AltWeeklies Wire
South Florida's Housing Crisis Leaves Behind Ghost Towersnew
During the past decade, South Florida's landscape was transformed by a real estate frenzy, part of the biggest home-price boom in American history. But the only thing more stunning than the housing market's steep climb was its precipitous fall.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lisa Rab |
06-23-2009 |
Housing & Development
Hush, Moneynew
Nobody's talking about the Hollywood Beach Resort, but campaign contributions scream Next Big Thing.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
01-29-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Playing Footsie With a Controversial Land Baronnew
District leaders in Florida are set to waste tens of millions of dollars on a bad land deal involving an extremely wealthy political contributor.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
04-24-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Heartbreak Hotelnew
It's the end of an era on Hollywood Beach, where small, cheap motels are all that stand in the way of another playground for the wealthy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
02-14-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
No Garden Partynew
Killings and slum conditions are just the beginning at the Alexandria Garden apartments.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Chuck Strouse |
11-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Dirt on Danianew
Something nasty was in an illegal dumpsite that a developer covered over -- just ask the neighbors.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
07-18-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Pimp My Arenanew
South Florida's citizens may have paid for the BankAtlantic Center, but Donald Trump's rich customers get the keys to it.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
05-09-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Waves That Weren'tnew
Condo developers took more than $100,000 of Kenneth Tewel's money -- then they stopped taking his calls.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
04-24-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Slush Moneynew
Political insiders in South Florida are using a private foundation to subvert open-government laws and reward friendly developers with public money.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
02-28-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Access Hollywoodnew
The City of Hollywood, Fla. -- intent on turning the "Diamond of the Gold Coast" into a manicured beachside community dotted with condominium towers -- has big, expensive plans for local neighborhoods.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
02-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
