“Needed and Not Enough”
The 30-story Flagler Sky View apartment development would be part of an eastside rental development boom – a boom that’s still struggling to keep pace with demand. Flagler Sky View…
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Mike Seemuth
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Mike Seemuth has 35 years of journalism experience as a writer and editor of articles on business, finance and economic trends for newspapers, magazines and websites.
Tall Transition
An 18-story beachfront hotel would bring high-rise development to the low-rise block on A1A between East Las Olas Boulevard and Poinsettia Street. High-rise development along the city’s beach may finally…
Yacht Stop
A new and improved Las Olas Marina includes something for every kind of boat owner as well as people who just want to check out the boats. A revamp of…
South Florida’s Tech Bloom
Technological talent and tech‑business funding sources are growing in the tri‑county area. South Florida has blossomed in the tech world. The tri‑county area is unlikely to replace or replicate Silicon…
Beyond Searstown
As changes come rapidly to other parts of central Fort Lauderdale, a combination of available land and zoning limitations means the area near Federal Highway north of downtown will likely…
A Federal Case
A new federal courthouse promises to be a striking addition south of the river. The question now is what to do with the old courthouse. Pending construction of a new…
Crossing at the Crossroads
A proposed Broward Boulevard development is ambitious – but exactly what it becomes is still a work in progress. The tallest addition to the city’s skyline would rise in the…
Scanning the Horizon
What comes next for local businesses and institutions? We spoke to leaders from four different sectors about how they view the unprecedented recent past and what their hopes and plans…
Growing in Style
Does Fort Lauderdale architecture have a signature style? Does it matter if “starchitects” who have worked in Miami come north or not? Many forces shape a city’s built environment; architecture…
No Vacancy
Redevelopment of a large Lauderdale-By-The-Sea hotel site will surely happen at some point – but not right now. Leland “Lee” Pillsbury is no stranger to the hotel business. He is…
