Month: November 2026

Florida Construction News staff writer A $23.5-million federal grant will fund pedestrian safety, drainage and traffic improvements along a section of Tharpe Street in Tallahassee, Florida. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the funding through its Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. The award will support design... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction is underway on a 172,300-square-foot industrial building at Gratigny Industrial Park, part of a $25-million manufacturing expansion by Miami-Dade-based Captiva Containers. The expansion, designed by CMBE Architecture, will provide additional manufacturing space for Captiva Containers, a locally established company, and is expected to create... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer A proposed commuter rail extension connecting Miami-Dade County and Fort Lauderdale has advanced to the engineering phase of the U.S. Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Capital Investment Grants program, moving the project closer to construction. The FTA announced an anticipated federal funding commitment of approximately $164... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction has started on Gateway Osceola, a 252-unit apartment development in Osceola County, Florida. Muirfield Development announced the start of construction on the four-storey, Class A multifamily community, which will occupy approximately 12 acres in the NeoCity and NeoVation corridor near Osceola Heritage Park in... Continue reading

Florida Construction News staff writer Construction has officially started on Faena Residences Miami, a two-tower condominium development on the Miami River backed by an $817-million construction loan described as the largest of its kind in Florida history. Developers Fortune International Group and KAR Properties announced the construction milestone following the... Continue reading