orlando City Council’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) approved multiple façade grants and restaurant incentive agreements during its Dec. 8 meeting, voting to support exterior renovations and new business openings in downtown and nearby neighborhoods.
CRA staff presented five façade grant proposals with recommended assistance levels determined by project cost and eligibility: a Paramore façade project at 219 Lime Ave (roughly $53,000 cost;…
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